rotate

rotate
[rə(ʊ)ˈteɪt]
verb
  1. [no obj.]move in a circle round an axis or centre
    旋转，转动
    the wheel continued to rotate.
    轮子继续转动。
    [asadj. rotating]a rotating drum.
    一个旋转的鼓。
    ■[with obj.]cause to move round an axis or in a circle
    使旋转，使转动
    the small directional side rockets rotated the craft.
    这些小小的侧置定向火箭发动机使航天器转动。
    ■pass to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order
    轮流，轮换
    the job of chairing the meeting rotates.
    主持会议这件工作轮流来做。
    ■[with obj.]grow (different crops) in succession on a particular piece of land to avoid exhausting the soil
    轮种
    these crops were sometimes rotated with grass.
    这些作物有时与草轮种。
    ■[with obj.]change the position of (tyres) on a motor vehicle to distribute wear
    给（轮胎）换位
派生
rotatable
adjective
rotative
[ˈrəʊtətɪv]
adjective
rotatory
[ˈrəʊtət(ə)ri, -ˈteɪt(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from Latin rotat- 'turned in a circle', from the verb rotare, from rota 'wheel'
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