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rotaterotateD.J.:[rəuˈteit]K.K.:[ˈrotet]vt. & vi.1.■(使某物)旋转[转动]The earth rotates around the sun.地球绕着太阳转。The doctor asked the patient to rotate his eyes.医生叫病人转动一下眼球。2.■(使某人或某物)轮流[按顺序循环]The post of chairman rotates among members of the committee.主席一职由委员会的成员轮流担任。You can rotate the wheel with your hand.你可以用手转动轮子。

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rotate[rəu'teit; 'rəut-; 'rəuteit]vi.1.■旋转；转动：The moon rotates around the earth.月球围绕着地球旋转。2.■轮流；更迭；循环：The seasons rotate perpetually.季节在不断地交替。3.■【军事】换防：The soldiers posted abroad in 2001 rotated home last year.2001年派驻国外的士兵去年轮换调防回国。vt.1.■使转动；使旋转：You mustn't rotate the wheel with your hand.你千万不要用手转动轮子。2.■使轮流；轮换；轮种：They rotated crops in the field every year.他们每年在田地里轮种几种庄稼3.■【军事】把…换防：The troops stationed along the border three years ago have been rotated back to their original positions.三年前派驻在边境的部队现已轮换调防原地。adj.1.■【植物学】辐状的近义词turn变形vi.rotatedrotating

rotaterotate[rəuˈteit]vi.1.■旋转; 循环2.■【天】自转3.■轮换

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词性变化rotate[rəuˈteit]vt.1.■使旋转[轮转]; 使循环2.■使轮流, 使轮换, 使交替3.■【农】轮作rotate men in office职员轮流值班rotate crops轮作农作物

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参考词汇见turn;