pivot
n. 枢；中心；旋转
adj. 在枢轴上转动的；关键的
vt. 装枢轴于；以 ... 为中心
vi. 在枢轴上转动
形容词：pivotable 过去式：pivoted 过去分词：pivoted 现在分词：pivoting 第三人称单数：pivots
近义词：swivel，rotate，swing，turn，twist，whirl，wheel，hinge，gyrate，axle，axis，spindle，reel，spool，fulcrum，spin，revolve，connection，centre，twirl，roll，circle，wind，pin，pivotman，
英英释义
Noun
- the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
- axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
- the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot;
"the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
Verb
- turn on a pivot
例句
用作名词(n.)
- A grasping device consisting of two arms joined at one end by a pivot or hingelike scissors.钳，火钳一种用来抓取的工具，由通过枢轴或枢状剪结合于一端的两臂组成
- Their daughter was the pivot of their lives.女儿是他们生活的中心。
- West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade.西非是可可豆贸易的中心。
- Because her job had been the pivot of her life, retirement was very difficult.因为她的工作一向是她生命的支柱，所以退休后日子很不好过。
- Place a pivot pin into the pivot point.把大头针扎在旋转点上。
用作形容词(adj.)
- The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts.技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。
- That is the pivot of the whole argument.这是整个论据的关键。
用作及物动词(vt.)
- The whole discussion pivots on this one point.整个讨论内容均以此为中心。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
- The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts.技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。