音标:[ˈpɪvəts] ;
n. 枢( pivot的名词复数 ); 最重要的人(或事物); 中心; 核心
v. (似)在枢轴上转动( pivot的第三人称单数 ); 把…放在枢轴上; 以…为核心, 围绕(主旨)展开
n the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
n axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
n the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
v turn on a pivot

pivot的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. 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
  2. Their daughter was the pivot of their lives.女儿是他们生活的中心。
  3. West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade.西非是可可豆贸易的中心。
  4. 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。
  5. Place a pivot pin into the pivot point.把大头针扎在旋转点上。
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts.技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。
  2. That is the pivot of the whole argument.这是整个论据的关键。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. 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.)
  1. The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts.技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。

词汇搭配

  • pivot on 依 ... 而定
  • pivot pier开合桥跨墩
  • pivot grammar基础语法
  • gate pivot闸门枢轴
  • pivot point支点
  • pivot journal枢轴颈,轴节...
  • pivot pin主销,枢销
  • ball pivot球面枢轴,滚珠支枢...
  • pivot bridge平旋桥,开合桥...
  • fixed pivot支点,支枢
  • pivot hinge枢铰,尖铀铰链...
  • pivot axis枢轴线,旋转轴...
  • pivot bearing枢轴承,摆动支座,中...
  • spring pivot弹簧支枢
  • knuckle pivot转向节
  • pivot man接球后转身作第二传的...
  • pivot bolt主销,枢轴螺栓,轴枢...
  • pivot joint环枢关节,车轴关节...
  • pillow pivot球面中心支枢...
  • pivot suspension枢轴支承

经典引文

  • One pivot of each wheel.

    出自:E. Bruton
  • He turned his..head on the pivot of his neck.

    出自:J. C. Powys
  • Scott's romances..are pivoted on..public interests.

    出自:R. H. Hutton
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