swivel 详细解释

swivel

['swivl]

n.转换仪器,转体
v.(使)旋转

词形变化

动词过去式: swiveled/swivelled | 动词过去分词: swiveled/swivelled | 动词现在分词: swiveling/swivelling | 动词第三人称单数: swivels/swivels |

词义辨析

同义参见:

circle  pivot  turn  twirl  twist  stem  rotate  wheel  roll  wind  

英英释义

名词 swivel:

a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

动词 swivel:

turn on a pivot

同义词:pivot

补充

swivelswivel英:[ˈswivl] 美:[ˈswɪvəl]n.1.转节, 转环; 旋轴; 旋转接头vt. & vi.1.(使)旋转; 在枢轴上转动She swivelled round to look out of the window.她转过身去望窗外。

例句

1. His chairs can swivel, but they can't move up or down.他的椅子都可以旋转, 但不能升降。 2. His eyes swivelled from one girl to the other.他的目光在两个女孩身上打转。 3. Roger swivelled his head to look at her.罗杰转头望着她。 4. The gun on the turret could be swivelled once in a minute.炮塔的火炮可在一分钟内旋转一周。 5. to swivel one's head动脑筋 6. to swivel a chair给转椅装上转轴 7. to swivel clockwise顺时针旋转 8. The turnabout began to swivel.旋转木马开始转起来了。 9. [no obj.]he swivelled in the chair.他坐在转椅里转来转去。 10. [with obj.]she swivelled her eyes round.她的眼睛转来转去。 11. She swivelled round to face me.她转过身来面对着我。 12. He swivelled his chair towards the door.他将椅子转过来对着门口。 13. The gun was mounted on a swivel.火炮置于转环上。 14. a swivel chair [=a chair with the seat mounted on a swivel so that it turns freely]转椅 15. He swiveled [=spun] around to see who was calling him.他转过身来看是谁叫他。 16. She swiveled in her seat to check the time.她从座位上转过身来看时间。 17. The owl swiveled [=twisted] its head around.猫头鹰来回转头。 18. She swiveled the chair around to face us.她把椅子转过来面对我们。