| 单词 | gyrate |
| 释义 | gyrate[ verb jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt; adjective jahy-reyt ] / verb ˈdʒaɪ reɪt, dʒaɪˈreɪt; adjective ˈdʒaɪ reɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gyrate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing.to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl. adjectiveZoology. having convolutions. Origin of gyrateFirst recorded in 1820–30, gyrate is from the Latin word gȳrātus (past participle of gȳrāre to turn around). See gyr-, -ate1 SYNONYMS FOR gyrate1 spin, twirl, revolve, swirl, pirouette. SEE SYNONYMS FOR gyrate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM gyrategy·ra·tor, nounmul·ti·gy·rate, adjectivepseu·do·gy·rate, adjectiveun·gy·rat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby gyrategypsy setting, gypsy winch, gyr-, gyral, gyrase, gyrate, gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina, gyration, gyrator, gyratory, gyre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gyrateBritish Dictionary definitions for gyrategyrate verb (dʒɪˈreɪt, dʒaɪ-)(intr) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis adjective (ˈdʒaɪrɪt, -reɪt)biology curved or coiled into a circle; circinate Derived forms of gyrategyratory (ˈdʒaɪrətərɪ, -trɪ, dʒaɪˈreɪtərɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for gyrateC19: from Late Latin gӯrāre, from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for gyrategyrate [ jī′rāt′ ] v.To revolve around a fixed point or axis. To revolve in or as if in a circle or spiral. adj.In rings; coiled or convoluted. Other words from gyrategy•ra′tion n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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