| 单词 | revolve around somebody/something |
| 释义 | revolve around somebody/something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrevolve around somebody/something (also revolve round somebody/something British English) phrasal verb1 [not in progressive]ABOUT to have something as a main subject or purposeJane’s life revolves around her children.The argument revolved around costs.She seems to think that the world revolves around her (=that she is the only important person).2 TURNto move in circles around somethingThe Moon revolves around the Earth. → revolve→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrevolve around • I believe it revolved around Claudine Phan.• Daily activities come to revolve around getting more drugs for the next dose.• Her life revolves around her children, she said.• Health education will have to revolve around the adoption of safer practices.• Kurz had elaborate theories about art, all of which seemed to revolve around the beauty of the nude figure.• There is nothing remarkable about the plot, which revolves around the classic love triangle.• His whole sensibility revolves around the fact that he was born white and is now a cop.• In my opinion, the books revolve around this central feeling of loss.the world revolves around• You see, for me the world revolves around food.• Am I just so narrow that I believe the world revolves around Kip? |
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