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单词 revolve
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revolveverb [ I or T ]

uk/rɪˈvɒlv/us/rɪˈvɑːlv/

to move or cause something to move around a central point or line:

The earth revolves around the sun.
The gun turret revolved until the gun was aimed at the advancing soldiers.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Revolving, rotating and spinning

  • centrifugal
  • centripetal
  • Foucault pendulum
  • go round
  • gyrate
  • in rotation idiom
  • rev
  • rotation
  • round and round idiom
  • rpm
  • sidespin
  • span
  • spin
  • spin (sb) around
  • swing
  • swing (sth/sb) around
  • tailspin
  • twiddle
  • wheel
  • wheel round

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Phrasal verb(s)

revolve around sb/sth

revolveverb [ I/T ]

us/rɪˈvɑlv, -ˈvɔlv/

to move in a circle or a curve around a central point, or to cause something to do this:

[ T ] The plane revolved 162 degrees onto its back.
[ I ] The earth revolves around the sun, roughly in a circle.
[ I ] fig. His life revolves around (= He is only interested in) football.
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