| 单词 | rotate |
| 释义 | ro·tate I. < rotate blue flowers > II. intransitive verb 1. < the magnetic drums rotate — Magnus Pyke > < a pivoted seat which can rotate in an arc of 180 degrees — Scientific American > < the earth rotates around the sun — Hugh Odishaw > specifically 2. < the 17 judges who rotate through the court — Marjorie Rittwagen > < these typewriters rotate through all the classrooms — Naomi L. Engelsman > < rotating internships > 3. a. b. transitive verb 1. < the crankshaft is rotated — Joseph Heitner > < asked the patient to rotate his eyes > 2. < rotate crops > 3. < every food used was rotated … so that each food was repeated at a specified interval — H.J.Rinkel > < rotated the honor between them so that neither should feel hurt — Ernest Beaglehole > 4. < a buddy of his … was to be rotated home — E.J.Kahn > 5. Synonyms: < to rotate crops is to grow different crops on the same land in successive seasons in an order designed to maintain soil fertility > < workers may rotate in jobs when they periodically interchange jobs according to a predetermined scheme > < a repertory company of veteran actors who could rotate in the playing of starring, featured, and minor roles — Current Biography > alternate may be used interchangeably with rotate < workers may alternate in their jobs > but in such use it usually puts strong stress on the succession of one upon another rather than the interchange of all even though in a given order < the three plots alternate in the representation — L.P.Goggin > < a large number of vertical fountains, which alternate in a series of sprays — American Guide Series: Michigan > More usually alternate applies to only two things and generally does not put strong stress on repetition or continuity < a region of rich and varied productivity, in which oil fields and cultivated lands alternate — Encyc. Americana > Synonym: see in addition turn. |
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