1 V-ERG (使)旋转 If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a central point. (使)旋转
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The latest discs, used for small portable computers, spin 3600 times a minute. [VERB]
用在小型便携式计算机上的最新光盘转速为每分钟 3,600 转。
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The Earth spins on its own axis. [VERB]
地球绕着地轴自转。
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He spun the wheel sharply and made a U turn in the middle of the road. [VERB noun]
他猛打方向盘，在路中间掉头。
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He spun his car round and went after them. [V n round/around]
他掉转车头，去追他们。
SYN revolve, turn, rotate, wheel
2 VERB (用甩干机或洗衣机)甩干（衣服），给…脱水 When you spin washing, it is turned round and round quickly in a spin drier or a washing machine to get the water out. (用甩干机或洗衣机)甩干（衣服），给…脱水
3 VERB (因醉酒、生病或兴奋而)头晕 If your head is spinning, you feel unsteady or confused, for example because you are drunk, ill, or excited. (因醉酒、生病或兴奋而)头晕
SYN reel, swim, whirl, be giddy
4 N-SING 带倾向性的解释(或说法) If someone puts a certain spin on an event or situation, they interpret it and try to present it in a particular way. 带倾向性的解释(或说法) [informal]
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He interpreted the vote as support for the constitution and that is the spin his supporters are putting on the results today.
他把这次投票解释为对宪法的支持，这也是他的支持者对今天的投票结果所作的解释。
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...the wholly improper political spin given to the report, particularly by The New York Times.
报道中带有的根本不恰当的政治倾向，特别是《纽约时报》的报道
SYN bias, prejudice, slant, turn
6 N-UNCOUNT (政治上的)倾向性报道 In politics, spin is the way in which political parties try to present everything they do in a positive way to the public and the media. (政治上的)倾向性报道
7 N-SING (乘车)兜风 If you go for a spin or take a car for a spin, you make a short journey in a car just to enjoy yourself. (乘车)兜风
8 VERB 杜撰;虚构;编造 If someone spins a story, they give you an account of something that is untrue or only partly true. 杜撰;虚构;编造 [Also VERB n n]
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He was surprised, and annoyed that she had spun a story which was too good to be condemned as a simple lie. [VERB noun]
他很惊讶，也很生气，因为她编的故事太真实了，甚至不能被斥为一个简单的谎言。
SYN tell, relate, recount, develop
9 VERB 纺纱;纺线 When people spin, they make thread by twisting together pieces of a fibre such as wool or cotton using a device or machine. 纺纱;纺线 [Also VERB]
10 N-SING [a NOUN] (飞机的)螺旋式急遽下坠，向下旋冲 If a plane goes into a spin, it falls very rapidly towards the ground in a spiral movement. (飞机的)螺旋式急遽下坠，向下旋冲
11 N-UNCOUNT (网球或板球运动中球的）快速旋转，旋转运动 In a game such as tennis or cricket, if you put spin on a ball, you deliberately make it spin rapidly when you hit it or throw it. (网球或板球运动中球的）快速旋转，旋转运动
12 PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE] 感到惊慌失措 If you say that someone is in a spin or in a flat spin, you mean that they are confused and unable to act sensibly because of something that has happened. 感到惊慌失措 [British, informal]
Phrasal verbs: - spin offspin out
| Word Partnership | Use spin with: |
| N. | spin a wheel 1 |
| ADJ. | positive spin 4 |
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