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spin

verbspun, spinning, spins spɪnspɪn

  • 1Turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly.

    旋转；使（快速）旋转

    no object the girl spun round in alarm

    女孩惊慌地转了个身。

    the rear wheels spun violently

    后轮剧烈地打转。

    with object he fiddled with the radio, spinning the dial

    他摆弄着收音机，把调谐旋钮转来转去。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once he'd spun round to look at her, he relaxed and smiled.
    • Pandora spun round quickly and came eye to eye with Alexei who was smiling down at her.
    • I felt the prickling at my neck again and I quickly spun around.
    • I spun around quickly to see a man with light grey eyes staring at me.
    • I spun around quickly, hiding the piece of paper behind my back.
    • The woman quickly spun around and pulled out a short sword.
    • He shoved her away from him and spun around quickly in agitation, running a hand roughly through his hair.
    • Realising his mother was trying to get his attention, Morgan quickly spun around.
    • Todd went back to his homework, but spun around quickly, remembering something.
    • Tanya spun round, her chair falling with a clatter.
    • She jumped and spun around quickly, breaking away from the grasp.
    • They quickly spun around and slashed the tree bark.
    • Kaya quickly spun around and into the trees behind her, the only trees left on the Planet.
    • It braced itself quickly, spun around, and bit Clayton square in the throat.
    • Patrick felt his face started heating up and quickly spun around.
    • He spun around quickly in his chair and then cleared his throat.
    • He spun round quickly so that he was almost facing her, and spoke in an urgent tone.
    • Quickly she spun around, and there was the other arm coming right at her.
    • Nichole spun around quickly to see her brother Dorian behind her.
    • Quickly standing, she spun around and stared into the eyes of the captain.
    Synonyms
    revolve, rotate, turn, turn round, go round, whirl, gyrate, circle
    whirl, wheel, twirl, turn, swing, twist, swivel, pirouette, pivot, swirl
    Scottish birl
    1. 1.1no object (of a person's head) give a sensation of dizziness.
      （头感到）眩晕
      the figures were enough to make her head spin

      这些数字已经足够让她头晕目眩的了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Her head spun and her vision blurred from the effort but through the confusion she could see a faint light spread out from her hand and wash over her body.
      • My head spun in so many directions I thought I would faint.
      • My head is spinning, and I feel a huge sense of responsibility for my colleagues.
      • Perhaps you can sense this or perhaps you can't, but my head is still spinning from this album.
      • Her head spun and she steadied herself on the bed.
      • Her head was spinning and it wasn't from any of the alcohol she had consumed earlier.
      • William's head spun with shock and remorse as he read the words ‘my boyfriend’.
      • Contrast me with a woman I know, a black single parent in her 40s, who is currently being harried by the government until her head is spinning.
      • My head was spinning and I took a step closer to him.
      • My head is spinning with ideas and plans for my business venture.
      • We left him there, his head still spinning with thoughts of Minnie, and her delightful, exuberant girlishness.
      • My head was spinning from all the whisky and I fell onto a chair.
      • I had no idea he was going to introduce me, and my head spun.
      • I must say my head is spinning as I contemplate these troublesome questions.
      • My head is spinning from trying to keep up with all the changing tales!
      • The smell of fish sauce sent my head spinning so I was trying to find Italian food instead in Bangkok.
      • My head was spinning and when my name was called out I nearly fell through the floor.
      • She tried to get up but it was too hard, her head spun and the dizziness overcame her.
      • My head is spinning and I'm badly bruised and shaken.
      • As I stumble towards the bathroom, my head is spinning, and not just with worried thoughts of what it is that I got up to last night.
      Synonyms
      reel, go round, whirl, be in a whirl, swim, be giddy, be dizzy
    2. 1.2with object Toss (a coin).
      抛（硬币）
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This involves our each, independently, spinning a coin and driving on the left if it comes up heads and on the right if it comes up tails: another recipe for disaster.
      • Today it was again like spinning a coin, and this time we lost.
      • Though if anyone ever tries to do a coin-flip by spinning the coin on its edge on a table, watch out.
      • On the other hand, spinning pennies tend to land tails more often than heads!
      • This slight bias pales when compared with that of spinning a coin on its edge.
      • Then they spin coins in a cafe and generally hang out together, becoming friends.
      • Another way is to spin the pennies counter-clockwise into the nickel slot.
    3. 1.3Cricket (with reference to a ball) move or cause to move through the air with a revolving motion.
      〔主板球〕（球）旋转
      no object the ball spun in viciously
      with object they had to spin the ball wide
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This means that the ball spins less, so the combination of being further away and hitting it easier meant that it was almost impossible for him to spin it back off the green.
      • The ball spun viciously, and forced a great touch from the keeper.
      • Uni scored first from a backline piece coming after a scrum about 20m out, with the ball spinning wide to winger Johnson Porykali.
      • A small globe, covered with lines, solidified into a blue, green, and white ball, spinning in blackness.
      • Others, shaping to play defensively, were beaten by turn and Steve Kirby was disconcerted by a ball that spun the other way.
      • The ball spun away from him and Ormerod beat Kelly to tuck it inside the left hand post.
      • This had the effect of galvanising the visitors, with the ball spinning confidently down the line, pinning the home side briefly back against their line.
      • Scotland's riposte was to gamely attempt to spin the ball wide, with Hinshelwood appearing twice in the line.
      • The keeper was also behind the second attempt, but somehow the ball spun away from him and over the line.
      • The ball spun to Henry, who was brought down by Oakes.
      • A glitter ball spins around in the rack room, throwing dots of white light into the studios and production area.
      • The ball spun for the Ecuadorean and he banged in a fierce shot which the goalkeeper could only palm away.
      • Winger John Ladell scored the first of his two tries after a galloping run from second-row Dave Preston set Kendal up to spin the ball wide.
      • At least ‘Kim’ could get the ball spinning the right way and land it within 10 or 20 metres of a teammate.
      • In the old days, they used to tell you to turn a little sideways and move into the pitch because the ball was spinning and would move away from the plate once it hit the dirt.
      • Over the past few years, we have made a habit of winning on tailor-made pitches at home, where the ball spins viciously from day one.
      • The Slieve Bloom keeper could only parry the ball and watch it spin into the top corner of the net.
      • Lock Lee Evans scored the try of the match from a line-out 15 metres out when he caught the ball cleanly spun to his left and with good back-up surged through for the line.
      • As they pushed Stewartry, gaining a succession of penalties, the ball spun wide to be knocked on, ironically, by Smith with the line in sight.
      • From the resulting corner the same player powered in a header, but Steels keeper Richard Siddall half-blocked it and clawed the ball clear as it spun netwards.
      Synonyms
      go round, turn round, rotate, whirl, pirouette, wheel
    4. 1.4with object Spin-dry (clothes).
      （用旋转式脱水机）甩干（衣服）
    5. 1.5with object Play (a record)
      播放（唱片）
      a disc jockey spins hits from the sixties
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is a bar, Chinese lanterns, and a hired disc jockey spinning popular records.
      • They drink wódka, not vodka, and spin records for disco misfits.
      • There was certainly no lack of energy, but with everyone and their dog spinning records these days, it was nothing to write home about.
      • Does the flame of inspiration flicker consistently, and if it does, does it resonate as interesting every time the album is spun?
      • Though the DJ is the artist of the dance music community, it is also a commonly echoed critique that they just spin someone else's records - why the hype?
      • Killa-Jewel, representing the aural side of Under Pressure, got introduced to the world of record spinning just five years ago.
      • Faust spins records three nights a week, and the only night he can free up is a Thursday.
      • Just in time for the Anzac weekend, the General will be displaying his turntable prowess and lyrical powers as he spins the latest dancehall hits from Jamaica.
      • Playing the part of DJ Kittens, he spins his record collection at Hot Lava this Thursday upstairs at the Khyber.
      • Its got an outdoor bit where you can hire a rug and be served over priced beer by beautiful babies whilst a resident DJ spins the records and rocks the garden.
      • Brooks had focused on one line from the chorus and felt the song would be stronger with the song centered on the lonely man spinning the records late at night.
      • Annie Gaffney will spin the entire record for you this Sunday evening June 6, after the news at nine.
      • I think he was abducted by a cult that worship the demi-god Baal and forced to spin records at their parties and compose chants and songs which praised this demonic entity.
      • After being dropped in a club to give people a taste of what to expect, it has been spun on decks uncontrollably ever since.
      • Dizzy is spinning his last few records of the night.
      • Saying Goodbye is a romantic, love-infused song with elements of a DJ spinning a record.
      • It still is and always will be a music of resistance, creativity and struggle, so we decided to get Kani, J.D. and Ms. B to spin records over the course of the evening.
      • The DJs here are those that you encounter in the club scene, and not the guy you hire to spin a couple of records at your wedding.
      • I just don't have the time to spin records and I don't like to listen to music while I am driving.
      • Nothing seems difficult about throwing on a record and spinning it around.
    6. 1.6with object Shape (sheet metal) by pressure applied during rotation on a lathe.
      （用车床将金属薄板）旋压成形
      spun metal components

      加压成形的金属零件。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • First the brass plates were spun on a lathe over a wooden mold to create the font.

  • 2with object Draw out and twist (the fibres of wool, cotton, or other material) to convert them into yarn, either by hand or with machinery.

    纺

    they spin wool into the yarn for weaving

    他们把羊毛纺成纱线用于编织。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1767, James Hargreaves, a Oswaldtwistle weaver, put East Lancashire on the map when he invented the Spinning Jenny, which was also used to spin wool.
    • Although we think of nylon as a material that is spun into fibers, the plastic has other uses as well.
    • The plan now is to get hold of some fleece or other spinnable fibre, infuse it with power from various herbs and additives, spin it into yarn using my magic spindle, then weave it into magical cloth.
    • Visitors were also able to learn how to light fires and comb and spin wool.
    • The textile workshop spins local wool and uses natural dyes to produce an array of knitted, crocheted, and woven items.
    • Women sit spinning wool in front of the mud-brick church.
    • The cleaned and carded wool would then be spun by spinsters.
    • The animals are renowned for their fibre; the fleece they produce can be spun into expensive wool.
    • Women throughout the Andes can be seen spinning wool almost all day, even while sitting at the market or waiting for a bus.
    • Raw flax and wool was spun into yarn, this was then dyed or bleached, woven into cloth and then cut and sewn into the garments their families needed.
    • In these interior images, figures read aloud, spin wool, and converse with one another.
    • Custom Woolen Mills continues to process and spin wool much the same way it was done in the late 1800s.
    • These fibres would then be spun in the same way as flax or wool.
    • Typically, American stocking factories spun their own wool into yarn or thread.
    • Aunt Betty often offered to spin neighbours' wool for them as a source of extra income.
    • Craftspeople spin cotton fabrics and weave strips of cloth that are sewn together to make durable garments.
    • In summer, in the shady regions by the Indus and in Nubra, wool is spun and winter blankets are woven.
    • In another building, not far from where the sewing is taking place, cotton is spun into yarn and turned into a material.
    • Carding and spinning wool is fun, and the students used the results in many projects.
    • At first it had seemed such a good idea, to sit at the spinning wheel and spin the soft cream wool of her Jacob's sheep into fine woollen thread.
    1. 2.1 Make (threads) by drawing out and twisting fibres of wool, cotton, or other material.
      this method is used to spin filaments from syrups

      这种方法用于把糖浆拔丝。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's a mystery that ultimately is revealed as Cornelia spins her yarn for the man she has chosen to share her secret.
      • He went inside and came across a beautiful woman spinning golden thread.
      • He was told to spin jute yarn by a hand rotating machine, because of which his palms were blistered and, at times, bleeding.
      • Yet, not even the largest hosiery mills of England spun their own thread.
      • They're spun of wool from free-range vegetarian Llamas.
      • There was a guy in there showing a girl how to spin yarn using a spindle.
      • Our ancestors may have spun string long before our earliest record of it.
      • She picked up the distaff and idly worked on spinning the threads once again, as if tartly trying to find an excuse not to look at him.
      • Edward had been very impressed at how quickly she could spin such an even thread.
      • Woven into the cloth and fur are spun golden threads, the whole accursedly heavy piece of clothing made durable with the help of a little magic.
      • Right-minded people will be envisaging finely spun threads of silver, woven together to form a delicate cord.
      • In Bulgarian ‘stretching the delight’ means to spin the yarn and to ‘have a glass of cold water’ means to be lied to.
      • They are spun or twined in many ways to be used to tie a parcel, to tow or pull something, and to tie a ship to a dock.
      • Most early weavers spun their own yarn and made their own dyes.
      • About fifty young women and girls were bent over their sewing or spinning large quantities of thread.
      • Call me lazy, but I don't really want to grow my own cotton, spin my own thread, weave my own cloth, and sew a shirt out of it.
      • Exceptionally soft bicomponent yarn is being spun with a new tandem spinning system.
      • She was on a production line that spins cotton thread onto the spools.
      • These strong, thick ropes are spun using hundreds and even thousands of steel wires.
      • The stalks of wheat could be spun and braided into many useful things.
    2. 2.2 (of a spider or a silkworm or other insect) produce (gossamer or silk) or construct (a web or cocoon) by extruding a fine viscous thread from a special gland.
      （蜘蛛等）结网；（蚕等）作茧
      Example sentencesExamples
      • On the page, there were several spiders spinning a web that said ‘Insanity’.
      • Then, both worker and queen larvae spin cocoons and pupate (undergo several changes to emerge as adult bees).
      • The far end of the manor was covered in ivy, as if a spider had spun its green web onto it.
      • After all, shouldn't we know how spiders spin their webs in zero gravity?
      • It cannot encounter them at all unless it transcends them to a world and then returns from it to particular entities, as a spider spins a web and encounters flies within it.
      • A spider's web was spun on his neck and on his right arm was a small blue swastika and an encircled A for anarchy.
      • Of the more than 37,000 species of spiders, all of them can make silk, but only about half use the silk to spin webs.
      • It was occupied by a large spider spinning a complex web across it.
      • As larvae feed, they spin silken threads, trapping the dying florets and their frass, giving the sunflower head a trashy appearance.
      • He jumped down, knife in hand, going down into the crater like a spider spinning a web.
      • After he ducked into a cave, a spider spun a web over the cave opening with such speed that his pursuers were sure that David could not be hiding within.
      • Such meals exact a price, however: after chowing down on toxic aphids, spiders spin asymmetrical webs.
      • On my girlfriend's front door I noticed a tiny spider spinning a web.
      • After being encased in a cocoon spun by a spider, the spider pounces on Link.
      • For centuries, there would be nothing to look at, except the spiders spinning their webs.
      • The process works somewhat like a spider spinning a web.
      • Unlike insects, spiders spin silks throughout their lives.
      • I saw a spider's web and an insect larva beginning to spin a cocoon.
      • The weavers return to the jungle early the next day to witness the large yellow and black spider spin her web.

  • 3with object Give (a news story) a particular emphasis or bias.

    使（新闻报道）带有倾向性

    ministers may now find it difficult to use the programme to spin stories in their favour
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You would have to be fairly frightened to spin the story of those young people's deaths so that the cause was a law that protects a living creature.
    • Plus you've got the Forth Estate firmly in the pocket of the Executive Branch, which means you never know just how this story will be spun to the voting public.
    • He and his team have sought out politically friendly journalists to spin the story in the media in the direction that makes him most comfortable.
    • As an informed American, I think you would be alarmed at the way stories are spun or banned outright from the American people.
    • They could spin stories with gentle liberal bias, and only a few eyes would roll.
    • Because no one would be physically present at the event, waving banners or singing songs, the company/media/government could spin the story however they liked.
    • Old Bolshies will spin this story to defend Lenin and Communism.
    • I expect the British media to spin the story, to tell us selective or partial truths… that's an inevitable consequence of being human, really.
    • However, it's still a bit surprising today to see Eolas trying to spin yesterday's story as good news for them.
    • One early tactic was to spin the story as a business failure rather than a political scandal.
    • Now that the ‘Kodee Kennings’ letters to her father have been revealed as fakes, how does the AP spin the story?
    • Public relations firms spun stories to show why big oil companies were not at all to blame.
    • Unsurprisingly, the story is much more complex than the headline suggests and provides yet another example of the story being spun to meet a commercial agenda.
    • They spin the story from an African American perspective, making us the center, not the periphery of the story.
    • The alternative Houston weekly that broke the story spun the tale as one of Olafson using his blog to rat on local politicians.
    • Of course, the reporter spun the story that way to make it seem like Mr. Bush is a fanatic under the spell of religious zealots.
    • This time, they try to spin the story as a ‘legal way to download music.’

  • 4no object Fish with a spinner.

    （用旋式诱饵）钓鱼

    they were spinning for salmon in the lake

    他们正在湖里用旋饵钓鲑鱼。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another way to fish for mackerel is to spin with lures or sandeels.
    • Well, you can spin for them and that's great fun.
    • Most of the fish were caught spinning and worming but a number were taken on bubble and fly towards the end of the week.
    • James Donnelly had his first ever salmon while spinning.
    • The best fishing is by boat (hire included in the package price) with spinning or trolling both successful.
    • In addition, there were quite a few between 3 and 5 lb caught, mostly all to spinning and worm fishing.
    • When spinning, plug or bait fishing the weight of the lure or bait will take the line out.
    • You can spin for the Arctic char but it's a travesty if you do so.
    • These times are usually when spinning or when I fish with feeders or when on holiday, when I cannot guarantee the security of my gear, especially when camping.
    • That's the moment to be there, at the junctions, spinning in the clearing water.
    • It would be ideal for those days when I take a beginner fly fishing or spinning.
    • It's a real brute of a rod and when allied with a very big fixed spool reel is perfect for spinning or for fish up to fifty pounds or so.
    • Barbless hooks are used for the fly-fishing and only one triple-hook or three single hooks are allowed for spinning.
    • Trolling with artificial baits, the use of dead or live baits, spinning and float fishing were the types of fishing in the Gulf.
    • Over the next few weeks I sussed out the tide timetable and went down to the creek for a few hours spinning on a regular basis.
    • The 10 Hexagraph Multispin is rated as a salmon spinning rod.
    • Eddie Murphy from Carlow rounded off the day with a 10 lb fish taken on while spinning.
    • You can spin / plug, cast baits from a beach, floatfish, bottom-fish and and even troll from a boat for fish up to 100 lb or so with it.
    • I had swapped rods with Sarah and she was spinning with the 40 lb line as that rod set up was lighter for spinning.
    • Always vary your retrieve, just as though you were spinning.
nounPlural spins spɪnspɪn

  • 1A rapid turning or whirling motion.

    （快速）旋转

    he concluded the dance with a double spin

    他转了两个圈结束了舞蹈。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was a simple spin to turn his back toward the assassin.
    • It took me five weeks of intensive training to learn 10 cabaret dance numbers, double spins on two-inch heels, but I got it in the end.
    • Tiffani and John do theirs, and we progress through all the jumps and spins.
    • In the free skating discipline, a skater performs jumps, spins, and free skating movements.
    • I kept on skating ahead of him, gathering more and more momentum and doing a complex combination of twirls, spins, and turns.
    • As a fired bullet travels through the barrel, the grooves guide the bullet and give it a rapid spin.
    • Mr. Callaghan has taught me how important spins and connecting steps are in addition to high quality jumps in a program.
    • He paced around the baseline, trying different spins and strokes as if running some sort of advanced testing programme.
    • Two weeks prior to this accident I carried out a maintenance test flight on a military trainer that included several multi turn full spins and recoveries.
    • Starting with the German Wheel act, Canadian Shayne Courtright deftly balanced himself in his spins, turns, twists of a wheel without losing ground.
    • I flew across the ice doing various jumps, spins, and dance steps.
    • To topple their rivals, Zhao dreams of launching Shen into mid-air with the spin to whirl an additional 360 degrees and still touch down in stride.
    • Riders are judged on tricks which include spins, loops and jumps - as high as 50 ft off the water.
    • I took a bit more time to fool around flying the chute, doing turns and spins, and also having a better look around.
    • This affects the action of the blades in spins and jumps.
    • And even if I come off wrong, I still have to go through the motions of the spin, but I know that I'm going to fall.
    • Sans its right engine, the skimmer shot hard to the right, and the rider swerved left to avoid it as it whirled in a sickening spin and crashed to the ground.
    • In skating, this pre-stretching of the muscles is used in jumps, spins and turns.
    • We should see lots of winding hip movements, turns and plenty of spins.
    • Finally, the word went out to the judges that well executed spins should be properly rewarded.
    Synonyms
    rotation, revolution, turn, whirl, twirl, gyration
    pirouette, swirl
    Scottish birl
    1. 1.1mass noun Revolving motion imparted to a ball in a game, especially cricket, tennis, or snooker.
      （尤指板球、网球、斯诺克球中的）旋转球
      this racket enables the player to impart more spin to the ball

      这种球拍能使运动员打出转得更急的旋转球。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is a persisting myth in Indian cricket that spin is more important than pace.
      • This spin on the ball causes it to travel in a straighter line.
      • Because the ground ball's spin caused it to move away from Tejada, he dived after it.
      • The rifled portion of the tube imparts spin to the projectile increasing stability in flight.
      • The clubface will be closing when it contacts the ball, imparting right-to-left spin.
      • This gives him momentum and sets him up for the moment of delivery, when his unusually supple wrists impart prodigious spin to the ball.
      • Though someone like Kumble might be a glorious exception, spinners need to flight the ball to achieve spin, unless they are bowling on a vicious turner.
      • The difficulty of landing the power meter within the sweet spot AND putting spin on the ball is nice, but it can be difficult.
      • For me the star attraction of the team was the mystery spinner from Australia, Jack Iverson, who took to cricket after practising spin with a table tennis ball.
      • The scientists hope the findings will be used to fine-tune the aerodynamics of soccer balls and to design boots that impart spin to the ball more effectively.
      • If we made a change to the ball's spin rate, for example, that would give some players an advantage over others.
      • The physics of this action will impart right to-left spin on the ball and produce a soft draw.
      • Some rotation of the wrist may be required in order to impart a slight carrying spin to get it into the basket.
      • So just as a leg spinner imparts spin through the wrist action so does Muralitharan.
      • Muralitharan's injured left shoulder is recovering by the day and, according to Whatmore, he is imparting as much spin as ever.
      • They put on a demonstration match for pupils at each school, showing some of the techniques, such as ball spin, involved in playing table tennis.
      • Even a slightly damp clubface hinders your ability to impart spin on the ball, reducing your ability to draw and fade the shot on command.
      • It might, except that the heavy right spin placed on the cue ball imparts a small amount of left spin to the object ball.
      • And what that does is that again adds greater spin to the ball.
      • He also showed tighter spin on his breaking ball.
    2. 1.2usually in singular An uncontrolled fast revolving descent of an aircraft, resulting from a stall.
      he tried to stop the plane from going into a spin

      他努力阻止飞机在下降时急速旋转。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Our instructor took each of us up to demonstrate how to pull out of a spin.
      • Somehow, he managed to come out of the spin and slow his speed to from hypersonic to subsonic.
      • An airplane in a spin does not gain airspeed and its rate of descent is relatively slow.
      • He thought the aircraft was going almost straight down during the spin.
      • The spin was recoverable but a great deal of altitude was lost in the recovery process and the Allies would later prey upon this weakness.
      • A couple of minutes before landing, the helicopter goes into a spin, and the ground seems to be coming up pretty fast.
      • His brother was an airplane pilot, and one day he was out solo, got into a spin, apparently couldn't recover, and went in with the airplane.
      • The strange characteristic about an inverted spin, according to one pilot, is that yaw is opposite to roll and can be quite disorienting.
      • One of my classmates and his instructor could not get the plane out of a spin during practice and both bailed out.
      • The airplane spin is one of Bryan Danielson's most devastating moves.
      • The Texan then entered a spin, descended rapidly and collided with the ground.
      • The aircraft then assumed a slightly nose high attitude, snap rolled, and entered a spin before disappearing from sight.
      • Controls were also reported to be heavy when flying at high speeds, or at the beginning of a spin or snap roll.
      • When the pilot attempted to fly in a vertical direction to create a stall, the aircraft was forced into a spin.
      • I continued to climb but saw the turn indicator go hard right and the altimeter unwinding - ingredients for an involuntary spin.
      • The pilots were shot and killed instantly and had slumped over the controls, sending the plane into a spin.
      • I had a great time for myself, doing all the stunts and get into some funny positions and finally when trying to do two rolls at the top of a loop, the plane went into an outside spin.
    3. 1.3trademark
      an hour-long spin class
      short for spinning
      spin can be tough but it's the best cardio/muscle workout
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There will be two new aerobic studios including a spin studio and a cardio theatre entertainment system.
      • Joining a class such as Yoga, Pilates, or Spin should guarantee you a proper insight into how your body works.
      • After the market closes, he unwinds by working as a spin instructor instructor at a few health clubs around town.
      • I'm going to take a few spin classes per week, and maybe do some more yoga.
      • This week also saw Kevin participate in his first spin class, which gave him a good cardio vascular workout.
    4. 1.4Physics The intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle.
      〔物理〕核素总角动量
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This symmetry relates to the spin angular momentum of fundamental particles.
      • So it not only gives you a consistent description, but it does so in a way that inevitably points out that the electron must have a spin and a magnetic moment.
      • Electron spins are easier to detect than nuclear spins because an electron's magnetic moment is 658 times stronger than a proton's.
      • Both the spin and orbital angular momentum of a beam can always be calculated from the transverse components of linear momentum.
      • But any particle with integer intrinsic spin angular momentum is a boson.

  • 2informal in singular A brief trip in a vehicle for pleasure.

    〈非正式〉（乘车）短途旅游；兜风

    a spin around town

    环城短游。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A day at Dublin Zoo, a trip to Mount Usher and even a spin on the new Luas and around the rejuvenated city centre was most enjoyable for all.
    • She also managed to go for a spin in an Army armoured vehicle, having wandered over to a tank-washing installation to see if she could have her picture taken sitting on one of the machines.
    • But, from the gently used lot, there is no chance you'd plop down your thousands for a ride you hadn't taken for a spin.
    • He makes trouble for Mathieu, even ‘borrowing’ his Volvo for a spin through town.
    • Keep in mind that most offices require boat renters to attend training before they're allowed to take the boat out for a spin.
    • In this game, you get to strap into a NASCAR ride and take it for a spin against 24 other drivers.
    • PAUL KIRKWOOD takes a spin through the Sherwood Pines after his first choice of ride went pop…
    • I'll gladly swap my Teacup ride for a spin on the Waltzer, but I'll keep my Teacup repeat rider ticket in my wallet, just in case.
    • This Saturday, take a spin through the eight tour venues and see how it's being done.
    • We continued our driving tour with a little spin through downtown and up Yonge Street before we turned east on Bloor Street.
    • We took the DA - 9000 for a long spin and found it to be a less than smooth ride.
    • I can see how hard it would be for him to resist the temptation to take a little spin, and he must have thought he could drive it, because he's taking driving lessons.
    • Today, you can not only take a virtual spin in an Express LT - you can also drive the real thing.
    • Plus there were the ones used as Green Line coaches, and I took a spin on a very comfortable one which was offering free rides up to Seven Sisters and back.
    • Look out for the MF03 Mini sponsored by Williams, taking a spin through the town with our models.
    • Unable to wait, though, we got some golfers to take MobiGolf round Turnberry for a test spin.
    • The trip offers a local spin, like libations at a logger bar and a shuttle back to Schweitzer in county school buses.
    Synonyms
    trip, jaunt, outing, excursion, short journey, expedition, sally
    drive, ride, run, turn, airing
    informal tootle, joyride
    Scottish informal hurl

  • 3in singular The presentation of information in a particular way; a slant, especially a favourable one.

    he tried to put a positive spin on the president's campaign

    他力图为总统的竞选运动说些好话。

    mass noun he was sick and tired of the Government's control freakery and spin
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And if, for once, their clubs don't do the talking, rest assured they will still put a favourable spin on things when they enter the media arena.
    • National Geographic magazine has only presented the positive spin about the dating methods.
    • He was inclined to put the best spin on any socialist initiative.
    • Overall, Karaoke Revolution is a creative spin on the rhythm genre.
    • Why were the results from these studies presented with such a positive spin on tight blood glucose control when the results seem to show a benefit of metformin over sulphonylureas and insulin?
    • Not to put too fine a point on it, this is the positive spin to which the nation is entitled to cling, for the moment at least, with Scotland lying third in a bunched-up table.
    • This leaves room for some to develop a meritocratic spin on the capitalist system.
    • But if they are of the mind to, they can read it with a positive spin.
    • The Conference of Mayors made a somewhat bizarre attempt to put a positive spin on the survey's findings.
    • Despite efforts to put a positive spin on the outcome, the only concrete decision was that negotiations would continue.
    • Children in rural Cambodia put a new spin on information technology and bikers get in on the act too.
    • Some boards like to put a positive spin on it as they did when I was on the board of trustees for a very large girls school.
    • Caught between two rebellions, one inside and one outside the conference centre, officials sought to put a positive spin on the events.
    • In the field were a mass of tables and charts and diagrams, explanations of things people had done in years past, trying to put a new spin on old information.
    • I can understand your role in putting a positive spin on what Government is doing in fighting crime, but why is it we are not seeing the tangible results of these moves on the ground?
    • Although some may protest about ‘sexing up’ poor performance data, ‘creative accounting’ adds a positive spin.
    • So ultimately, there is a positive spin to this news item.
    • I suppose if we put a positive spin on things, if the 3.73 was outperformed by the 3.46, we'd have some real problems.
    • Much of the source material was from economic development agencies and while they may have presented a positive spin about its plans, each region was tested in the same way.
    Synonyms
    slant, angle, twist, bias

  • 4Australian NZ informal with adjective, in singular A piece of good or bad luck.

    〈澳/新西兰，非正式〉好（或坏）运气

    Kevin had had a rough spin

    凯文运气不佳。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If we say that voting 51 percent makes something right, then I think we in this country are in for a rather rough old spin.
    • Had a letter from Georgie today & she's had a rotten spin for two months - no doubt you've heard all about it by now.
    • I want to say right upfront that I think I have had an incredibly rough spin from the Chair today.

Phrases

  • spin one's wheels

    • informal Waste one's time or efforts.

      〈北美，非正式〉浪费时间（或精力）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘In a start-up environment, you're spinning your wheels if you only meet once or twice a month,’ says Meyer, 34.
      • ‘There's no point spinning your wheels with a light rail program that will never pass in Vancouver,’ she said.
      • I'm just spinning my wheels, getting ready to turn 30.
      • This girl is going places - she's one precision driver who won't be spinning her wheels.
      • You're probably right about us spinning our wheels, so I'll move on.
      • Since one of the main benefits of weightlifting is to increase bone strength and density, you're simply spinning your wheels in the gym if you're chronically low on calcium.
      • But let's not spin our wheels with the siren song of cool-sounding phrases and poorly thought out arguments.
      • It's a show mainly fueled by ire: If his guests are courteous and prepared, he spins his wheels.
      • So for at least five of the last eight years, I was just spinning my wheels.
      • We are spinning our wheels while falling further behind.

  • spin a yarn

    • Tell a long, far-fetched story.

      东扯西拉

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I feel so let down I have been spun a yarn from start to finish.
      • He condemns all of the guests initially, disgusted by their attitudes towards him, but finds fun in spinning a yarn about how he has just robbed next door when he is accepted as a guest.
      • Clearly Harris would not have devoted all her considerable energies into spinning a yarn if she did not have something to say as well.
      • Curtis spins a yarn that is ultimately hopeful, even heroic.
      • He tells his crew not to spin a yarn when making requests, but to realize that financial managers understand facilities are important.
      • THIS IS probably one place where spinning a yarn is not something that will be frowned upon.
      • A cracker bus driver refuses to let him aboard, and our hero coolly spins a yarn about being a wounded veteran of the Normandy landings which shames the man into submission.
      • Ryan has an eye for detail and a knack for spinning a yarn from many loose threads, and these talents make the book highly readable.
      • Barrie Rutter's direction is plain but satisfying and his production intimate and robust, never losing sight of the fact that it is spinning a yarn.
      • The art of spinning a yarn has been part of Australian outback culture since the first Irishman strode into the desert and lived to tell about it.
      • Over ten years, I have developed the knack of looking as if I believe every word I'm being told yet knowing when I'm being spun a yarn!
      • Shanley spins a yarn powerful enough to draw old-fashioned gasps from the audience.
      • The Oscar-nominated Perlman, who's worked extensively in children's TV, manages to spin a yarn about bullying that's both entertaining and thoughtful.
      • When a local girl gets killed, they entertain themselves spinning a yarn around school about a serial killer who is preying on prep schools like their own.
      • Putting his brother's affair with Testyr out of his mind, Unadel listened with fondness to Thraen spinning a yarn about hunting bears in these parts, armed with nothing but a trusty old sling.
      • Clancy takes an historical event - the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II - and spins a yarn around how the KGB tried to do it, and how his heroes in the CIA and MI6 tried to prevent it.
      • He would also like to see it used during TV interviews with politicians, so audiences could tell whether they were being spun a yarn.
      • Pa, for his part, noticed that I was drinking non-alcoholic Beck's and started spinning a yarn about this other new non-alc beer called Posh.
      • But he still had appeal, and could still spin a yarn.
      Synonyms
      tell, recount, relate, narrate, unfold, weave

Phrasal Verbs

  • spin something off

    • (of a parent company) turn a subsidiary into a new and separate company.

      （母公司）将子公司转为独立的新公司

      the corporation announced plans to spin off its computer systems arm
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The company could sell the unit or go ahead with its original plan of spinning it off as a separate entity.
      • The companies began as subsidiaries of Cabletron, with the plan to eventually spin them off as separate public companies.
      • Well, many companies in the service industry support manufacturers and in some cases have been spun off from them.
      • Eventually, it was spun off into a separate corporate entity with the mandate to dominate the Canadian market in the refinancing, rebuilding and running of aging public municipal infrastructure.
      • If the dismal finances persist, some carriers may try to unlock the value of their miles programs by spinning them off as separate publicly traded companies.
      • Profits have rocketed since the company started buying assets around the world and spinning them off into separately listed trusts which, so far, have gone on to outperform the wider markets.
      • And he's hinted that he'd like to combine all his satellite assets into one unit and spin it off publicly.
      • But the new parent grew wary of its subsidiary's risky hazardous waste work and sought to spin it off five years later.
      • Selling it or spinning it off would also raise needed cash.
      • The bankers told us it was a fantastic opportunity to create a separate entity, spin it off, and make lots of money.

  • spin out

    • (of a driver or car) lose control, especially in a skid.

      〈北美〉（尤指汽车侧滑时司机或汽车）失控

      he oversteered on the correction, then lost it entirely and spun out
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His rear wheels skidded and the car began to spin out of control, flying across the track and into the path of another driver.
      • Brakes screech, tires skid, and cars seem to spin out of control.
      • The shells ricochet off for a while, then hit home as the Kratch ship loses a wing and spins out of control.
      • Some guy in the lane next to them spun out of control and hit them on the passenger side.
      • Ryan jerked the wheel of the Mustang to the left but with the road being icy and the jerk, the Mustang spun out of control.
      • Their van, Big Blue, slid into the side of one truck and sent them spinning out of control, slamming them into the other truck.
      • In a split second, his wheel had hit against the ground and he spun out of control.
      • Lauda's Ferrari spun out of control and hit the Armco barrier on the inside of one of the circuit's many corners.
      • Adam loses control of the steering wheel and begins to spin out of control just as Alex and Megan come into sight.
      • Under the aegis of professional Swedish ice rally drivers, we spent much time gleefully spinning out of control into the deeper snow at the edge of the course.

  • spin something out

    • 1Make something last as long as possible.

      尽可能地拖长…的时间

      they tried to spin out the debate through their speeches and interventions

      他们看来很想用发言和插话把辩论尽可能拖下去。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘I'm sure the fact I was providing security for her was part of it, but it wasn't just about the money, otherwise she could have spun things out longer,’ Thomson said.
      • He certainly showed more class than his odious litigation-loving vice-presidential sidekick who seemed determined to spin the matter out forever.
      • I would have thought it could sensibly be done in half an hour, but the courts who decide these confusing name cases seem to be able to spin them out for months.
      • Dibnah became famous in 1978 after a projected 20-minute film about the life of a steeplejack was spun out for 19 weeks.
      • Myers and the other screenwriters took the slim material and spun it out to feature length without falling into the pitfalls that snared other SNL-based productions.
      • The political calculation may be to spin things out as long as possible in order to obtain the release of hostages in batches or to negotiate.
      • It is not to spin the crisis out as long as possible in the hope that it becomes a damaging election issue.
      • They were simply spinning things out, partly to prolong his agony.
      • If the police ask us to move we move, but we will argue, spin things out a bit until someone talks to us.
      • I'm pretty sure they'll manage to spin the series out, E Randy.
      • Franchised dealers normally use manuals giving a set labour time for each job, so they can't spin a job out to rack up their fees.
      • I wonder if I can spin that horse thing out to 300 words?
      Synonyms
      prolong, protract, draw out, stretch out, drag out, string out, extend, extend the duration of, carry on, keep going, keep alive, continue
      1. 1.1Spend or occupy time aimlessly.
        消磨，打发（时间）
        Shane and Mary played games to spin out the afternoon

        谢恩和玛丽做游戏以消磨下午的时光。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • I sometimes feel I screwed up my entire life, and the past 8 or 10 years have just been spinning it out further and further so that now it's unsalvageable.

    • 2Cricket
      Dismiss a batsman or side by spin bowling.

      〔板球〕投旋转球使击球手或对方球队下场

      by the time he retired, he had spun out 445 batsmen
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘What are you laughing at,’ whispered Todd as he spun me out.
      • If you give these guys an excuse to spin you out, they'll do it.
      • ‘I had to run up there and run into his door and let him know that I don't appreciate him spinning me out,’ says Edwards, who finished 24th.
      • Gloucestershire completed a 130-run win over Bangladesh A after Malinga Bandara and Ian Fisher spun them out on the final afternoon.

Origin

Old English spinnan 'draw out and twist (fibre'); related to German spinnen. The noun dates from the mid 19th century.

  • An Old English word that originally meant ‘to draw out and twist fibre’. The expression to spin a yarn, ‘to tell a long, far-fetched story’, is nautical in origin. An important job on board ship was making and repairing ropes, a task which involved twisting together a number of long threads or ‘yarns’. The image of this process and the reputation sailors had for telling tall tales of fabulous far-flung lands combined to produce the phrase we know today. Tony Blair's Labour government in Britain, elected in 1997, gained a reputation for its use of spin and spin doctors, but spin meaning ‘the presentation of information in a particular way, a slant’ started in the USA. It was first recorded in 1977 in the Washington Post, with spin doctor following in 1984. Spindle (Old English), originally spinel, comes from ‘spin’.

Rhymes

agin, akin, begin, Berlin, bin, Boleyn, Bryn, chin, chin-chin, Corinne, din, fin, Finn, Flynn, gaijin, Glyn, grin, Gwyn, herein, Ho Chi Minh, in, inn, Jin, jinn, kin, Kweilin, linn, Lynn, mandolin, mandoline, Min, no-win, pin, Pinyin, quin, shin, sin, skin, therein, thin, Tientsin, tin, Tonkin, Turin, twin, underpin, Vietminh, violin, wherein, whin, whipper-in, win, within, Wynne, yin
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Definition of spin in US English:

spin

verbspɪnspin

  • 1Turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly.

    旋转；使（快速）旋转

    no object the girl spun around in alarm

    女孩惊慌地转了个身。

    the rear wheels spun violently

    后轮剧烈地打转。

    with object he fiddled with the radio, spinning the dial

    他摆弄着收音机，把调谐旋钮转来转去。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tanya spun round, her chair falling with a clatter.
    • Pandora spun round quickly and came eye to eye with Alexei who was smiling down at her.
    • Nichole spun around quickly to see her brother Dorian behind her.
    • They quickly spun around and slashed the tree bark.
    • I spun around quickly to see a man with light grey eyes staring at me.
    • I felt the prickling at my neck again and I quickly spun around.
    • He shoved her away from him and spun around quickly in agitation, running a hand roughly through his hair.
    • He spun around quickly in his chair and then cleared his throat.
    • The woman quickly spun around and pulled out a short sword.
    • She jumped and spun around quickly, breaking away from the grasp.
    • I spun around quickly, hiding the piece of paper behind my back.
    • Patrick felt his face started heating up and quickly spun around.
    • Kaya quickly spun around and into the trees behind her, the only trees left on the Planet.
    • Todd went back to his homework, but spun around quickly, remembering something.
    • Realising his mother was trying to get his attention, Morgan quickly spun around.
    • He spun round quickly so that he was almost facing her, and spoke in an urgent tone.
    • Quickly standing, she spun around and stared into the eyes of the captain.
    • Quickly she spun around, and there was the other arm coming right at her.
    • It braced itself quickly, spun around, and bit Clayton square in the throat.
    • Once he'd spun round to look at her, he relaxed and smiled.
    Synonyms
    revolve, rotate, turn, turn round, go round, whirl, gyrate, circle
    whirl, wheel, twirl, turn, swing, twist, swivel, pirouette, pivot, swirl
    1. 1.1no object (of a person's head) give a sensation of dizziness.
      （头感到）眩晕
      the figures were enough to make her head spin

      这些数字已经足够让她头晕目眩的了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had no idea he was going to introduce me, and my head spun.
      • The smell of fish sauce sent my head spinning so I was trying to find Italian food instead in Bangkok.
      • I must say my head is spinning as I contemplate these troublesome questions.
      • My head spun in so many directions I thought I would faint.
      • Contrast me with a woman I know, a black single parent in her 40s, who is currently being harried by the government until her head is spinning.
      • Her head spun and she steadied herself on the bed.
      • My head is spinning with ideas and plans for my business venture.
      • William's head spun with shock and remorse as he read the words ‘my boyfriend’.
      • My head was spinning and when my name was called out I nearly fell through the floor.
      • Her head spun and her vision blurred from the effort but through the confusion she could see a faint light spread out from her hand and wash over her body.
      • My head is spinning and I'm badly bruised and shaken.
      • As I stumble towards the bathroom, my head is spinning, and not just with worried thoughts of what it is that I got up to last night.
      • Perhaps you can sense this or perhaps you can't, but my head is still spinning from this album.
      • We left him there, his head still spinning with thoughts of Minnie, and her delightful, exuberant girlishness.
      • My head was spinning from all the whisky and I fell onto a chair.
      • My head was spinning and I took a step closer to him.
      • Her head was spinning and it wasn't from any of the alcohol she had consumed earlier.
      • She tried to get up but it was too hard, her head spun and the dizziness overcame her.
      • My head is spinning from trying to keep up with all the changing tales!
      • My head is spinning, and I feel a huge sense of responsibility for my colleagues.
      Synonyms
      reel, go round, whirl, be in a whirl, swim, be giddy, be dizzy
    2. 1.2Cricket with object Impart a revolving motion to (a ball) when bowling.
      〔主板球〕投旋转球
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He stood up to the wickets when Shane Warne was still spinning the ball sharply and lost almost nothing in comparison with Ian Healy, one of the best members of a great tradition.
      • York took the line and spun the ball to Bass who burst through at least two tacklers to score.
      • He gets up and spins the ball without ever being touched by a Falcon.
      • Having been selected by Wisden as one of the five cricketers of the last century, Shane Warne has kept taking wickets and kept spinning the ball in the new century.
      • He spun the ball to Kleinjan Tromp who sent the ball wide for centre Gcobani Bobo to canter in and give the home side the lead for the first time in the match.
    3. 1.3Cricket no object (of a ball) move through the air with a revolving motion.
      〔主板球〕（球）旋转
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Lock Lee Evans scored the try of the match from a line-out 15 metres out when he caught the ball cleanly spun to his left and with good back-up surged through for the line.
      • From the resulting corner the same player powered in a header, but Steels keeper Richard Siddall half-blocked it and clawed the ball clear as it spun netwards.
      • This had the effect of galvanising the visitors, with the ball spinning confidently down the line, pinning the home side briefly back against their line.
      • In the old days, they used to tell you to turn a little sideways and move into the pitch because the ball was spinning and would move away from the plate once it hit the dirt.
      • This means that the ball spins less, so the combination of being further away and hitting it easier meant that it was almost impossible for him to spin it back off the green.
      • Others, shaping to play defensively, were beaten by turn and Steve Kirby was disconcerted by a ball that spun the other way.
      • The ball spun viciously, and forced a great touch from the keeper.
      • Winger John Ladell scored the first of his two tries after a galloping run from second-row Dave Preston set Kendal up to spin the ball wide.
      • As they pushed Stewartry, gaining a succession of penalties, the ball spun wide to be knocked on, ironically, by Smith with the line in sight.
      • The Slieve Bloom keeper could only parry the ball and watch it spin into the top corner of the net.
      • A glitter ball spins around in the rack room, throwing dots of white light into the studios and production area.
      • Scotland's riposte was to gamely attempt to spin the ball wide, with Hinshelwood appearing twice in the line.
      • At least ‘Kim’ could get the ball spinning the right way and land it within 10 or 20 metres of a teammate.
      • The keeper was also behind the second attempt, but somehow the ball spun away from him and over the line.
      • The ball spun to Henry, who was brought down by Oakes.
      • Over the past few years, we have made a habit of winning on tailor-made pitches at home, where the ball spins viciously from day one.
      • The ball spun for the Ecuadorean and he banged in a fierce shot which the goalkeeper could only palm away.
      • A small globe, covered with lines, solidified into a blue, green, and white ball, spinning in blackness.
      • Uni scored first from a backline piece coming after a scrum about 20m out, with the ball spinning wide to winger Johnson Porykali.
      • The ball spun away from him and Ormerod beat Kelly to tuck it inside the left hand post.
      Synonyms
      go round, turn round, rotate, whirl, pirouette, wheel
    4. 1.4with object Shape (sheet metal) by pressure applied during rotation on a lathe.
      （用车床将金属薄板）旋压成形
      spun metal components

      加压成形的金属零件。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • First the brass plates were spun on a lathe over a wooden mold to create the font.

  • 2with object Draw out (wool, cotton, or other material) and convert it into threads, either by hand or with machinery.

    纺

    they spin wool into the yarn for weaving

    他们把羊毛纺成纱线用于编织。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Raw flax and wool was spun into yarn, this was then dyed or bleached, woven into cloth and then cut and sewn into the garments their families needed.
    • Women throughout the Andes can be seen spinning wool almost all day, even while sitting at the market or waiting for a bus.
    • The animals are renowned for their fibre; the fleece they produce can be spun into expensive wool.
    • The textile workshop spins local wool and uses natural dyes to produce an array of knitted, crocheted, and woven items.
    • At first it had seemed such a good idea, to sit at the spinning wheel and spin the soft cream wool of her Jacob's sheep into fine woollen thread.
    • The cleaned and carded wool would then be spun by spinsters.
    • Custom Woolen Mills continues to process and spin wool much the same way it was done in the late 1800s.
    • Aunt Betty often offered to spin neighbours' wool for them as a source of extra income.
    • The plan now is to get hold of some fleece or other spinnable fibre, infuse it with power from various herbs and additives, spin it into yarn using my magic spindle, then weave it into magical cloth.
    • Carding and spinning wool is fun, and the students used the results in many projects.
    • In these interior images, figures read aloud, spin wool, and converse with one another.
    • Although we think of nylon as a material that is spun into fibers, the plastic has other uses as well.
    • In summer, in the shady regions by the Indus and in Nubra, wool is spun and winter blankets are woven.
    • Visitors were also able to learn how to light fires and comb and spin wool.
    • In 1767, James Hargreaves, a Oswaldtwistle weaver, put East Lancashire on the map when he invented the Spinning Jenny, which was also used to spin wool.
    • In another building, not far from where the sewing is taking place, cotton is spun into yarn and turned into a material.
    • Women sit spinning wool in front of the mud-brick church.
    • These fibres would then be spun in the same way as flax or wool.
    • Craftspeople spin cotton fabrics and weave strips of cloth that are sewn together to make durable garments.
    • Typically, American stocking factories spun their own wool into yarn or thread.
    1. 2.1 Make (threads) by drawing out and twisting fibers.
      this method is used to spin filaments from syrups

      这种方法用于把糖浆拔丝。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Our ancestors may have spun string long before our earliest record of it.
      • It's a mystery that ultimately is revealed as Cornelia spins her yarn for the man she has chosen to share her secret.
      • Call me lazy, but I don't really want to grow my own cotton, spin my own thread, weave my own cloth, and sew a shirt out of it.
      • In Bulgarian ‘stretching the delight’ means to spin the yarn and to ‘have a glass of cold water’ means to be lied to.
      • She picked up the distaff and idly worked on spinning the threads once again, as if tartly trying to find an excuse not to look at him.
      • About fifty young women and girls were bent over their sewing or spinning large quantities of thread.
      • He went inside and came across a beautiful woman spinning golden thread.
      • Edward had been very impressed at how quickly she could spin such an even thread.
      • She was on a production line that spins cotton thread onto the spools.
      • There was a guy in there showing a girl how to spin yarn using a spindle.
      • These strong, thick ropes are spun using hundreds and even thousands of steel wires.
      • The stalks of wheat could be spun and braided into many useful things.
      • Most early weavers spun their own yarn and made their own dyes.
      • They are spun or twined in many ways to be used to tie a parcel, to tow or pull something, and to tie a ship to a dock.
      • Exceptionally soft bicomponent yarn is being spun with a new tandem spinning system.
      • They're spun of wool from free-range vegetarian Llamas.
      • Yet, not even the largest hosiery mills of England spun their own thread.
      • Woven into the cloth and fur are spun golden threads, the whole accursedly heavy piece of clothing made durable with the help of a little magic.
      • Right-minded people will be envisaging finely spun threads of silver, woven together to form a delicate cord.
      • He was told to spin jute yarn by a hand rotating machine, because of which his palms were blistered and, at times, bleeding.
    2. 2.2 (of a spider or a silkworm or other insect) produce (gossamer or silk) or construct (a web or cocoon) by extruding a fine viscous thread from a special gland.
      （蜘蛛等）结网；（蚕等）作茧
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The far end of the manor was covered in ivy, as if a spider had spun its green web onto it.
      • Such meals exact a price, however: after chowing down on toxic aphids, spiders spin asymmetrical webs.
      • As larvae feed, they spin silken threads, trapping the dying florets and their frass, giving the sunflower head a trashy appearance.
      • It was occupied by a large spider spinning a complex web across it.
      • Of the more than 37,000 species of spiders, all of them can make silk, but only about half use the silk to spin webs.
      • The process works somewhat like a spider spinning a web.
      • Then, both worker and queen larvae spin cocoons and pupate (undergo several changes to emerge as adult bees).
      • The weavers return to the jungle early the next day to witness the large yellow and black spider spin her web.
      • On my girlfriend's front door I noticed a tiny spider spinning a web.
      • After being encased in a cocoon spun by a spider, the spider pounces on Link.
      • It cannot encounter them at all unless it transcends them to a world and then returns from it to particular entities, as a spider spins a web and encounters flies within it.
      • Unlike insects, spiders spin silks throughout their lives.
      • After all, shouldn't we know how spiders spin their webs in zero gravity?
      • After he ducked into a cave, a spider spun a web over the cave opening with such speed that his pursuers were sure that David could not be hiding within.
      • He jumped down, knife in hand, going down into the crater like a spider spinning a web.
      • On the page, there were several spiders spinning a web that said ‘Insanity’.
      • A spider's web was spun on his neck and on his right arm was a small blue swastika and an encircled A for anarchy.
      • For centuries, there would be nothing to look at, except the spiders spinning their webs.
      • I saw a spider's web and an insect larva beginning to spin a cocoon.

  • 3with object Give (a news story or other information) a particular interpretation, especially a favorable one.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Public relations firms spun stories to show why big oil companies were not at all to blame.
    • I expect the British media to spin the story, to tell us selective or partial truths… that's an inevitable consequence of being human, really.
    • They spin the story from an African American perspective, making us the center, not the periphery of the story.
    • This time, they try to spin the story as a ‘legal way to download music.’
    • The alternative Houston weekly that broke the story spun the tale as one of Olafson using his blog to rat on local politicians.
    • Unsurprisingly, the story is much more complex than the headline suggests and provides yet another example of the story being spun to meet a commercial agenda.
    • He and his team have sought out politically friendly journalists to spin the story in the media in the direction that makes him most comfortable.
    • They could spin stories with gentle liberal bias, and only a few eyes would roll.
    • As an informed American, I think you would be alarmed at the way stories are spun or banned outright from the American people.
    • Old Bolshies will spin this story to defend Lenin and Communism.
    • You would have to be fairly frightened to spin the story of those young people's deaths so that the cause was a law that protects a living creature.
    • Plus you've got the Forth Estate firmly in the pocket of the Executive Branch, which means you never know just how this story will be spun to the voting public.
    • One early tactic was to spin the story as a business failure rather than a political scandal.
    • Now that the ‘Kodee Kennings’ letters to her father have been revealed as fakes, how does the AP spin the story?
    • Because no one would be physically present at the event, waving banners or singing songs, the company/media/government could spin the story however they liked.
    • However, it's still a bit surprising today to see Eolas trying to spin yesterday's story as good news for them.
    • Of course, the reporter spun the story that way to make it seem like Mr. Bush is a fanatic under the spell of religious zealots.

  • 4no object Fish with a spinner.

    （用旋式诱饵）钓鱼

    they were spinning for salmon in the lake

    他们正在湖里用旋饵钓鲑鱼。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The 10 Hexagraph Multispin is rated as a salmon spinning rod.
    • The best fishing is by boat (hire included in the package price) with spinning or trolling both successful.
    • I had swapped rods with Sarah and she was spinning with the 40 lb line as that rod set up was lighter for spinning.
    • Well, you can spin for them and that's great fun.
    • James Donnelly had his first ever salmon while spinning.
    • It's a real brute of a rod and when allied with a very big fixed spool reel is perfect for spinning or for fish up to fifty pounds or so.
    • Eddie Murphy from Carlow rounded off the day with a 10 lb fish taken on while spinning.
    • Trolling with artificial baits, the use of dead or live baits, spinning and float fishing were the types of fishing in the Gulf.
    • You can spin for the Arctic char but it's a travesty if you do so.
    • It would be ideal for those days when I take a beginner fly fishing or spinning.
    • In addition, there were quite a few between 3 and 5 lb caught, mostly all to spinning and worm fishing.
    • When spinning, plug or bait fishing the weight of the lure or bait will take the line out.
    • Barbless hooks are used for the fly-fishing and only one triple-hook or three single hooks are allowed for spinning.
    • Always vary your retrieve, just as though you were spinning.
    • Most of the fish were caught spinning and worming but a number were taken on bubble and fly towards the end of the week.
    • That's the moment to be there, at the junctions, spinning in the clearing water.
    • You can spin / plug, cast baits from a beach, floatfish, bottom-fish and and even troll from a boat for fish up to 100 lb or so with it.
    • These times are usually when spinning or when I fish with feeders or when on holiday, when I cannot guarantee the security of my gear, especially when camping.
    • Over the next few weeks I sussed out the tide timetable and went down to the creek for a few hours spinning on a regular basis.
    • Another way to fish for mackerel is to spin with lures or sandeels.
nounspɪnspin

  • 1A rapid turning or whirling motion.

    （快速）旋转

    he concluded the dance with a double spin

    他转了两个圈结束了舞蹈。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In skating, this pre-stretching of the muscles is used in jumps, spins and turns.
    • As a fired bullet travels through the barrel, the grooves guide the bullet and give it a rapid spin.
    • Sans its right engine, the skimmer shot hard to the right, and the rider swerved left to avoid it as it whirled in a sickening spin and crashed to the ground.
    • We should see lots of winding hip movements, turns and plenty of spins.
    • It was a simple spin to turn his back toward the assassin.
    • And even if I come off wrong, I still have to go through the motions of the spin, but I know that I'm going to fall.
    • Two weeks prior to this accident I carried out a maintenance test flight on a military trainer that included several multi turn full spins and recoveries.
    • I kept on skating ahead of him, gathering more and more momentum and doing a complex combination of twirls, spins, and turns.
    • I took a bit more time to fool around flying the chute, doing turns and spins, and also having a better look around.
    • I flew across the ice doing various jumps, spins, and dance steps.
    • Starting with the German Wheel act, Canadian Shayne Courtright deftly balanced himself in his spins, turns, twists of a wheel without losing ground.
    • Riders are judged on tricks which include spins, loops and jumps - as high as 50 ft off the water.
    • Tiffani and John do theirs, and we progress through all the jumps and spins.
    • He paced around the baseline, trying different spins and strokes as if running some sort of advanced testing programme.
    • To topple their rivals, Zhao dreams of launching Shen into mid-air with the spin to whirl an additional 360 degrees and still touch down in stride.
    • This affects the action of the blades in spins and jumps.
    • Mr. Callaghan has taught me how important spins and connecting steps are in addition to high quality jumps in a program.
    • It took me five weeks of intensive training to learn 10 cabaret dance numbers, double spins on two-inch heels, but I got it in the end.
    • Finally, the word went out to the judges that well executed spins should be properly rewarded.
    • In the free skating discipline, a skater performs jumps, spins, and free skating movements.
    Synonyms
    rotation, revolution, turn, whirl, twirl, gyration
    1. 1.1 Revolving motion imparted to a ball in a game such as baseball, cricket, tennis, or billiards.
      （尤指板球、网球、斯诺克球中的）旋转球
      this racket enables the player to impart more spin to the ball

      这种球拍能使运动员打出转得更急的旋转球。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The scientists hope the findings will be used to fine-tune the aerodynamics of soccer balls and to design boots that impart spin to the ball more effectively.
      • This gives him momentum and sets him up for the moment of delivery, when his unusually supple wrists impart prodigious spin to the ball.
      • The clubface will be closing when it contacts the ball, imparting right-to-left spin.
      • They put on a demonstration match for pupils at each school, showing some of the techniques, such as ball spin, involved in playing table tennis.
      • Even a slightly damp clubface hinders your ability to impart spin on the ball, reducing your ability to draw and fade the shot on command.
      • The rifled portion of the tube imparts spin to the projectile increasing stability in flight.
      • Because the ground ball's spin caused it to move away from Tejada, he dived after it.
      • Though someone like Kumble might be a glorious exception, spinners need to flight the ball to achieve spin, unless they are bowling on a vicious turner.
      • And what that does is that again adds greater spin to the ball.
      • It might, except that the heavy right spin placed on the cue ball imparts a small amount of left spin to the object ball.
      • For me the star attraction of the team was the mystery spinner from Australia, Jack Iverson, who took to cricket after practising spin with a table tennis ball.
      • If we made a change to the ball's spin rate, for example, that would give some players an advantage over others.
      • He also showed tighter spin on his breaking ball.
      • There is a persisting myth in Indian cricket that spin is more important than pace.
      • This spin on the ball causes it to travel in a straighter line.
      • Muralitharan's injured left shoulder is recovering by the day and, according to Whatmore, he is imparting as much spin as ever.
      • Some rotation of the wrist may be required in order to impart a slight carrying spin to get it into the basket.
      • The physics of this action will impart right to-left spin on the ball and produce a soft draw.
      • The difficulty of landing the power meter within the sweet spot AND putting spin on the ball is nice, but it can be difficult.
      • So just as a leg spinner imparts spin through the wrist action so does Muralitharan.
    2. 1.2usually in singular An uncontrolled fast revolving descent of an aircraft, resulting from a stall.
      he tried to stop the plane from going into a spin

      他努力阻止飞机在下降时急速旋转。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He thought the aircraft was going almost straight down during the spin.
      • A couple of minutes before landing, the helicopter goes into a spin, and the ground seems to be coming up pretty fast.
      • The strange characteristic about an inverted spin, according to one pilot, is that yaw is opposite to roll and can be quite disorienting.
      • His brother was an airplane pilot, and one day he was out solo, got into a spin, apparently couldn't recover, and went in with the airplane.
      • Somehow, he managed to come out of the spin and slow his speed to from hypersonic to subsonic.
      • The aircraft then assumed a slightly nose high attitude, snap rolled, and entered a spin before disappearing from sight.
      • I continued to climb but saw the turn indicator go hard right and the altimeter unwinding - ingredients for an involuntary spin.
      • The Texan then entered a spin, descended rapidly and collided with the ground.
      • An airplane in a spin does not gain airspeed and its rate of descent is relatively slow.
      • The spin was recoverable but a great deal of altitude was lost in the recovery process and the Allies would later prey upon this weakness.
      • One of my classmates and his instructor could not get the plane out of a spin during practice and both bailed out.
      • The airplane spin is one of Bryan Danielson's most devastating moves.
      • Our instructor took each of us up to demonstrate how to pull out of a spin.
      • When the pilot attempted to fly in a vertical direction to create a stall, the aircraft was forced into a spin.
      • I had a great time for myself, doing all the stunts and get into some funny positions and finally when trying to do two rolls at the top of a loop, the plane went into an outside spin.
      • Controls were also reported to be heavy when flying at high speeds, or at the beginning of a spin or snap roll.
      • The pilots were shot and killed instantly and had slumped over the controls, sending the plane into a spin.
    3. 1.3trademark
      an hour-long spin class
      short for spinning
      spin can be tough but it's the best cardio/muscle workout
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Joining a class such as Yoga, Pilates, or Spin should guarantee you a proper insight into how your body works.
      • This week also saw Kevin participate in his first spin class, which gave him a good cardio vascular workout.
      • I'm going to take a few spin classes per week, and maybe do some more yoga.
      • After the market closes, he unwinds by working as a spin instructor instructor at a few health clubs around town.
      • There will be two new aerobic studios including a spin studio and a cardio theatre entertainment system.
    4. 1.4Physics The intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle.
      〔物理〕核素总角动量
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Electron spins are easier to detect than nuclear spins because an electron's magnetic moment is 658 times stronger than a proton's.
      • Both the spin and orbital angular momentum of a beam can always be calculated from the transverse components of linear momentum.
      • So it not only gives you a consistent description, but it does so in a way that inevitably points out that the electron must have a spin and a magnetic moment.
      • But any particle with integer intrinsic spin angular momentum is a boson.
      • This symmetry relates to the spin angular momentum of fundamental particles.

  • 2informal in singular A brief trip in a vehicle for pleasure.

    〈非正式〉（乘车）短途旅游；兜风

    a spin around town

    环城短游。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A day at Dublin Zoo, a trip to Mount Usher and even a spin on the new Luas and around the rejuvenated city centre was most enjoyable for all.
    • We took the DA - 9000 for a long spin and found it to be a less than smooth ride.
    • Plus there were the ones used as Green Line coaches, and I took a spin on a very comfortable one which was offering free rides up to Seven Sisters and back.
    • In this game, you get to strap into a NASCAR ride and take it for a spin against 24 other drivers.
    • I'll gladly swap my Teacup ride for a spin on the Waltzer, but I'll keep my Teacup repeat rider ticket in my wallet, just in case.
    • Unable to wait, though, we got some golfers to take MobiGolf round Turnberry for a test spin.
    • Look out for the MF03 Mini sponsored by Williams, taking a spin through the town with our models.
    • But, from the gently used lot, there is no chance you'd plop down your thousands for a ride you hadn't taken for a spin.
    • I can see how hard it would be for him to resist the temptation to take a little spin, and he must have thought he could drive it, because he's taking driving lessons.
    • The trip offers a local spin, like libations at a logger bar and a shuttle back to Schweitzer in county school buses.
    • PAUL KIRKWOOD takes a spin through the Sherwood Pines after his first choice of ride went pop…
    • She also managed to go for a spin in an Army armoured vehicle, having wandered over to a tank-washing installation to see if she could have her picture taken sitting on one of the machines.
    • He makes trouble for Mathieu, even ‘borrowing’ his Volvo for a spin through town.
    • We continued our driving tour with a little spin through downtown and up Yonge Street before we turned east on Bloor Street.
    • This Saturday, take a spin through the eight tour venues and see how it's being done.
    • Today, you can not only take a virtual spin in an Express LT - you can also drive the real thing.
    • Keep in mind that most offices require boat renters to attend training before they're allowed to take the boat out for a spin.
    Synonyms
    trip, jaunt, outing, excursion, short journey, expedition, sally

  • 3in singular A particular bias, interpretation, or point of view, intended to create a favorable (or sometimes, unfavorable) impression when presented to the public.

    he tried to put a positive spin on the president's campaign

    他力图为总统的竞选运动说些好话。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was inclined to put the best spin on any socialist initiative.
    • Some boards like to put a positive spin on it as they did when I was on the board of trustees for a very large girls school.
    • Much of the source material was from economic development agencies and while they may have presented a positive spin about its plans, each region was tested in the same way.
    • Although some may protest about ‘sexing up’ poor performance data, ‘creative accounting’ adds a positive spin.
    • Caught between two rebellions, one inside and one outside the conference centre, officials sought to put a positive spin on the events.
    • National Geographic magazine has only presented the positive spin about the dating methods.
    • In the field were a mass of tables and charts and diagrams, explanations of things people had done in years past, trying to put a new spin on old information.
    • Why were the results from these studies presented with such a positive spin on tight blood glucose control when the results seem to show a benefit of metformin over sulphonylureas and insulin?
    • Children in rural Cambodia put a new spin on information technology and bikers get in on the act too.
    • Overall, Karaoke Revolution is a creative spin on the rhythm genre.
    • So ultimately, there is a positive spin to this news item.
    • The Conference of Mayors made a somewhat bizarre attempt to put a positive spin on the survey's findings.
    • I suppose if we put a positive spin on things, if the 3.73 was outperformed by the 3.46, we'd have some real problems.
    • This leaves room for some to develop a meritocratic spin on the capitalist system.
    • But if they are of the mind to, they can read it with a positive spin.
    • Not to put too fine a point on it, this is the positive spin to which the nation is entitled to cling, for the moment at least, with Scotland lying third in a bunched-up table.
    • I can understand your role in putting a positive spin on what Government is doing in fighting crime, but why is it we are not seeing the tangible results of these moves on the ground?
    • And if, for once, their clubs don't do the talking, rest assured they will still put a favourable spin on things when they enter the media arena.
    • Despite efforts to put a positive spin on the outcome, the only concrete decision was that negotiations would continue.
    Synonyms
    slant, angle, twist, bias

Phrases

  • spin one's wheels

    • informal Waste one's time or efforts.

      〈北美，非正式〉浪费时间（或精力）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But let's not spin our wheels with the siren song of cool-sounding phrases and poorly thought out arguments.
      • I'm just spinning my wheels, getting ready to turn 30.
      • You're probably right about us spinning our wheels, so I'll move on.
      • It's a show mainly fueled by ire: If his guests are courteous and prepared, he spins his wheels.
      • We are spinning our wheels while falling further behind.
      • So for at least five of the last eight years, I was just spinning my wheels.
      • ‘In a start-up environment, you're spinning your wheels if you only meet once or twice a month,’ says Meyer, 34.
      • Since one of the main benefits of weightlifting is to increase bone strength and density, you're simply spinning your wheels in the gym if you're chronically low on calcium.
      • This girl is going places - she's one precision driver who won't be spinning her wheels.
      • ‘There's no point spinning your wheels with a light rail program that will never pass in Vancouver,’ she said.

  • spin a yarn

    • Tell a long, far-fetched story.

      东扯西拉

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Shanley spins a yarn powerful enough to draw old-fashioned gasps from the audience.
      • Ryan has an eye for detail and a knack for spinning a yarn from many loose threads, and these talents make the book highly readable.
      • The art of spinning a yarn has been part of Australian outback culture since the first Irishman strode into the desert and lived to tell about it.
      • He condemns all of the guests initially, disgusted by their attitudes towards him, but finds fun in spinning a yarn about how he has just robbed next door when he is accepted as a guest.
      • Barrie Rutter's direction is plain but satisfying and his production intimate and robust, never losing sight of the fact that it is spinning a yarn.
      • A cracker bus driver refuses to let him aboard, and our hero coolly spins a yarn about being a wounded veteran of the Normandy landings which shames the man into submission.
      • When a local girl gets killed, they entertain themselves spinning a yarn around school about a serial killer who is preying on prep schools like their own.
      • He tells his crew not to spin a yarn when making requests, but to realize that financial managers understand facilities are important.
      • I feel so let down I have been spun a yarn from start to finish.
      • Pa, for his part, noticed that I was drinking non-alcoholic Beck's and started spinning a yarn about this other new non-alc beer called Posh.
      • Clearly Harris would not have devoted all her considerable energies into spinning a yarn if she did not have something to say as well.
      • He would also like to see it used during TV interviews with politicians, so audiences could tell whether they were being spun a yarn.
      • Over ten years, I have developed the knack of looking as if I believe every word I'm being told yet knowing when I'm being spun a yarn!
      • Putting his brother's affair with Testyr out of his mind, Unadel listened with fondness to Thraen spinning a yarn about hunting bears in these parts, armed with nothing but a trusty old sling.
      • THIS IS probably one place where spinning a yarn is not something that will be frowned upon.
      • Curtis spins a yarn that is ultimately hopeful, even heroic.
      • But he still had appeal, and could still spin a yarn.
      • The Oscar-nominated Perlman, who's worked extensively in children's TV, manages to spin a yarn about bullying that's both entertaining and thoughtful.
      • Clancy takes an historical event - the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II - and spins a yarn around how the KGB tried to do it, and how his heroes in the CIA and MI6 tried to prevent it.
      Synonyms
      tell, recount, relate, narrate, unfold, weave

Phrasal Verbs

  • spin something off

    • (of a parent company) turn a subsidiary into a new and separate company.

      （母公司）将子公司转为独立的新公司

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The companies began as subsidiaries of Cabletron, with the plan to eventually spin them off as separate public companies.
      • Well, many companies in the service industry support manufacturers and in some cases have been spun off from them.
      • The company could sell the unit or go ahead with its original plan of spinning it off as a separate entity.
      • If the dismal finances persist, some carriers may try to unlock the value of their miles programs by spinning them off as separate publicly traded companies.
      • The bankers told us it was a fantastic opportunity to create a separate entity, spin it off, and make lots of money.
      • But the new parent grew wary of its subsidiary's risky hazardous waste work and sought to spin it off five years later.
      • And he's hinted that he'd like to combine all his satellite assets into one unit and spin it off publicly.
      • Eventually, it was spun off into a separate corporate entity with the mandate to dominate the Canadian market in the refinancing, rebuilding and running of aging public municipal infrastructure.
      • Selling it or spinning it off would also raise needed cash.
      • Profits have rocketed since the company started buying assets around the world and spinning them off into separately listed trusts which, so far, have gone on to outperform the wider markets.

  • spin out

    • (of a driver or car) lose control, especially in a skid.

      〈北美〉（尤指汽车侧滑时司机或汽车）失控

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Adam loses control of the steering wheel and begins to spin out of control just as Alex and Megan come into sight.
      • Ryan jerked the wheel of the Mustang to the left but with the road being icy and the jerk, the Mustang spun out of control.
      • Under the aegis of professional Swedish ice rally drivers, we spent much time gleefully spinning out of control into the deeper snow at the edge of the course.
      • Lauda's Ferrari spun out of control and hit the Armco barrier on the inside of one of the circuit's many corners.
      • Their van, Big Blue, slid into the side of one truck and sent them spinning out of control, slamming them into the other truck.
      • The shells ricochet off for a while, then hit home as the Kratch ship loses a wing and spins out of control.
      • In a split second, his wheel had hit against the ground and he spun out of control.
      • Brakes screech, tires skid, and cars seem to spin out of control.
      • Some guy in the lane next to them spun out of control and hit them on the passenger side.
      • His rear wheels skidded and the car began to spin out of control, flying across the track and into the path of another driver.

  • spin something out

    • 1Make something last as long as possible.

      尽可能地拖长…的时间

      they seem keen to spin out the debate through their speeches and interventions

      他们看来很想用发言和插话把辩论尽可能拖下去。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I wonder if I can spin that horse thing out to 300 words?
      • The political calculation may be to spin things out as long as possible in order to obtain the release of hostages in batches or to negotiate.
      • They were simply spinning things out, partly to prolong his agony.
      • It is not to spin the crisis out as long as possible in the hope that it becomes a damaging election issue.
      • He certainly showed more class than his odious litigation-loving vice-presidential sidekick who seemed determined to spin the matter out forever.
      • I'm pretty sure they'll manage to spin the series out, E Randy.
      • Dibnah became famous in 1978 after a projected 20-minute film about the life of a steeplejack was spun out for 19 weeks.
      • Myers and the other screenwriters took the slim material and spun it out to feature length without falling into the pitfalls that snared other SNL-based productions.
      • ‘I'm sure the fact I was providing security for her was part of it, but it wasn't just about the money, otherwise she could have spun things out longer,’ Thomson said.
      • If the police ask us to move we move, but we will argue, spin things out a bit until someone talks to us.
      • I would have thought it could sensibly be done in half an hour, but the courts who decide these confusing name cases seem to be able to spin them out for months.
      • Franchised dealers normally use manuals giving a set labour time for each job, so they can't spin a job out to rack up their fees.
      Synonyms
      prolong, protract, draw out, stretch out, drag out, string out, extend, extend the duration of, carry on, keep going, keep alive, continue
      1. 1.1Spend or occupy time aimlessly or without profit.
        消磨，打发（时间）
        Shane and Mary played games to spin out the afternoon

        谢恩和玛丽做游戏以消磨下午的时光。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • I sometimes feel I screwed up my entire life, and the past 8 or 10 years have just been spinning it out further and further so that now it's unsalvageable.

Origin

Old English spinnan ‘draw out and twist (fiber’); related to German spinnen. The noun dates from the mid 19th century.

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