Definition of revolve in English:

revolve

verb rɪˈvɒlvrəˈvɑlv

[no object]

1Move in a circle on a central axis.
旋转，绕转
overhead, the fan revolved slowly
头顶上电扇慢悠悠地旋转着。
Example sentencesExamples
- If the suspect ivory is held up to a light source so that the stripes are visible and then revolved slowly horizontally through 90 degrees, the light and dark stripes on genuine ivory will become less pronounced or disappear.
- The orbit of Mercury, a planet positioned about 36 million miles from the Sun, slowly revolves in the plane of the solar system.
- Size reduction is achieved by fixed or swinging beater arms revolving at speed within a chamber.
- Slowly Violet revolved to face her mother and Morgana threw her a feeble smile as she answered softly,
- In this position, we were also able to observe her extraordinary versatility as she performed amazing feats of balance as the stage slowly revolved.
- The 360 Degrees Restaurant, known for its rich ambience, is the only revolving restaurant in the Caribbean.
- Kate whispered softly as they revolved slowly in a circle to the slow song.
- Cass leaned forwards and looked at it carefully as the three-dimensional image revolved slowly on the screen.
- The video ends with a view from on high: the wagon circles counterclockwise on a circular stage, which revolves in the opposite direction.
- Imagine a fly walking across a man's head as the man strolls down the aisle of a speeding train as the earth revolves on its axis and circles round the sun in a rapidly expanding universe.
- Instantly, a three-dimensional image sprung up from the page and started to revolve slowly on the spot.
- There were only five blossoms going in circles, rotating and revolving, on top of the clear glass.
- Can repairs be effected to a satellite revolving in its orbit?
- Alain looked back at the lamp now revolving in a slow circle and casting a focused light far and deep across the seas.
- I slowly revolved in a circle and eventually saw a figure materialize.
- He would be revolving in his grave if he knew about Monster Tajima!
- The crowd is dancing to an Israeli classic, revolving in a giant circle, arms around each other's shoulders.
- Think of a kaleidoscope slowly revolving on a pedestal, slower than human fingers can turn it.
- Its body revolves in a complete circle while its wheels stay put.
- A snapping behind me made me jump, and I wished for a weapon, any weapon, as I revolved slowly on the spot.
Synonyms
go round, turn round, rotate, spin, whirl, pirouette, wheel
1. 1.1revolve about/around Move in a circular orbit around.
  围绕…转
  the earth revolves around the sun
  地球围绕太阳转。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many planets have been found revolving around stars outside the Solar System.
  Simple accounts of the Solar System often start by saying that the Earth orbits the Sun, and as it does so the Moon revolves around the Earth.
  Galileo's observations showed that the four moons revolved around Jupiter, not Earth.
  If he told you that the world revolved around the sun in orbit, you'd have to think about if for a while before you agreed.
  The comet is now revolving around the Sun every 6.6 years on an elliptical orbit with a low inclination compared to that of the Earth.
  The world is seen as a giant clod around which the heavens revolve about a polar axis.
  Remember we are way ahead of the ancients, who thought that the rest of the universe revolved around the Earth.
  A third type of double stars involves a pair of stars revolving about their common center of mass in an orbit whose plane passes through or very near the Earth.
  William discovered over 800 double stars and showed that many of them revolve around each other.
  A geostationary orbit is a circular orbit in the equatorial plane, any point on which revolves about the Earth in the same direction and with the same period as the Earth's rotation.
  The Sun, with all those planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the Universe to do.
  Aristotle famously proposed that as the heavens revolve about the Earth, the planets move in circles.
  One way to understand this is to imagine the electrons to be whizzing round the nuclei in an ‘orbital’ that is similar to rather like the orbits of the planets revolving around the Sun.
  The church excommunicated people who said that the earth revolved around the sun.
  The old Ptolemaic view that the Earth stood still, and that all the planets, stars, and the Moon and Sun, revolved about the Earth, provides us with very complex views of the paths of those bodies.
  Thousands of galaxies revolve about its center, moving in every possible orbit like bees circling a beehive.
  His almanac tables, showing the moon and Earth with the planets revolving about the sun, met the test of expert observation as well as the old Earth-centered tables had.
  These stars are whipping around the black hole in much the same way as planets in our Solar System are revolving around the Sun.
  Early in January 1610 he discovered four satellites revolving about Jupiter, contradicting the idea of natural philosophers that the earth was the centre of all celestial motions.
  Fleischer might just as well have complained that the press believes the Earth revolves around the sun.
  Synonyms
  circle, go, travel, orbit, gyrate, circulate, loop, wheel
  rare encircle
2. 1.2revolve around Treat as the most important element.
  以…为最重要内容，以…为中心
  their whole lives revolved around the company
  Example sentencesExamples
  I would have laughed if this conversation weren't revolving around him being a murderer.
  His phone conversations haven't revolved solely around bringing in players.
  Frankly, the whole discussion revolves around who has the authority to order the use of these drugs.
  It would have all the commercial elements with a storyline revolving around college students.
  The bulk of my professional practise has revolved around assessing and treating traumatized individuals.
  According to Brunt, urban public life revolves mainly around watching and being watched.
  ‘The strong emphasis is revolving around treating people as individuals - not just people in the Royal Navy, but families as well,’ he said.
  The most important rituals revolve around the cycle of ancestral and royal observances.
  My campaign will revolve around this theme in the lead-up to the polls on Dec.1.
  One important dispute revolved around Marx and the leading anarchist Bakunin.
  However, his life now revolves mainly around his work.
  Debates on the authority of texts, however, still revolve around the question of who dies first.
  Excellence in journalism revolves around the key concepts of transparency, accountability, objectivity and credibility.
  An important element of the case revolves around which party initially contacted the other.
  There have been scores of films revolving around the vampire theme.
  The storylines often revolve around the needs of the wrestlers.
  For a while, an important corporate worldview revolved around quality.
  The conversation usually revolves around questions about episcopal leadership and the role of the laity.
  In the lower weight classes, the world still revolves around Oscar.
  Amphris was a little untrusting some times, especially when issues of trust revolved around such important and delicate matters as the one at hand.
  Synonyms
  be concerned with, be preoccupied with, be absorbed in, focus on, concentrate on, centre around, hang on, rely on, rest on, pivot on
3. 1.3with object Consider (something) repeatedly and from different angles.
  反复思考，反复斟酌
  her mind revolved the possibilities
  她反复考虑各种可能性。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Its symphonic narrative revolves six characters through six ages of man - from the 19th century to distant millennia - then brings them full circle as each one completes their interrupted history.
  He writes a tidbit/gossip column and the source for most of it revolves happenings with the International Broadcast Centre, NBC or Channel 7.
  For all of which reasons, I didn't sleep particularly well last night, and found my mind revolving the problem of the island.
  I revolved these circumstances in my mind, and determined thenceforth to apply myself more particularly to those branches of natural philosophy which relate to physiology.
  Over here, the philosophers revolved their ethical problems.
  The articles inside this book contain opinions revolving the topic of sex/passion in films of today and yesteryear.
  Synonyms
  think about, give thought to, consider, reflect on, mull over, contemplate, study, meditate on, muse on, think over, think on, deliberate about/on, cogitate about/on, dwell on, brood on/over, agonize over, worry about, ruminate about/on/over, chew over, puzzle over, speculate about, weigh up, review, turn over
  archaic pore on

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses 'turn (the eyes) back', 'restore', 'consider'): from Latin revolvere, from re- 'back' (also expressing intensive force) + volvere 'roll'.

The Latin verb volvere had the sense ‘to turn round, roll, tumble’; add re- in front and you get meaning such as ‘turn back, turn round’. This is the basic idea behind revolve and its offshoots: revolution (Late Middle English) which only came to mean the overthrow of a government in 1600, and which developed the form rev for the turning over of a motor in the early 20th century; and revolt (mid 16th century) initially used politically, and developing the sense ‘to make someone turn away in disgust’ in the mid 18th century. The sense ‘roll, tumble’ of volvere developed into vault, both for the sense ‘leap’ (mid 16th century) which came via Old French volter ‘to turn (a horse), gambol’, and for the arch that springs up to form a roof (Middle English). The turning sense is found in voluble (Middle English) initially used to mean ‘turning’, but was used for words rolling out of the mouth by the late 16th century, and in volume (Late Middle English) originally a rolled scroll rather than a book, but with the sense ‘quantity’ coming from an obsolete meaning ‘size or extent (of a book)’ by the early 16th century. Convoluted (late 18th century) comes from convolvere ‘rolled together, intertwined’ (the plant convolvulus, from the same root, that climbs by turning its stem around a support already existed as a word in Latin, where it could also mean a caterpillar that rolls itself up in a leaf); while devolve (Late Middle English) comes from its opposite devolvere ‘to unroll, roll down’; and involve (Late Middle English) from involvere ‘to roll in’.

Rhymes

absolve, devolve, evolve, exsolve, involve, solve

Definition of revolve in US English:

revolve

verbrəˈvälvrəˈvɑlv

[no object]

1Move in a circle on a central axis.
旋转，绕转
overhead, the fan revolved slowly
头顶上电扇慢悠悠地旋转着。
Example sentencesExamples
- Instantly, a three-dimensional image sprung up from the page and started to revolve slowly on the spot.
- Kate whispered softly as they revolved slowly in a circle to the slow song.
- I slowly revolved in a circle and eventually saw a figure materialize.
- The video ends with a view from on high: the wagon circles counterclockwise on a circular stage, which revolves in the opposite direction.
- Size reduction is achieved by fixed or swinging beater arms revolving at speed within a chamber.
- The 360 Degrees Restaurant, known for its rich ambience, is the only revolving restaurant in the Caribbean.
- There were only five blossoms going in circles, rotating and revolving, on top of the clear glass.
- The orbit of Mercury, a planet positioned about 36 million miles from the Sun, slowly revolves in the plane of the solar system.
- If the suspect ivory is held up to a light source so that the stripes are visible and then revolved slowly horizontally through 90 degrees, the light and dark stripes on genuine ivory will become less pronounced or disappear.
- He would be revolving in his grave if he knew about Monster Tajima!
- Alain looked back at the lamp now revolving in a slow circle and casting a focused light far and deep across the seas.
- A snapping behind me made me jump, and I wished for a weapon, any weapon, as I revolved slowly on the spot.
- Imagine a fly walking across a man's head as the man strolls down the aisle of a speeding train as the earth revolves on its axis and circles round the sun in a rapidly expanding universe.
- In this position, we were also able to observe her extraordinary versatility as she performed amazing feats of balance as the stage slowly revolved.
- Slowly Violet revolved to face her mother and Morgana threw her a feeble smile as she answered softly,
- Think of a kaleidoscope slowly revolving on a pedestal, slower than human fingers can turn it.
- Can repairs be effected to a satellite revolving in its orbit?
- The crowd is dancing to an Israeli classic, revolving in a giant circle, arms around each other's shoulders.
- Cass leaned forwards and looked at it carefully as the three-dimensional image revolved slowly on the screen.
- Its body revolves in a complete circle while its wheels stay put.
Synonyms
go round, turn round, rotate, spin, whirl, pirouette, wheel
1. 1.1revolve around/about Move in a circular orbit around.
  围绕…转
  the earth revolves around the sun
  地球围绕太阳转。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fleischer might just as well have complained that the press believes the Earth revolves around the sun.
  The world is seen as a giant clod around which the heavens revolve about a polar axis.
  A third type of double stars involves a pair of stars revolving about their common center of mass in an orbit whose plane passes through or very near the Earth.
  The Sun, with all those planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the Universe to do.
  If he told you that the world revolved around the sun in orbit, you'd have to think about if for a while before you agreed.
  These stars are whipping around the black hole in much the same way as planets in our Solar System are revolving around the Sun.
  His almanac tables, showing the moon and Earth with the planets revolving about the sun, met the test of expert observation as well as the old Earth-centered tables had.
  The old Ptolemaic view that the Earth stood still, and that all the planets, stars, and the Moon and Sun, revolved about the Earth, provides us with very complex views of the paths of those bodies.
  One way to understand this is to imagine the electrons to be whizzing round the nuclei in an ‘orbital’ that is similar to rather like the orbits of the planets revolving around the Sun.
  Many planets have been found revolving around stars outside the Solar System.
  The comet is now revolving around the Sun every 6.6 years on an elliptical orbit with a low inclination compared to that of the Earth.
  William discovered over 800 double stars and showed that many of them revolve around each other.
  Remember we are way ahead of the ancients, who thought that the rest of the universe revolved around the Earth.
  Simple accounts of the Solar System often start by saying that the Earth orbits the Sun, and as it does so the Moon revolves around the Earth.
  The church excommunicated people who said that the earth revolved around the sun.
  Thousands of galaxies revolve about its center, moving in every possible orbit like bees circling a beehive.
  Aristotle famously proposed that as the heavens revolve about the Earth, the planets move in circles.
  Galileo's observations showed that the four moons revolved around Jupiter, not Earth.
  Early in January 1610 he discovered four satellites revolving about Jupiter, contradicting the idea of natural philosophers that the earth was the centre of all celestial motions.
  A geostationary orbit is a circular orbit in the equatorial plane, any point on which revolves about the Earth in the same direction and with the same period as the Earth's rotation.
  Synonyms
  circle, go, travel, orbit, gyrate, circulate, loop, wheel
2. 1.2revolve around Treat as the most important point or element.
  以…为最重要内容，以…为中心
  their whole lives revolved around the company
  Example sentencesExamples
  According to Brunt, urban public life revolves mainly around watching and being watched.
  Excellence in journalism revolves around the key concepts of transparency, accountability, objectivity and credibility.
  The bulk of my professional practise has revolved around assessing and treating traumatized individuals.
  One important dispute revolved around Marx and the leading anarchist Bakunin.
  Frankly, the whole discussion revolves around who has the authority to order the use of these drugs.
  In the lower weight classes, the world still revolves around Oscar.
  His phone conversations haven't revolved solely around bringing in players.
  I would have laughed if this conversation weren't revolving around him being a murderer.
  It would have all the commercial elements with a storyline revolving around college students.
  An important element of the case revolves around which party initially contacted the other.
  Amphris was a little untrusting some times, especially when issues of trust revolved around such important and delicate matters as the one at hand.
  The storylines often revolve around the needs of the wrestlers.
  There have been scores of films revolving around the vampire theme.
  My campaign will revolve around this theme in the lead-up to the polls on Dec.1.
  The conversation usually revolves around questions about episcopal leadership and the role of the laity.
  ‘The strong emphasis is revolving around treating people as individuals - not just people in the Royal Navy, but families as well,’ he said.
  For a while, an important corporate worldview revolved around quality.
  The most important rituals revolve around the cycle of ancestral and royal observances.
  However, his life now revolves mainly around his work.
  Debates on the authority of texts, however, still revolve around the question of who dies first.
  Synonyms
  be concerned with, be preoccupied with, be absorbed in, focus on, concentrate on, centre around, hang on, rely on, rest on, pivot on
3. 1.3with object Consider (something) repeatedly and from different angles.
  反复思考，反复斟酌
  her mind revolved the possibilities
  她反复考虑各种可能性。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He writes a tidbit/gossip column and the source for most of it revolves happenings with the International Broadcast Centre, NBC or Channel 7.
  The articles inside this book contain opinions revolving the topic of sex/passion in films of today and yesteryear.
  For all of which reasons, I didn't sleep particularly well last night, and found my mind revolving the problem of the island.
  I revolved these circumstances in my mind, and determined thenceforth to apply myself more particularly to those branches of natural philosophy which relate to physiology.
  Its symphonic narrative revolves six characters through six ages of man - from the 19th century to distant millennia - then brings them full circle as each one completes their interrupted history.
  Over here, the philosophers revolved their ethical problems.
  Synonyms
  think about, give thought to, consider, reflect on, mull over, contemplate, study, meditate on, muse on, think over, think on, deliberate about, deliberate on, cogitate about, cogitate on, dwell on, brood on, brood over, agonize over, worry about, ruminate about, ruminate on, ruminate over, chew over, puzzle over, speculate about, weigh up, review, turn over

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses ‘turn (the eyes) back’, ‘restore’, ‘consider’): from Latin revolvere, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.

单词	revolve
释义	Definition of revolve in English: revolve verb rɪˈvɒlvrəˈvɑlv [no object] 1Move in a circle on a central axis. 旋转，绕转 overhead, the fan revolved slowly 头顶上电扇慢悠悠地旋转着。 Example sentencesExamples If the suspect ivory is held up to a light source so that the stripes are visible and then revolved slowly horizontally through 90 degrees, the light and dark stripes on genuine ivory will become less pronounced or disappear. The orbit of Mercury, a planet positioned about 36 million miles from the Sun, slowly revolves in the plane of the solar system. Size reduction is achieved by fixed or swinging beater arms revolving at speed within a chamber. Slowly Violet revolved to face her mother and Morgana threw her a feeble smile as she answered softly, In this position, we were also able to observe her extraordinary versatility as she performed amazing feats of balance as the stage slowly revolved. The 360 Degrees Restaurant, known for its rich ambience, is the only revolving restaurant in the Caribbean. Kate whispered softly as they revolved slowly in a circle to the slow song. Cass leaned forwards and looked at it carefully as the three-dimensional image revolved slowly on the screen. The video ends with a view from on high: the wagon circles counterclockwise on a circular stage, which revolves in the opposite direction. Imagine a fly walking across a man's head as the man strolls down the aisle of a speeding train as the earth revolves on its axis and circles round the sun in a rapidly expanding universe. Instantly, a three-dimensional image sprung up from the page and started to revolve slowly on the spot. There were only five blossoms going in circles, rotating and revolving, on top of the clear glass. Can repairs be effected to a satellite revolving in its orbit? Alain looked back at the lamp now revolving in a slow circle and casting a focused light far and deep across the seas. I slowly revolved in a circle and eventually saw a figure materialize. He would be revolving in his grave if he knew about Monster Tajima! The crowd is dancing to an Israeli classic, revolving in a giant circle, arms around each other's shoulders. Think of a kaleidoscope slowly revolving on a pedestal, slower than human fingers can turn it. Its body revolves in a complete circle while its wheels stay put. A snapping behind me made me jump, and I wished for a weapon, any weapon, as I revolved slowly on the spot. Synonyms go round, turn round, rotate, spin, whirl, pirouette, wheel 1.1revolve about/around Move in a circular orbit around. 围绕…转 the earth revolves around the sun 地球围绕太阳转。 Example sentencesExamples Many planets have been found revolving around stars outside the Solar System. Simple accounts of the Solar System often start by saying that the Earth orbits the Sun, and as it does so the Moon revolves around the Earth. Galileo's observations showed that the four moons revolved around Jupiter, not Earth. If he told you that the world revolved around the sun in orbit, you'd have to think about if for a while before you agreed. The comet is now revolving around the Sun every 6.6 years on an elliptical orbit with a low inclination compared to that of the Earth. The world is seen as a giant clod around which the heavens revolve about a polar axis. Remember we are way ahead of the ancients, who thought that the rest of the universe revolved around the Earth. A third type of double stars involves a pair of stars revolving about their common center of mass in an orbit whose plane passes through or very near the Earth. William discovered over 800 double stars and showed that many of them revolve around each other. A geostationary orbit is a circular orbit in the equatorial plane, any point on which revolves about the Earth in the same direction and with the same period as the Earth's rotation. The Sun, with all those planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the Universe to do. Aristotle famously proposed that as the heavens revolve about the Earth, the planets move in circles. One way to understand this is to imagine the electrons to be whizzing round the nuclei in an ‘orbital’ that is similar to rather like the orbits of the planets revolving around the Sun. The church excommunicated people who said that the earth revolved around the sun. The old Ptolemaic view that the Earth stood still, and that all the planets, stars, and the Moon and Sun, revolved about the Earth, provides us with very complex views of the paths of those bodies. Thousands of galaxies revolve about its center, moving in every possible orbit like bees circling a beehive. His almanac tables, showing the moon and Earth with the planets revolving about the sun, met the test of expert observation as well as the old Earth-centered tables had. These stars are whipping around the black hole in much the same way as planets in our Solar System are revolving around the Sun. Early in January 1610 he discovered four satellites revolving about Jupiter, contradicting the idea of natural philosophers that the earth was the centre of all celestial motions. Fleischer might just as well have complained that the press believes the Earth revolves around the sun. Synonyms circle, go, travel, orbit, gyrate, circulate, loop, wheel rare encircle 1.2revolve around Treat as the most important element. 以…为最重要内容，以…为中心 their whole lives revolved around the company Example sentencesExamples I would have laughed if this conversation weren't revolving around him being a murderer. His phone conversations haven't revolved solely around bringing in players. Frankly, the whole discussion revolves around who has the authority to order the use of these drugs. It would have all the commercial elements with a storyline revolving around college students. The bulk of my professional practise has revolved around assessing and treating traumatized individuals. According to Brunt, urban public life revolves mainly around watching and being watched. ‘The strong emphasis is revolving around treating people as individuals - not just people in the Royal Navy, but families as well,’ he said. The most important rituals revolve around the cycle of ancestral and royal observances. My campaign will revolve around this theme in the lead-up to the polls on Dec.1. One important dispute revolved around Marx and the leading anarchist Bakunin. However, his life now revolves mainly around his work. Debates on the authority of texts, however, still revolve around the question of who dies first. Excellence in journalism revolves around the key concepts of transparency, accountability, objectivity and credibility. An important element of the case revolves around which party initially contacted the other. There have been scores of films revolving around the vampire theme. The storylines often revolve around the needs of the wrestlers. For a while, an important corporate worldview revolved around quality. The conversation usually revolves around questions about episcopal leadership and the role of the laity. In the lower weight classes, the world still revolves around Oscar. Amphris was a little untrusting some times, especially when issues of trust revolved around such important and delicate matters as the one at hand. Synonyms be concerned with, be preoccupied with, be absorbed in, focus on, concentrate on, centre around, hang on, rely on, rest on, pivot on 1.3with object Consider (something) repeatedly and from different angles. 反复思考，反复斟酌 her mind revolved the possibilities 她反复考虑各种可能性。 Example sentencesExamples Its symphonic narrative revolves six characters through six ages of man - from the 19th century to distant millennia - then brings them full circle as each one completes their interrupted history. He writes a tidbit/gossip column and the source for most of it revolves happenings with the International Broadcast Centre, NBC or Channel 7. For all of which reasons, I didn't sleep particularly well last night, and found my mind revolving the problem of the island. I revolved these circumstances in my mind, and determined thenceforth to apply myself more particularly to those branches of natural philosophy which relate to physiology. Over here, the philosophers revolved their ethical problems. The articles inside this book contain opinions revolving the topic of sex/passion in films of today and yesteryear. Synonyms think about, give thought to, consider, reflect on, mull over, contemplate, study, meditate on, muse on, think over, think on, deliberate about/on, cogitate about/on, dwell on, brood on/over, agonize over, worry about, ruminate about/on/over, chew over, puzzle over, speculate about, weigh up, review, turn over archaic pore on Origin Late Middle English (in the senses 'turn (the eyes) back', 'restore', 'consider'): from Latin revolvere, from re- 'back' (also expressing intensive force) + volvere 'roll'. The Latin verb volvere had the sense ‘to turn round, roll, tumble’; add re- in front and you get meaning such as ‘turn back, turn round’. This is the basic idea behind revolve and its offshoots: revolution (Late Middle English) which only came to mean the overthrow of a government in 1600, and which developed the form rev for the turning over of a motor in the early 20th century; and revolt (mid 16th century) initially used politically, and developing the sense ‘to make someone turn away in disgust’ in the mid 18th century. The sense ‘roll, tumble’ of volvere developed into vault, both for the sense ‘leap’ (mid 16th century) which came via Old French volter ‘to turn (a horse), gambol’, and for the arch that springs up to form a roof (Middle English). The turning sense is found in voluble (Middle English) initially used to mean ‘turning’, but was used for words rolling out of the mouth by the late 16th century, and in volume (Late Middle English) originally a rolled scroll rather than a book, but with the sense ‘quantity’ coming from an obsolete meaning ‘size or extent (of a book)’ by the early 16th century. Convoluted (late 18th century) comes from convolvere ‘rolled together, intertwined’ (the plant convolvulus, from the same root, that climbs by turning its stem around a support already existed as a word in Latin, where it could also mean a caterpillar that rolls itself up in a leaf); while devolve (Late Middle English) comes from its opposite devolvere ‘to unroll, roll down’; and involve (Late Middle English) from involvere ‘to roll in’. Rhymes absolve, devolve, evolve, exsolve, involve, solve Definition of revolve in US English: revolve verbrəˈvälvrəˈvɑlv [no object] 1Move in a circle on a central axis. 旋转，绕转 overhead, the fan revolved slowly 头顶上电扇慢悠悠地旋转着。 Example sentencesExamples Instantly, a three-dimensional image sprung up from the page and started to revolve slowly on the spot. Kate whispered softly as they revolved slowly in a circle to the slow song. I slowly revolved in a circle and eventually saw a figure materialize. The video ends with a view from on high: the wagon circles counterclockwise on a circular stage, which revolves in the opposite direction. Size reduction is achieved by fixed or swinging beater arms revolving at speed within a chamber. The 360 Degrees Restaurant, known for its rich ambience, is the only revolving restaurant in the Caribbean. There were only five blossoms going in circles, rotating and revolving, on top of the clear glass. The orbit of Mercury, a planet positioned about 36 million miles from the Sun, slowly revolves in the plane of the solar system. If the suspect ivory is held up to a light source so that the stripes are visible and then revolved slowly horizontally through 90 degrees, the light and dark stripes on genuine ivory will become less pronounced or disappear. He would be revolving in his grave if he knew about Monster Tajima! Alain looked back at the lamp now revolving in a slow circle and casting a focused light far and deep across the seas. A snapping behind me made me jump, and I wished for a weapon, any weapon, as I revolved slowly on the spot. Imagine a fly walking across a man's head as the man strolls down the aisle of a speeding train as the earth revolves on its axis and circles round the sun in a rapidly expanding universe. In this position, we were also able to observe her extraordinary versatility as she performed amazing feats of balance as the stage slowly revolved. Slowly Violet revolved to face her mother and Morgana threw her a feeble smile as she answered softly, Think of a kaleidoscope slowly revolving on a pedestal, slower than human fingers can turn it. Can repairs be effected to a satellite revolving in its orbit? The crowd is dancing to an Israeli classic, revolving in a giant circle, arms around each other's shoulders. Cass leaned forwards and looked at it carefully as the three-dimensional image revolved slowly on the screen. Its body revolves in a complete circle while its wheels stay put. Synonyms go round, turn round, rotate, spin, whirl, pirouette, wheel 1.1revolve around/about Move in a circular orbit around. 围绕…转 the earth revolves around the sun 地球围绕太阳转。 Example sentencesExamples Fleischer might just as well have complained that the press believes the Earth revolves around the sun. The world is seen as a giant clod around which the heavens revolve about a polar axis. A third type of double stars involves a pair of stars revolving about their common center of mass in an orbit whose plane passes through or very near the Earth. The Sun, with all those planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the Universe to do. If he told you that the world revolved around the sun in orbit, you'd have to think about if for a while before you agreed. These stars are whipping around the black hole in much the same way as planets in our Solar System are revolving around the Sun. His almanac tables, showing the moon and Earth with the planets revolving about the sun, met the test of expert observation as well as the old Earth-centered tables had. The old Ptolemaic view that the Earth stood still, and that all the planets, stars, and the Moon and Sun, revolved about the Earth, provides us with very complex views of the paths of those bodies. One way to understand this is to imagine the electrons to be whizzing round the nuclei in an ‘orbital’ that is similar to rather like the orbits of the planets revolving around the Sun. Many planets have been found revolving around stars outside the Solar System. The comet is now revolving around the Sun every 6.6 years on an elliptical orbit with a low inclination compared to that of the Earth. William discovered over 800 double stars and showed that many of them revolve around each other. Remember we are way ahead of the ancients, who thought that the rest of the universe revolved around the Earth. Simple accounts of the Solar System often start by saying that the Earth orbits the Sun, and as it does so the Moon revolves around the Earth. The church excommunicated people who said that the earth revolved around the sun. Thousands of galaxies revolve about its center, moving in every possible orbit like bees circling a beehive. Aristotle famously proposed that as the heavens revolve about the Earth, the planets move in circles. Galileo's observations showed that the four moons revolved around Jupiter, not Earth. Early in January 1610 he discovered four satellites revolving about Jupiter, contradicting the idea of natural philosophers that the earth was the centre of all celestial motions. A geostationary orbit is a circular orbit in the equatorial plane, any point on which revolves about the Earth in the same direction and with the same period as the Earth's rotation. Synonyms circle, go, travel, orbit, gyrate, circulate, loop, wheel 1.2revolve around Treat as the most important point or element. 以…为最重要内容，以…为中心 their whole lives revolved around the company Example sentencesExamples According to Brunt, urban public life revolves mainly around watching and being watched. Excellence in journalism revolves around the key concepts of transparency, accountability, objectivity and credibility. The bulk of my professional practise has revolved around assessing and treating traumatized individuals. One important dispute revolved around Marx and the leading anarchist Bakunin. Frankly, the whole discussion revolves around who has the authority to order the use of these drugs. In the lower weight classes, the world still revolves around Oscar. His phone conversations haven't revolved solely around bringing in players. I would have laughed if this conversation weren't revolving around him being a murderer. It would have all the commercial elements with a storyline revolving around college students. An important element of the case revolves around which party initially contacted the other. Amphris was a little untrusting some times, especially when issues of trust revolved around such important and delicate matters as the one at hand. The storylines often revolve around the needs of the wrestlers. There have been scores of films revolving around the vampire theme. My campaign will revolve around this theme in the lead-up to the polls on Dec.1. The conversation usually revolves around questions about episcopal leadership and the role of the laity. ‘The strong emphasis is revolving around treating people as individuals - not just people in the Royal Navy, but families as well,’ he said. For a while, an important corporate worldview revolved around quality. The most important rituals revolve around the cycle of ancestral and royal observances. However, his life now revolves mainly around his work. Debates on the authority of texts, however, still revolve around the question of who dies first. Synonyms be concerned with, be preoccupied with, be absorbed in, focus on, concentrate on, centre around, hang on, rely on, rest on, pivot on 1.3with object Consider (something) repeatedly and from different angles. 反复思考，反复斟酌 her mind revolved the possibilities 她反复考虑各种可能性。 Example sentencesExamples He writes a tidbit/gossip column and the source for most of it revolves happenings with the International Broadcast Centre, NBC or Channel 7. The articles inside this book contain opinions revolving the topic of sex/passion in films of today and yesteryear. For all of which reasons, I didn't sleep particularly well last night, and found my mind revolving the problem of the island. I revolved these circumstances in my mind, and determined thenceforth to apply myself more particularly to those branches of natural philosophy which relate to physiology. Its symphonic narrative revolves six characters through six ages of man - from the 19th century to distant millennia - then brings them full circle as each one completes their interrupted history. Over here, the philosophers revolved their ethical problems. Synonyms think about, give thought to, consider, reflect on, mull over, contemplate, study, meditate on, muse on, think over, think on, deliberate about, deliberate on, cogitate about, cogitate on, dwell on, brood on, brood over, agonize over, worry about, ruminate about, ruminate on, ruminate over, chew over, puzzle over, speculate about, weigh up, review, turn over Origin Late Middle English (in the senses ‘turn (the eyes) back’, ‘restore’, ‘consider’): from Latin revolvere, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.
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