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spin/spin/ v. & n.●v. (spinning; past spun /spʌn/ or span /spæn/; past part. spun) 1 intr. & tr. turn or cause (a person or thing) to turn or whirl round quickly (使)旋转 2 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾])a draw out and twist (wool, cotton, etc.) into threads 纺(羊毛、棉花等) b make (yarn) in this way 纺(纱) c make a similar type of thread from (a synthetic substance etc.) (用合成纤维等)纺线 3 tr. (of a spider, silkworm, etc.) make (a web, gossamer, a cocoon, etc.) by extruding a fine viscous thread (蚕等)吐丝作(茧);(蜘蛛等)结(网) 4 tr. tell or write (a story, essay, article, etc.) 讲述,撰写(故事、散文、文章等) spins a good tale 编写一个好故事 5 tr. impart spin to (a ball) 使(球)旋转 6 intr. (of a person's head etc.) be dizzy through excitement, astonishment, etc. (因激动、震惊等)眩晕 7 tr. shape (metal) in a mould on a lathe etc. (在车床等上)使(金属)铸模成形 8 intr. esp. Cricket (of a ball) move through the air with spin (尤)【板球】(球)旋转 9 tr. (as 作 spun adj.) converted into threads 拉丝 spun glass 玻璃纤维; spun gold 金丝; spun sugar 糖丝 10 tr. fish in (a stream, pool, etc.) with a spinner (在溪或池等中)用旋式诱饵钓鱼 11 tr. toss (a coin) 抛,掷(硬币) 12 tr. = spin-dry (see 见 SPIN-DRYER) ●n. 1 a spinning motion; a whirl 旋转;飞转 2 an aircraft's diving descent combined with rotation (飞机的)螺旋下降 3a a revolving motion through the air, esp. in a rifle bullet or in a billiard, tennis, or table tennis ball struck aslant (尤指步枪子弹、台球、网球或乒乓球的)旋转 b Cricket a twisting motion given to the ball in bowling 【板球】(球掷出时的)旋转 4 colloq. a brief drive in a motor vehicle, aeroplane, etc., esp. for pleasure [口] (乘汽车、飞机等的)短途游览;(尤指)兜风 5 Physics the intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle 【物理学】(亚原子粒子的)自旋 6 Austral. & NZ slang a piece of good or bad luck [澳新] [俚语] (好或坏)运气 7 esp. US Polit. a bias in information to give a favourable impression [尤美]【政】(扭转舆论的)信息 □ spin off throw off by centrifugal force in spinning (通过离心作用)抛出,扔出 □ spin out 1 prolong (a discussion etc.) 拖长(讨论等) 2 make (a story, money, etc.) last as long as possible 把(故事)拉长;使(金钱等)维持较长时间 3 spend or consume (time, one's life, etc., by discussion or in an occupation etc.) (在工作或讨论等中)度过,消磨(时间、生命等) 4 US (esp. of a driver or car) lose or go out of control, esp. in a skid [美] (尤指司机或汽车)失控,(尤指)打滑 5 Cricket dismiss (a batsman or side) by spin bowling 【板球】投旋转球击败(击球手或对方) □ spin a yarn orig. Naut. tell a story (源于)【海】讲故事 [Old English spinnan] |