| 释义 |
pivot/ˈpivət/ n. & v.●n. 1 a short shaft or pin on which something turns or oscillates 枢轴，轴销 2 a crucial or essential person, point, etc., in a scheme or enterprise 关键人物，中心人物；要点，中心点 3 Mil. the man or men about whom a body of troops wheels 【军】基准兵；基准部队 ●v. (pivoted, pivoting) 1 intr. turn on or as if on a pivot (似)在枢轴上转动 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 on, upon) hinge on; depend on 随着转移；取决于 3 tr. provide with or attach by a pivot 把…装(或连)在枢轴上 □ pivotable adj.□ pivotability /-ˈbiliti/ n.□ pivotal adj.[French, of uncertain origin] |