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pivotBrE /ˈpɪvət/NAmE /ˈpɪvət/ nounthe central point, pin or column on which sth turns or balances 支点；枢轴；中心点the central or most important person or thing 最重要的人（或事物）；中心；核心◆West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade. 西非曾是可可豆贸易的中心。◆The pivot on which the old system turned had disappeared. 维系旧制度的支柱已经消失了。 pivotBrE /ˈpɪvət/NAmE /ˈpɪvət/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they pivot BrE /ˈpɪvət/ NAmE /ˈpɪvət/present simple - he / she / it pivots BrE /ˈpɪvəts/ NAmE /ˈpɪvəts/past simple pivoted BrE /ˈpɪvətɪd/ NAmE /ˈpɪvətɪd/past participle pivoted BrE /ˈpɪvətɪd/ NAmE /ˈpɪvətɪd/ -ing form pivoting BrE /ˈpɪvətɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpɪvətɪŋ/ [I, T] ~ (sth) (+ adv./prep.) to turn or balance on a central point (= a pivot); to make sth do this （使）在枢轴上旋转（或转动）◆Windows that pivot from a central point are easy to clean. 沿中轴转动的窗子容易擦洗。◆She pivoted around and walked out. 她一转身走了出去。 ●ˈpivot on/around sth(of an argument, a theory, etc. 论点、理论等) to depend completely on sth 围绕（主旨）；以…为核心 SYN hinge on |