rotate
/rəʊˈteɪt/verb
no obj.
1- move in a circle round an axis or centre旋转, 转动：
the wheel continued to rotate
轮子继续转动
as adj. rotating a rotating drum.一个旋转的鼓。
1.1
- with obj. cause to move round an axis or in a circle使旋转, 使转动：
the small directional side rockets rotated the craft.
这些小小的侧置定向火箭发动机使航天器转动。
1.2
- pass to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order轮流, 轮换：
the job of chairing the meeting rotates.
主持会议这件工作轮流来做。
1.3
- with obj. grow (different crops) in succession on a particular piece of land to avoid exhausting the soil轮种：
these crops were sometimes rotated with grass.
这些作物有时与草轮种。
1.4
- with obj. change the position of (tyres) on a motor vehicle to distribute wear给（轮胎）换位。
派生词
rotatable
adjectiverotative
/ˈrəʊtətɪv/ adjectiverotatory
/ˈrəʊtətərɪ/ adjective词源
late 17th cent.: from Latin rotat- 'turned in a circle', from the verb rotare, from rota 'wheel'.