| 词汇 | swivel |
| 释义 | swivel verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈswɪv.əl/ us /ˈswɪv.əl/-ll- or US usually-l- to (cause to) turn around a central point in order to face in another direction: （使）转动，（使）旋转 She swivelled round to look out of the window.她转过身看着窗外。 The ostrich swivelled its head in our direction.鸵鸟把头转向我们。 Synonym pivot(TURN) Revolving, rotating and spinning around around and aroundidiom backspin birl centrifugal reel revolving rotary rotate rotation rotational spin spiral swim swing swizzle twirl twirling twirly underspin swivel adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈswɪv.əl/ us /ˈswɪv.əl/ turning around a central point to face in another direction: 转动的，旋转的 a swivel chair转椅 a swivel lamp旋转灯 Revolving, rotating and spinning around around and aroundidiom backspin birl centrifugal reel revolving rotary rotate rotation rotational spin spiral swim swing swizzle twirl twirling twirly underspin swivel | American Dictionaryswivel verb[ I/T ] us/ˈswɪv·əl/-l- | -ll- to turn around from a fixed point in order to face in another direction, or to turn something in this way: [ I ]Kennedy swiveled around in his seat. [ T ]He swiveled his face toward Jack. Examples of swivelswivel Hinges, swivels switches: the role of prolines in signalling via transmembrane -helices. There are new, miniaturised cameras which can be swivelled by remote control and kept on the faces of the speakers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, he had found that an ordinary saloon car used as a taxi and fitted with a swivelling front seat did allow him access. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they swivelled round, there might be a different answer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should they not be swivelled? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Swivelled free running snares were used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The phone is a music player when closed, and can be swiveled for use of the mobile phone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The doors now had chrome-plated window surrounds and swivelling quarter-lights were fitted to the rear doors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pivot turns may be with the support on a single foot and on both feet, with both swiveling in place and staying as they are. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The hopper can be swivelled to clean and dismantle surfaces and parts that come into contact with filling product. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The siding led to a crane which swivelled by means of a wheel running on a circular rail. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The entire assembly can be swiveled 360 degrees and aimed upwards or downwards at any angle between 0 and 285 degrees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Early in the stadium's existence, the stadium could be converted for football by swiveling the third-base grandstands into the outfield. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her three funnels were mounted on the starboard side and swiveled to lie horizontal during flight operations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The screen can be swiveled 270 to let the phone be handled more like a conventional video camera. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of swivel These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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