swivel
英 ['swɪvl] 美 ['swɪvl]
n.转换仪器；转体 v.(使)旋转
IELTS
◉Usage Examples
(1) The swivel had been oiled to perfection.
(2) She returned to the swivel chair behind her desk.
(3) She swivelled the telescope (round).
(4) He swivelled (round) in his chair to face us.
(5) You have to swivel the handle round before you can open the lock.
(1) 旋轴已经上足了油。
(2) 她回到桌子后面的转椅上。
(3) 她用望远镜向四周看。
(4) 他把坐著的转椅转过来面向著我们。
(5) 你得扭动把手才能找开锁。
◉Usage notes
A swivel is a device that allows something to turn freely. Desk chairs are often designed so the seat can swivel atop the base. In the hospital, the TV is usually mounted on a swivel so that the nurses can adjust its facing.
Swivel comes from a middle English word, swive, meaning to sweep. It’s often used to describe gun mountings, like on a tank or a boat where a gun is fastened down but can still be swung around in any direction. But people can also swivel. If you were in the middle of robbing a bank and you heard a noise behind you, you’d probably swivel around quickly to see what it was.
◉Collins
in AM, use 美国英语用 swiveling, swiveled
1. [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)旋转；(使)转动 If something swivels or if you swivel it, it turns around a central point so that it is facing in a different direction. [V n adv/prep] [V] [Also V n]
① She swivelled her chair round and stared out across the back lawn...
她把椅子转过来，向外凝视着屋后的草坪。
② His chairs can swivel, but they can't move up or down.
他的椅子能旋转，但是不能升降。
2. [VERB 动词](突然)转身朝向 If you swivel in a particular direction, you turn suddenly in that direction. [V adv/prep]
He swivelled round to face Sarah.
他转过身面对着萨拉。
3. [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(头或眼睛)转动 If your head or your eyes swivel in a particular direction or if you swivel them in a particular direction, you quickly look in that direction. [V n] [V prep/adv] [Also V]
① Roger swivelled his head to look at her...
罗杰转过头看着她。
② His eyes swivelled from one girl to the other.
他的目光在两个女孩身上打转。
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