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revolving

/ri-vol-ving/US // rɪˈvɒl vɪŋ //UK // (rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ) //

旋转的,旋转,旋转式,旋转式的

Related Words

orbiting绕行,绕行的,绕行中的,绕行中whirling呼呼作响,漩涡,旋转的,呼呼声spinning纺纱,旋转的,纺织,旋转swirling漩涡,漩涡状,漩涡状的,漩涡式reeling缫丝,缫丝厂,缫丝机,缫丝业circulating循环的,循环,循环性,循环式rolling滚动,轧制,滚动的,滚动式turning转向,转弯,转变,转动encircling环绕着,围绕着,环绕的,环绕gyrating扭扭捏捏,旋转的,扭扭捏捏的,转动着circling盘旋而上,盘旋,盘旋的,盘绕twirling转动,旋转的,转圈,转圈圈pirouetting回旋,回旋曲,回旋式,回旋余地rotary旋转式,旋转,转台,转盘circumgyratory绕道而行,绕行,绕行的,环绕式circumrotatory圆周率,圆周率的,圆周运动,圆周的circumvolutory环绕式,环绕式的,环行,环绕的gyral回字形,回旋处,回旋镖,回字型gyrational回旋,回旋的,回旋式,回转式gyratory回旋式,回转式,旋回式,回旋处

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : that revolves: a revolving table top.
    • : Machinery. noting or pertaining to a radial engine whose cylinders revolve around a stationary crankshaft, as the engine of a helicopter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.rotating
Synonyms
orbiting绕行,绕行的,绕行中的,绕行中spinning纺纱,旋转的,纺织,旋转swirling漩涡,漩涡状,漩涡状的,漩涡式whirling呼呼作响,漩涡,旋转的,呼呼声circling盘旋而上,盘旋,盘旋的,盘绕circulating循环的,循环,循环性,循环式encircling环绕着,围绕着,环绕的,环绕pirouetting回旋,回旋曲,回旋式,回旋余地reeling缫丝,缫丝厂,缫丝机,缫丝业rolling滚动,轧制,滚动的,滚动式turning转向,转弯,转变,转动twirling转动,旋转的,转圈,转圈圈
adj.capable of rotating
Synonyms
whirling呼呼作响,漩涡,旋转的,呼呼声circumgyratory绕道而行,绕行,绕行的,环绕式circumrotatory圆周率,圆周率的,圆周运动,圆周的circumvolutory环绕式,环绕式的,环行,环绕的gyral回字形,回旋处,回旋镖,回字型gyrational回旋,回旋的,回旋式,回转式gyratory回旋式,回转式,旋回式,回旋处rotary旋转式,旋转,转台,转盘rotational旋转的,旋转,旋转式,旋转性rotative旋转式,旋转的,旋转式的,旋转rotatory旋转式,旋转式的,转动式,旋转型trochilic三联辣椒veriginous精致的,精致,疣状物,微妙的vortical旋涡状,旋涡型,旋涡形,旋涡式vorticose脉络图,脉络膜,脉络,脉动
adj.circling
Synonyms
whirling呼呼作响,漩涡,旋转的,呼呼声gyral回字形,回旋处,回旋镖,回字型gyratory回旋式,回转式,旋回式,回旋处rotaryrotatory旋转式旋转,旋转式,旋转旋转,旋转旋转的vertiginous眩晕的,眩晕,眩目的,眩晕的人

Examples

  • San Diego Unified had been plagued by a revolving door of superintendents for several years prior to her appointment.

  • Moïse was due to install Ariel Henry, a neurologist, as prime minister on Wednesday to replace acting prime minister Claude Joseph — the latest appointment in a revolving door of prime ministers.

  • The Hampton Inn here in Woodstock is locally owned and has some lovely personal touches, from showcasing a revolving cadre of local art to carrying wonderful local products.

  • The ambiguity revolving around the event made it a poor candidate for a final showdown.

  • A stand-up comedian in a self-titled sitcom revolving around his musings about nothing?

  • Fed up of being surrounded by a revolving cast of affluent crashing bores, I vowed to get out more.

  • Evolve a revolving roundtable of women, or men, with diverse, unpredictable views.

  • Outside, to the left of the revolving doors, is where he would smoke his after-dinner cigarette.

  • The fingers of all the clocks in the house were revolving with the most extraordinary rapidity--she was helpless.

  • Her eye fastened on a circular portion of the wall-paper pattern, and she felt that the whole room was revolving about her.

  • The large size of the rag-wheel gave the rapidly revolving chain and balls a great speed.

  • It is a revolving light and may be seen at the distance of ten leagues.

  • Up the tube vapours may be seen ascending at great speed, the whole appearing like a gigantic pillar of swiftly revolving smoke.

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