revolve
英 [rɪˈvɒlv]
美 [rɪˈvɑːlv]
- vi. 旋转;循环出现;反复考虑
- vt. 使…旋转;使…循环;反复考虑
- n. 旋转;循环;旋转舞台
revolve 旋转,转动,环绕re-,向后,往回,再次,-volv,转动,词源同 devolve,evolve,involve.
- revolve (v.)
- late 14c., "to change direction, bend around, turn (the eyes) back," from Old French revolver and directly from Latin revolvere "roll back, unroll, unwind; happen again, return; go over, repeat," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox). In 15c., "to turn over (in the mind or heart), meditate." Meaning "travel around a central point" first recorded 1660s (earlier "cause to travel in an orbit around a central point," mid-15c.). Related: Revolved; revolving.
- 1. Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth.
- 火星自转一周的时间比地球长。
- 2. Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth.
- 火星自转一周的时间比地球长.
- 3. The planets revolve around the sun.
- 行星绕着太阳运转.
- 4. Planets revolve about the sun and rotate on their axis.
- 行星在围绕太阳旋转的同时,也绕着它们的自转轴自转.
- 5. The wheels began to revolve slowly.
- 车轮开始慢慢转动.