revolve vi. 旋转,绕转;运行,周转;【天文学】公转,循环。 The earth revolves both round [about] the sun and on its own axis. 地球又公转又自转。 Seasons revolve. 时令循环周而复始。 a mechanism for revolving the turntable 回转桌的回转装置。 vt. 1.使旋转;使周转。 2.细想,转念头,盘算。 revolve a problem (in one's mind) 反复思考问题。
about adv. 1.大约,差不多;前后,左右。 About a mile 大约一英里。 That's about right. 大致不差。 That's about (the size of) it. 就是那么一回事;大概如此。 It is about finished 差不多要完成[终结]。 2.周围,四面;到处。 Look about 四顾。 3.活动;盛行,到处散布,传布。 The news is going about. 消息正在传开。 4.绕着,围着,倒转,掉转。 Round about 掉转,回头,倒过来。 Face about (使)转过来。 Put the ship about 把船倒过头来。 The wrong way about 相反,倒转过来。 5.附近;〔古语〕周围。 Is the manager about 经理在吗? There is no one about. 附近无人。 A mile about 周围一英里。 6.〔接带 to 的不定式〕将要。 1.在…周围。 About the neck 绕着脖子,围在颈上。 2.在…附近,在…身边,手头。 Somewhere about here 在此地附近。 I have no money about me. 我身边无钱。 3.前后,左右;大概。 About noon 正午前后。 4.对于,关于。 Talk about sb. 谈论某人。 He is most particular about being conscientious. 他最讲究认真。 5.从事于。 What are you about 你在干什么? adj.〔用作表语〕传播,流行。 Rumour is about. 谣言纷纷。 About and about 〔美俚〕差不多,大致相同。 (Right) about face 〔美国〕向后转! About turn 〔英国〕向后转。 Be about 1. 起来;活动;动手,做事 (Butterflies are about early this year. 今年蝴蝶活动得早。 He is not yet (up and) about . 他还没有起来,还未动手。 Mind what you are about! 当心!注意!)2.散布,传播,流行。Be about to 准备,将要,正打算 (He is about to speak. 他正打算说话)。 Go about 1. 正要,将要。 2. 使(船)掉头。 Go a long way about 绕很多路。 Much about 几乎。 Out and about 从事日常工作,(病后等)起来做事。 Set about 动手,着手。 Take turns about 轮流。 Turn and turn about 交互。
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。
The stars of the galaxy must revolve about its center if the galaxy is not to gradually collapse . 如果星系不致于逐渐坍陷的话,星系中的恒星必须绕其中心旋转。
I knew that my life was revolving about a world that i had to encounter and fight when i grew up . 我知道我的生活是在一个我长大时必须面临而又必须与之拼搏的世界里转来转去。
The wheel is revolving about its axis 轮子在轴上转动。
They were twin whirlwinds of hatred, revolving about each other monstrously 他们是两股仇恨的旋风,声势煊煊地绕着彼此旋转。
Just as the planets revolve about the sun, planetary electrons are thought of as revolving about the nucleus 正像行星围绕太阳转一样,行星般的电子被认为是围着原子核转的。
Just as the planets revolve about the sun, planetary electrons are thought of as revolving about the nucleus 正像行星围绕太阳转一样,行星般的电子被认为是围着原子核转的。
If the graph of a continuous function is revolved about a line, the resulting surface is called a surface of revolution 一个连续函数的图形绕一条直线旋转所得到的曲面为旋转曲面。
But real estate economy then revolves about the long-term growth tendency to fluctuate and vibrate 而房地产经济波动则围绕长期增长趋势上下起伏、振荡;房地产经济波动可分为房地产经济周期波动与异常波动。
As everything turned upon her, and revolved about her, they went out under the plane-tree, and she carried the wine down for the special benefit of mr . lorry 因为家里一切都围着她转,决定也因她而作,所以他们便来到了梧桐树下。