pivot

英 [ˈpɪvət]

美 [ˈpɪvət]

n.  支点; 枢轴; 中心点; 最重要的人(或事物); 中心; 核心
v.  (使)在枢轴上旋转(或转动)

第三人称单数：pivots　复数：pivots　现在分词：pivoting　过去式：pivoted　过去分词：pivoted　

TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.16008 / COCA.15361

短语用例

pivot on/around sth

• 围绕（主旨）；以…为核心
  to depend completely on sth

牛津词典

noun

• 支点；枢轴；中心点
  the central point, pin or column on which sth turns or balances
• 最重要的人（或事物）；中心；核心
  the central or most important person or thing
  1. West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade.
     西非是可可豆贸易的中心。
  2. The pivot on which the old system turned had disappeared.
     维系旧制度的支柱已经消失了。

verb

• （使）在枢轴上旋转（或转动）
  to turn or balance on a central point (= a pivot ) ; to make sth do this
  1. Windows that pivot from a central point are easy to clean.
     沿中轴转动的窗子容易擦洗。
  2. She pivoted around and walked out.
     她一转身走了出去。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 中枢；枢纽；要点；中心点
  The pivotin a situation is the most important thing which everything else is based on or arranged around.
  1. Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large group of watercolours.
     整个展览的重点是一大组水彩画。
• VERB 在枢轴上转动
  If somethingpivots, it balances or turns on a central point.
  1. The boat pivoted on its central axis and pointed straight at the harbour entrance...
     小船原地掉过头来，直指海港入口。
  2. She pivots gracefully on the stage...
     她在舞台上优雅地旋转。
  3. He pivoted his whole body through ninety degrees.
     他整个身体转过90度。
• N-COUNT 枢轴；支点
  Apivotis the pin or the central point on which something balances or turns.
  1. The pedal had sheared off at the pivot.
     踏板在枢轴处断裂了。

英英释义

noun

• the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
  1. the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
• axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
  Synonym:pin
• the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
  Synonym:pivot man

verb

• turn on a pivot
  Synonym:swivel

双语例句

• To adjust the pivot table, you select fields and drop them in the appropriate zones on the page.
  要调整pivot表，您需要选择字段，并将它们拖放到页面上适当的区域。
• Each slide has only one pivot point.
  每个幻灯片只有一个旋转点。
• That is the pivot of the whole argument.
  这是整个论据的关键。
• Don't forget to make some pivot tables.
  别忘了做一些枢纽分析表。
• This construction avoids the need for extending the pivot pins through the valve body.
  这种结构消除了将枢轴销伸长穿出阀体的必要性。
• You head down the aisle and reach for the pivot bin's latch.
  你低着头挤过走廊来到位置上，伸手去拉行李箱的弹簧锁。
• The pedal had sheared off at the pivot.
  踏板在枢轴处断裂了。
• Display data in an interactive pivot table.
  在交互式数据透视表中显示数据。
• A pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge.
  一个钉或门闩以形成铰链的支点。
• You can then create charts, data pivot tables, and so forth with the new spreadsheet.
  然后，可以用新的电子表格创建图表、数据透视表等。