单词 | revolve |
释义 | revolve (rɪvɒlv ) Word forms: revolves , revolving , revolved 1. verb If you say that one thing revolves around another thing, you mean that the second thing is the main feature or focus of the first thing. Since childhood, her life has revolved around tennis. [V + around] This plot revolves around a youngster who is shown various stages of his life. [V around n] Synonyms: be concerned with, focus on, concentrate on, hang on 2. verb If a discussion or conversation revolves around a particular topic, it is mainly about that topic. The debate revolves around specific accounting techniques. [V + around] The conversation revolved around the terrible condition of the road. [V around n] 3. verb If one object revolves around another object, the first object turns in a circle around the second object. The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes. [V + around] Synonyms: go round, circle, orbit, gyrate 4. verb When something revolves or when you revolve it, it moves or turns in a circle around a central point or line. Overhead, the fan revolved slowly. [VERB] Monica picked up her pen and revolved it between her teeth. [VERB noun] Collocations: episode revolves around This episode revolves around the school's swimming gala, at which he and his class take part in a synchronised diving competition. Times, Sunday Times Each loosely chronological episode revolves around a handful of like-minded key artists. Times, Sunday Times The episode revolves around their trip and the people that they see. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The book the episode revolves around starts with the opening line. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Every episode revolves around a local ingredient(s) and the activities in the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The novel revolves around a true story which took place as the nineteenth century was drawing to a close. The Times Literary Supplement Each novel revolves around one of the sins and each character's transgressions specific to that sin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The novel revolves around themes of black diaspora and colonialism, in particular colonization of the mind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although the novel revolves around their desperate attempt to be together, they never marry during the story. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The theme of the novel revolves around love, romance, treachery, and endurance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This play revolves around community, poverty, talent and the north/south divide. Times, Sunday Times As the game's story progresses, game play revolves around the player making the correct selections and collecting items. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Almost of the play revolves around food and meals, its preparation and consumption, set in the kitchen of their condo. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Game play revolves around two combatants battling it out on varied levels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The play revolves around their five-year relationship and how they make it work despite their differences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The series revolves around that statement, which probably explains why it feels so formulaic. Times, Sunday Times The series revolves around the titular room and some of the everyday items from that room which possess unusual powers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The series revolves around two lawyers who, between the two of them, have only one law degree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The series revolves around ten strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The series revolves around the meetings inside the student council room in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The story revolves around the people he meets and shakes hands with. The Times Literary Supplement The story revolves around a young outcast who seems to be being tormented for reasons we don't yet know. Times, Sunday Times The story revolves around the castle and it has always been my favourite. Times, Sunday Times The story revolves around you. Times, Sunday Times The story revolves around your journey as you set about cleansing a world filled with demons, attempt to seal the sky and ultimately defeat an evil army intent on destruction. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 以…为中心, 萦绕 Japanese: ~を中心に回る, 回転する |
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