| 单词 | spin |
| 释义 | spin (spɪn ) Word forms: spins , spinning , spun 1. verb B2 If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a central point. The latest discs, used for small portable computers, spin 3600 times a minute. [VERB] The Earth spins on its own axis. [VERB] He spun the wheel sharply and made a U turn in the middle of the road. [VERB noun] He spun his car round and went after them. [V n round/around] Synonyms: revolve, turn, rotate, wheel Spin is also a noun. This driving mode allows you to move off in third gear to reduce wheel-spin in icy conditions. 2. verb When you spin washing, it is turned round and round quickly in a spin drier or a washing machine to get the water out. Just spin the washing and it's nearly dry. [VERB noun] Spin is also a noun. Set on a cool wash and finish with a short spin. 3. verb If your head is spinning, you feel unsteady or confused, for example because you are drunk, ill, or excited. His head was spinning and he could barely stand. [VERB] All those figures make my poor head spin. [VERB] 4. singular noun If someone puts a certain spin on an event or situation, they interpret it and try to present it in a particular way. [informal] He interpreted the vote as support and that is the spin his supporters are putting on the results today. ...the wholly improper political spin given to the report by sections of the press. Synonyms: bias, prejudice, slant, turn 5. See also spin doctor 6. uncountable noun In politics, spin is the way in which political parties try to present everything they do in a positive way to the public and the media. The public is sick of spin and tired of promises. It's time for politicians to act. 7. singular noun If you go for a spin or take a car for a spin, you make a short journey in a car just to enjoy yourself. 8. verb If someone spins a story, they give you an account of something that is untrue or only partly true. She had spun a story which was too good to be condemned as a simple lie. [VERB noun] Synonyms: tell, relate, recount, develop 9. verb When people spin, they make thread by twisting together pieces of a fibre such as wool or cotton using a device or machine. Michelle will also spin a customer's wool fleece to specification at a cost of $2.25 an ounce. [VERB noun] spinning uncountable noun They do their own cooking, spinning, and woodworking. 10. singular noun [a NOUN] If a plane goes into a spin, it falls very rapidly towards the ground in a spiral movement. 11. uncountable noun In a game such as tennis or cricket, if you put spin on a ball, you deliberately make it spin rapidly when you hit it or throw it. 12. in a spin phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone is in a spin or in a flat spin, you mean that they are confused and unable to act sensibly because of something that has happened. [British, informal] Poor Jane was in rather a spin about the party. Phrasal verbs: spin off phrasal verb To spin off or spin off something such as a company means to create a new company that is separate from the original organization. [business] He rescued the company and later spun off its textile division into a separate company. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Corven plans to help large companies spin out smaller, entrepreneurial firms. [VERB PARTICLE noun] spin out 1. phrasal verb If you spin something out, you make it last longer than it normally would. My wife's solicitor was anxious to spin things out for as long as possible. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The Government will try to spin out the conference into next autumn. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. See also spin off Idioms: in a spin [mainly British] so angry, confused, or excited that you cannot act sensibly or concentrate on what you are doing This news came right out of the blue and it's left me in a spin. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers spin your wheels [mainly US] to fail to do or achieve anything satisfactory He is not getting anywhere. He's just spinning his wheels. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: car spins The road can also broadcast an immediate distress signal if a car spins off. Times, Sunday Times A car spins off the road. Times, Sunday Times This leads to a struggle and the car spins out of control. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Individual cars have two rows facing each other and each car spins independently throughout the course of the ride. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each car spins while giant arms move up and down in a circular motion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I had more excitement watching a spider spin a web on my kitchen window. Times, Sunday Times He did just enough research to spin the web. The Sun They are solitary and spin a web to pull several leaves together and consume these from the leaf margins inward. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To have the spider spin a web, the player must first tap on the screen, and then jump from one surface to another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unlike many spiders, they do not spin a web of any kind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's probably just the noise from the hamster wheel on her head spinning round. The Sun (2011) She spun round as the man, with a holler, burst through the door. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002) We were waiting for her head to spin round! The Sun (2006) She spun round, the cold air pressing against her face like a stale, damp washcloth. EVERVILLE (2001) He put the car into reverse and squealed the tyres, spinning the wheel, then accelerating towards the ramp up to the street. THE LAST RAVEN The taxi did a little shimmy sideways and the driver spun the wheel. MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE (1999) If not kept in its proper place, it can spin wildly out of control. Christianity Today Scheduled to last six days, the flight was ended after six hours when, because of a major systems malfunction, the capsule began to tumble over and spin wildly. Times, Sunday Times The hands of the clock spin wildly counter-clockwise, striking the number 13 every other second. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the shadow of a claw reaches over the face of the clock, the hands spin wildly counter-clockwise, striking the number 13 every other second. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When this happens, things spin wildly out of control. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A few decades later things changed: in the mid-19th century the building was used to scoure and spin wool and to full the cloth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Village crafters spin wool into yarn, weave yarn into cloth, make rugs, turn pottery, carve wooden bowls and utensils, make split-oak baskets and more. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They made baskets, spun wool, wove carpets, raised livestock, kept bees and grew organic crops in organic fields. Times, Sunday Times Next comes a lead weight for spinning wool, a 'spindle whorl'. Times, Sunday Times Her hobbies include spinning wool from her sheep, knitting and weaving. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 转动 Japanese: 回す/回る |
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