revolve

re·volve

R0210400 (rĭ-vŏlv′)v. re·volved, re·volv·ing, re·volves v.intr.1. To orbit a central point: The planets revolve around the sun.2. To turn on an axis; rotate. See Synonyms at turn.3. To be arranged as revolving credit: His credit line revolves.4. To be centered: Their troubles revolve around money management.v.tr.1. To cause to revolve.2. To ponder or reflect on: revolved the matter in his mind.

[Middle English revolven, to change direction, from Old French revolver, to reflect upon, from Latin revolvere, to turn over, roll back, reflect upon : re-, re- + volvere, to roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

re·volv′a·ble adj.

revolve

(rɪˈvɒlv) vb1. to move or cause to move around a centre or axis; rotate2. (intr) to occur periodically or in cycles3. to consider or be considered4. (intr; foll by around or about) to be centred or focused (upon): Juliet's thoughts revolved around Romeo. n (Theatre) theatre a circular section of a stage that can be rotated by electric power to provide a scene change[C14: from Latin revolvere, from re- + volvere to roll, wind] reˈvolvable adj reˈvolvably adv

re•volve

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v. -volved, -volv•ing. v.i. 1. to move in a curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun. 2. to turn around or rotate, as on an axis: The wheel revolved slowly. 3. to focus or center. 4. to proceed or occur in a round or cycle; recur. 5. to be turned over in the mind. v.t. 6. to cause to turn around, as on an axis. 7. to cause to move in a circular or curving course, as about a central point. 8. to turn over in the mind; consider; ponder. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin revolvere to roll back =re- re- + volvere to roll, turn round] re•volv′a•ble, adj. syn: See turn.

revolve

Past participle: revolved
Gerund: revolving

Imperative
revolve
revolve

Present
I revolve
you revolve
he/she/it revolves
we revolve
you revolve
they revolve

Preterite
I revolved
you revolved
he/she/it revolved
we revolved
you revolved
they revolved

Present Continuous
I am revolving
you are revolving
he/she/it is revolving
we are revolving
you are revolving
they are revolving

Present Perfect
I have revolved
you have revolved
he/she/it has revolved
we have revolved
you have revolved
they have revolved

Past Continuous
I was revolving
you were revolving
he/she/it was revolving
we were revolving
you were revolving
they were revolving

Past Perfect
I had revolved
you had revolved
he/she/it had revolved
we had revolved
you had revolved
they had revolved

Future
I will revolve
you will revolve
he/she/it will revolve
we will revolve
you will revolve
they will revolve

Future Perfect
I will have revolved
you will have revolved
he/she/it will have revolved
we will have revolved
you will have revolved
they will have revolved

Future Continuous
I will be revolving
you will be revolving
he/she/it will be revolving
we will be revolving
you will be revolving
they will be revolving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been revolving
you have been revolving
he/she/it has been revolving
we have been revolving
you have been revolving
they have been revolving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been revolving
you will have been revolving
he/she/it will have been revolving
we will have been revolving
you will have been revolving
they will have been revolving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been revolving
you had been revolving
he/she/it had been revolving
we had been revolving
you had been revolving
they had been revolving

Conditional
I would revolve
you would revolve
he/she/it would revolve
we would revolve
you would revolve
they would revolve

Past Conditional
I would have revolved
you would have revolved
he/she/it would have revolved
we would have revolved
you would have revolved
they would have revolved

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	revolve - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"rotate, go arounddrive in, screw - cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts"screw - turn like a screwcircumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"wheel, wheel around - change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left"spin, spin around, gyrate, reel, whirl - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl - turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"turn - move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
	2.	revolve - move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"orb, orbitretrograde - move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodiescircle, circulate - move in circles
	3.	revolve - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"rollmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"roll, turn over - move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"transit - revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction

revolve

verb1. be concerned with, focus on, concentrate on, hang on, centre around, be absorbed in, pivot on Her life has revolved around tennis.2. go round, circle, orbit, gyrate The satellite revolves around the earth.3. rotate, turn, wheel, spin, twist, whirl The entire circle revolved slowly.4. consider, study, reflect, think about, deliberate, ponder, turn over (in your mind), meditate, mull over, think over, ruminate He revolved the new notion dizzily in his mind.

revolve

verb1. To move or cause to move in circles or around an axis:circle, circumvolve, gyrate, orbit, rotate, turn, wheel.2. To think or think about carefully and at length:chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.

Translations

旋转

revolve

(rəˈvolv) verb to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc. A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.旋转reˈvolver noun a type of pistol. She shot him with a revolver.左轮手枪reˈvolving adjectiverevolving doors. 旋转的转动的

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revolving door

A cycle in which employees do not remain in a position for more than a short amount of time before they leave, thus requiring the position to be filled frequently. Likened to a revolving door in front of a building where people can come and go at the same time. Primarily heard in US. Because public sector jobs typically cannot pay as much as private sector jobs, many positions become revolving doors.See also: door, revolve

revolving door syndrome

1. In psychiatry, a patient's pattern of repeated admissions to psychiatric facilities. Since Penny is back here yet again, we need to devise a different treatment plan for her, to try and stop this revolving door syndrome.2. The behavior exhibited by adult children who can no longer afford to live on their own and thus return home to live with their parents. My son is living with me once again and, given his disinterest in steady employment, I doubt this revolving door syndrome will ever end!See also: door, revolve, syndrome

revolve about (someone or something)

1. To spin around or orbit someone or something. For centuries people assumed that the sun and moon revolved about the Earth. To think otherwise was considered heresy. The boxer revolved about his beleaguered opponent, wearing him down with a series of jabs and punches.2. To focus one's concern or consideration solely on someone or something. It's inevitable that your lives are going to revolve about your kids, but you still need to try and maintain an identity of your own. The meeting largely revolved about rumors of potential layoffs.See also: revolve

revolve around (someone or something)

1. To spin around or orbit someone or something. For centuries people assumed that the sun and moon revolved around the Earth. To think otherwise was considered heresy. The boxer revolved around his beleaguered opponent, wearing him down with a series of jabs and punches.2. To focus one's concern or consideration solely on someone or something. It's inevitable that your lives are going to revolve around your kids, but you still need to try and maintain an identity of your own. The meeting largely revolved around rumors of potential layoffs.See also: around, revolve

revolve around someone or something

and revolve about someone or something 1. Lit. to spin or move around someone or something. Do you think that the whole world revolves around you? The moon revolves about the earth. 2. Fig. [for people or things] to center upon someone or something or to be primarily concerned with someone or something. The way all of this is going to turn out revolves around Bob. The success of the picnic revolves around the weather.See also: around, revolve

the revolving door

1. If you talk about the revolving door of an organization, you mean that the people working in it do not stay there for very long. The revolving door at Wests has only just stopped spinning. A huge turnover of players is usually not the ideal basis for success. For the next 25 years, the company had a revolving door of executives. Note: You can also use revolving-door before a noun. High spending by the country's revolving-door governments swelled the public sector debt.2. If you talk about the revolving door between two organizations, you mean that people often move from one to the other, and sometimes back again. Mr Smith also spoke of the revolving door for senior civil servants getting jobs in industry connected with their former department. No fewer than 25 aldermen have been convicted of corruption since 1973. In fact, the revolving door between City Hall and jail accounts in part for the Mayor's current political influence.3. You can use the revolving door to refer to a situation where solutions to problems only last for a short time, and then the same problems occur again. These kids are caught in the revolving door of the justice system, ending up back on the streets after serving time, faced with their old life. Note: You can also use revolving-door before a noun. This is the revolving-door syndrome: no home, no job, no money; hence crime, increasing isolation from society, imprisonment; hence no home on release, and back again to prison.See also: door, revolve

revolve around

v.1. To orbit around something: The planets revolve around the sun.2. To be primarily concerned with something: This discussion will revolve around the causes of the problem. Not everything revolves around you, so stop thinking of yourself all the time!See also: around, revolve

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verb be concerned with

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verb go round

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verb rotate

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verb consider

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verb to move or cause to move in circles or around an axis

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verb to think or think about carefully and at length

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verb turn on or around an axis or a center

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verb move in an orbit

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verb cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

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