英语词汇“pivot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

pivotpivot1 /ˈpɪvət/ (also ˈpivot point) noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYpivot¹

Origin: 1600-1700 French

1science, physics a central point or pin on which something balances or turns2the one central idea or event that all parts of a plan, process, or idea are based on or arranged around: Until recently, West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade.

noun | verb

pivotpivot2 verb

VERB TABLE

pivot

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pivot
	he, she, it	pivots
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	pivoted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have pivoted
	he, she, it	has pivoted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had pivoted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pivot
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have pivoted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am pivoting
	he, she, it	is pivoting
	you, we, they	are pivoting
Past	I, he, she, it	was pivoting
	you, we, they	were pivoting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been pivoting
	he, she, it	has been pivoting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been pivoting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be pivoting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been pivoting

1[intransitive, transitive] to turn or balance on a central point, or to make something do this: The security cameras can pivot to monitor the entire hallway.2[intransitive] to turn quickly on your feet so that you face in the opposite directionpivot on/around something phrasal verb to depend on or be planned around a particular event, or to have a particular idea as the central one: The entire project pivots on this meeting with the board of directors.