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单词 spin
释义
verb | noun
spinspin1 /spɪn/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle spun /spʌn/, present participle spinning) Etymology
ETYMOLOGYspin1
Origin: Old English spinnan
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
spin
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyspin
he, she, itspins
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyspan, spun
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave spun
he, she, ithas spun
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad spun
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill spin
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have spun
Continuous Form
PresentIam spinning
he, she, itis spinning
you, we, theyare spinning
PastI, he, she, itwas spinning
you, we, theywere spinning
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been spinning
he, she, ithas been spinning
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been spinning
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be spinning
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been spinning
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 My head was spinning.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSmove around central point
to move around a central point, or make something move in this way:  The train’s wheels started to turn.
to turn something around a central point using a circular movement:  Just twist the cap to open the bottle.
to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this:  Skaters were spinning on the ice.
to turn again and again around a central point with a lot of speed and force, or to make something do this:  White clouds of snow were whirled around by the strong winds.
to turn again and again around a central point or to make something do this, especially as part of a dance or performance:  Half a dozen couples were twirling to a waltz.
to turn around while remaining in the same place, or to make something do this. Used about furniture or similar objects:  I want a desk chair that swivels.
to turn or move around a particular point:  The Earth rotates every 24 hours.
to move in a circular path around a central point:  Earth revolves around the Sun.
informal to rotate or revolve:  He lay in bed watching the fan above his head go around.
1IN A CIRCLE [intransitive, transitive] to turn around and around very quickly, or to make someone or something do this:  The Earth spins as it moves around the Sun. The children were spinning a top.spin (somebody/something) around The dancers spun around on the stage.► see thesaurus at turn12IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION [intransitive, transitive] to quickly turn your body or a vehicle you are driving so that you are facing in the opposite direction, or to make someone or something do this:  She spun to face him.spin (somebody/something) around He spun the car around and took off down the street.3SEEM TO MOVE [intransitive] if something spins, it seems to move and you feel dizzy, for example because you are shocked, excited, or drunk:  I lay down and the room started to spin. My head was spinning.4DESCRIBE [transitive] to present information to the public in a particular way so that they will have a particular opinion of it:  He could spin any story to make the president look good.5spin a yarn/story/tale to tell a story, especially using a lot of imagination6spin your wheels to try to do something without having any success:  I felt like I was just spinning my wheels trying to make him understand.7INSECT [transitive] if a spider or insect spins a web or cocoon, it produces thread to make it8WOOL/COTTON [intransitive, transitive] to make cotton, wool, etc. into thread by twisting it9DRIVE [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to drive or travel quickly: spin past/along etc. A Mercedes spun past at about 100 miles per hour.spin something ↔ off phrasal verb1to form a separate and partly independent company from parts of an existing company2to produce a new television program using characters from another program[Origin: Old English spinnan] → see also spin-offspin out phrasal verb if a car spins out, the driver loses control of it and the car spins around
verb | noun
spinspin2 noun Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 He gave the roulette wheel a spin.
 The plane nosedived and went into a spin.
 Let’s take your new car for a spin.
 Company representatives tried to put a positive spin on the lay-offs.
1TURNING [countable] an act of turning around quickly, or making something do this:  a series of complicated flips and spins He gave the roulette wheel a spin. The plane nosedived and went into a spin.2CAR [countable] informal a short trip in a car for pleasure:  Let’s take your new car for a spin.3BALL [uncountable] if you put spin on a ball in a game such as tennis or soccer, you deliberately make the ball turn very quickly so that it is difficult for your opponent to hit4INFORMATION [singular, uncountable] the things someone, especially a politician or business person, tells people about a situation in order to influence the way people think:  Company representatives tried to put a positive spin on the lay-offs. → see also spin control, spin doctor5somebody'S ATTITUDE [singular, uncountable] the way someone thinks about a particular subject or the attitude he or she has toward it SYN angle: spin on What’s your spin on what’s been happening?6SCIENCE [singular] science, physics a quality of an elementary particle that influences its behavior with other particles7in/into a spin confused and anxious about what to do, or starting to feel this way:  The latest allegations have Republicans in a spin.
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