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

spinverb

uk/spɪn/us/spɪn/present participle spinning, past tense spun, past participle UK also span

spin verb (TURN)

C1 [ I or T ] to (cause to) turn around and around, especially fast:

The earth spins on its axis.

The roulette players silently watched the wheel spin around/round.

He was killed when his car hit a tree and spun off the road.

Spin the ball (= make it turn around and around as you throw it) and it will change direction when it hits the ground.

head/room spins

If your head or the room spins, you feel as if it is turning around and around, and you cannot balance:

The room started spinning and I felt faint.

More examples

The car spun on the ice.
She spun the globe, and pointed to the Solomon Islands.
The revolving door spun too fast and knocked him over.
He spun his partner around until she was dizzy.
The children spun the carousel round as fast as they could.

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Revolving, rotating and spinning

centrifugal
Foucault pendulum
go round
gyrate
in rotation idiom
rev
rotate
rotation
round and round idiom
rpm
sidespin
span
spin (sb) around
swim
swing
tailspin
twiddle
twirly
wheel
wheel round

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Headaches & dizziness

spin verb (MAKE THREAD)

[ I or T ] to make thread by twisting fibres , or to produce something using thread:

The final stage of the production of cotton is when it is spun into thread.

Spiders spin webs.

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Knitting & sewing

appliqué
backing
baste
bind
bobbin
bodkin
cable stitch
handknitted
hem
knit
knitter
knitting
needle
seamstress
sew sth up
sewing
sewing machine
shorten
stitch
tack

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spin (sb) a story/tale/yarn

to tell a story, either to deceive someone or for entertainment:

He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill.

[ + two objects ] They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money.

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Describing & telling stories

narrate
narration
narrator
omniscient narrator
personalize
personify
recitation
recite
recount 1
relate
report
self-report
storyteller

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Lies, lying & hypocrisy

spin verb (DRIVE)

[ I + adv/prep ] informal (of a vehicle) to move quickly, or to move quickly in a vehicle:

We were spinning along, when suddenly one of our tyres burst.

Chris spun past in a flashy new car.

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Moving quickly

beetle
belt
bob
bowl down/along sth
careen
career
gallop
gun
leg
make off
outran
pelt
rush
scamper
scoot
scrabble
scramble
shoot
stampede
trot

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Idiom(s)

spin a coin

spin out of control

spin your wheels

Phrasal verb(s)

spin (sb) around

spin sth off

spin sth out

spinnoun

uk/spɪn/us/spɪn/

spin noun (TURN)

[ C or U ] the movement of something turning round very quickly:

I hit something on the road, which sent the car into a spin.

Suddenly, the plane went into a spin.

These clothes need another spin (= to be turned round very fast in a machine to get water out of them) - they're still very wet.

She put a lot of spin on the ball (= threw or hit it in a way that made it spin).

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Revolving, rotating and spinning

centrifugal
Foucault pendulum
go round
gyrate
in rotation idiom
rev
rotate
rotation
round and round idiom
rpm
sidespin
span
spin (sb) around
swim
swing
tailspin
twiddle
twirly
wheel
wheel round

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spin noun (CHANGE IDEAS)

[ S or U ] informal a way of describing an idea or situation that makes it seem better than it really is, especially in politics:

They have tried to put a positive spin on the situation.

This report puts a different spin on the issue.

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Cheating & tricking

a numbers game idiom
bad faith
bamboozle
bilk
blackmail
fleece
gag
honeyfuggle
hoodwink
impersonate
jape
jiggery-pokery
ruse
scam
scammer
screw
sell sb a bill of goods idiom
shaft
wool
worm

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spin noun (DRIVE)

[ C usually singular ] old-fashioned informal a short journey in a car for pleasure:

Rupert took me for a spin in his new car.

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Journeys

adventure
break-journey
carpool
carsick
convoy
field trip
foray
grand tour
journey
mystery tour
odyssey
outward-bound
peregrination
pilgrimage
ride
round trip
sail
short-haul
the long haul idiom
trip

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Idiom(s)

in a spin

单词	spin
释义	Contents verb (4) spin (TURN) spin (MAKE THREAD) spin (3) spin (DRIVE) noun (3) spin (TURN) spin (CHANGE IDEAS) spin (DRIVE) Contents verb (2) spin (TURN) spin (MAKE THREAD) noun (3) spin (WAY OF REPRESENTING) spin (TRIP) spin (TURN) English American spinverb uk/spɪn/us/spɪn/present participle spinning, past tense spun, past participle UK also span spin verb (TURN) C1 [ I or T ] to (cause to) turn around and around, especially fast: The earth spins on its axis. The roulette players silently watched the wheel spin around/round. He was killed when his car hit a tree and spun off the road. Spin the ball (= make it turn around and around as you throw it) and it will change direction when it hits the ground. head/room spins If your head or the room spins, you feel as if it is turning around and around, and you cannot balance: The room started spinning and I felt faint. More examples The car spun on the ice. She spun the globe, and pointed to the Solomon Islands. The revolving door spun too fast and knocked him over. He spun his partner around until she was dizzy. The children spun the carousel round as fast as they could. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Revolving, rotating and spinning centrifugal Foucault pendulum go round gyrate in rotation idiom rev rotate rotation round and round idiom rpm sidespin span *spin (sb)* around swim swing tailspin twiddle twirly wheel wheel round See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Headaches & dizziness spin verb (MAKE THREAD) [ I or T ] to make thread by twisting fibres , or to produce something using thread: The final stage of the production of cotton is when it is spun into thread. Spiders spin webs. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Knitting & sewing appliqué backing baste bind bobbin bodkin cable stitch handknitted hem knit knitter knitting needle seamstress sew sth up sewing sewing machine shorten stitch tack See more results » spin (sb) a story/tale/yarn to tell a story, either to deceive someone or for entertainment: He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill. [ + two objects ] They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Describing & telling stories narrate narration narrator omniscient narrator personalize personify recitation recite recount 1 relate report self-report storyteller You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Lies, lying & hypocrisy spin verb (DRIVE) [ I + adv/prep ] informal (of a vehicle) to move quickly, or to move quickly in a vehicle: We were spinning along, when suddenly one of our tyres burst. Chris spun past in a flashy new car. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Moving quickly beetle belt bob** bowl down/along sth careen career gallop gun leg make off outran pelt rush scamper scoot scrabble scramble shoot stampede trot See more results » Idiom(s) spin a coin spin out of control spin your wheels Phrasal verb(s) spin (sb) around spin sth off spin sth out spinnoun uk/spɪn/us/spɪn/ spin noun (TURN) [ C or U ] the movement of something turning round very quickly: I hit something on the road, which sent the car into a spin. Suddenly, the plane went into a spin. These clothes need another spin (= to be turned round very fast in a machine to get water out of them) - they're still very wet. She put a lot of spin on the ball (= threw or hit it in a way that made it spin). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Revolving, rotating and spinning centrifugal Foucault pendulum go round gyrate in rotation idiom rev rotate rotation round and round idiom rpm sidespin span *spin (sb)* around swim swing tailspin twiddle twirly wheel wheel round See more results » spin noun (CHANGE IDEAS) [ S or U ] informal a way of describing an idea or situation that makes it seem better than it really is, especially in politics: They have tried to put a positive spin on the situation. This report puts a different spin on the issue. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cheating & tricking a numbers game idiom bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail fleece gag honeyfuggle hoodwink impersonate jape jiggery-pokery ruse scam scammer screw sell sb a bill of goods idiom shaft wool worm See more results » spin noun (DRIVE) [ C usually singular ] old-fashioned informal a short journey in a car for pleasure: Rupert took me for a spin in his new car. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Journeys adventure break-journey carpool carsick convoy field trip foray grand tour journey mystery tour odyssey outward-bound peregrination pilgrimage ride round trip sail short-haul the long haul idiom trip See more results » Idiom(s) in a spin spinverb us/spɪn/present participle spinning, past tense and past participle spun /spʌn/ spin verb (TURN) [ I/T ] to turn around and around, or to cause something or someone to turn: [ I ] The earth spins on its axis. [ I ] She heard footsteps behind her, and spun around to see who was there. [ T ] The slight contact spun Joyce around. spin verb (MAKE THREAD) [ T ] to make thread by twisting fibers, or to produce something using thread: Cotton is spun into thread. Spiders spin webs. Idiom(s) spin your wheels Phrasal verb(s) spin off something spin out something spinnoun us/spɪn/ spin noun (WAY OF REPRESENTING) [ U ] a particular way of representing an event or situation to the public so that it will be understood in a way that you want it to be understood: They tried to put a positive/negative spin on the story (= They tried to make it seem better or worse), but nobody was fooled. To understand spin, he said, is to understand that you get your story told without getting your fingerprints on it. spin noun (TRIP) [ C ] a short trip taken for pleasure, usually in a car: We went for a spin in Bill’s new car. spin noun (TURN) [ C/U ] a fast turning movement:** [ C ] I hit a patch of ice in the road, which sent the car into a spin.
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spinverb

spin verb (TURN)

spin verb (MAKE THREAD)

spin verb (DRIVE)

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Phrasal verb(s)

spinnoun

spin noun (TURN)

spin noun (CHANGE IDEAS)

spin noun (DRIVE)

Idiom(s)

spinverb

spin verb (TURN)

spin verb (MAKE THREAD)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

spinnoun

spin noun (WAY OF REPRESENTING)

spin noun (TRIP)

spin noun (TURN)