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单词 gyrate
释义 gy·rate
I. \ˈjīˌrā]t, -_rə̇], usu ]d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Latin gyratus circular, rounded, from gyrus circle, ring + -atus -ate
: winding or coiled round : curved, ringed, convoluted
 < a gyrate branch >
II. \ˈjīˌrāt,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, usu -ād.+V\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Late Latin gyratus, past participle of gyrare to gyrate, turn
1. : to revolve around a central point : move spirally about an axis
 < the dory gyrated slowly and without direction near the marvelously still body of the plane — Kay Boyle >
2. : to turn or swing back and forth often rapidly with or as if with a circular or spiral motion
 < seems to gyrate wildly between the poles of sentimentalism and cold-blooded commercialism — Fredson Bowers >
 < the rain eddied and gyrated past them like a horizontal cataract — J.C.Powys >
Synonyms: see turn
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