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单词 gyration
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gy•ra•tion  ( jī rāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of gyrating;
    circular or spiral motion;
    revolution;
    rotation;
    whirling.
  • Late Latin gȳrātiōn- (stem of gȳrātiō). See gyrate, -ion
  • 1605–15
gy•ration•al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gyˈration /dʒaɪˈreɪʃən/ n
  1. the act or process of gyrating; rotation
  2. any one of the whorls of a spiral-shaped shell
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gy•rate /ˈdʒaɪreɪt, dʒaɪˈreɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. 
  1. to move in a circle or spiral or around a fixed point; whirl;
    revolve;
    rotate: [no object]gyrated to the music.[+ object]gyrated her hips to the music.
gy•ra•tion /dʒaɪˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gy•rate  (v. jīrāt, jī rāt;adj. jīrāt),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, adj. 
v.i. 
  1. to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point;
    whirl.

adj. 
  1. Zoologyhaving convolutions.
  • Latin gȳrātus (past participle of gȳrāre to turn around). See gyr-, -ate1
  • 1820–30
gyra•tor, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spin, twirl, revolve, swirl, pirouette.

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