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单词 revolve
释义
revolve
verb[IorT]
uk
/rɪˈvɒlv/us
/rɪˈvɑːlv/
tomoveorcausesomething tomovearound acentralpointorline:
（使）旋转；（使）转动；（使）环绕，围绕
Theearthrevolves around thesun.地球围绕太阳转。
Thegunturretrevolved until thegunwasaimedat theadvancingsoldiers.炮塔旋转着，最后炮口瞄准了正在前进的士兵。
Synonym
orbit
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spinverb(TURN)
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Phrasal verb

revolve aroundsomeone/something
(Definition ofrevolvefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

revolve| American Dictionary

revolve
verb[I/T]
us
/rɪˈvɑlv,-ˈvɔlv/
tomovein acircleor acurvearound acentralpoint, or tocausesomething to do this:
[T]Theplanerevolved 162degreesontoitsback.
[I]Theearthrevolves around thesun,roughlyin acircle.
[I]fig.Hisliferevolves around(= He is onlyinterestedin)football.
(Definition ofrevolvefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrevolve

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The concernsrevolvearound their audiences' appraisal of the amenities and proximity of the theatre.
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A final criticism revolves around the savings of the unemployed and whether they continue to purchase equities during periods of unemployment.
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For example, for someone whose life revolves around grandchildren, the role of grandparent can be conserved despite severe physical disabilities.
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Their discussion revolved from the start around the causes of and the responsibilities for delinquency and the way it is dealt with.
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The debate revolved around the party's programme for the upcoming general elections.
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Compared to preschool conversations, family mealtime conversations less frequently revolved around turn negotiations, maybe due to the much lower number of participants in family interaction.
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Music analysis often revolves around two activities - the identification of musically significant units or 'segments', and the study of relationships among segments.
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The revolving door between nursing homes and acute care means that such increase inevitably reaches high risk hospitalized patients.
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This concept is goalbased, revolves around a clear goal-action-outcome organization, and provides a coherent organization of episodic sequences.
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Such a concord revolved around the extent of a landlord's legitimate political influence, depending on the tenants' willingness to accept his or her political guidance.
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A second major interface issue revolves around incremental versus non-incremental processing.
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The further stages of the emergence of the ethical similarlyrevolvearound the 'postulate of freedom'.
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Furthermore, in one way or another, all domestic economic activity in turn revolved around it.
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Presidential elections have revolved around three leading candidates in the period 1988-97.
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One final and important issue for interpreting the likely impact of our work on actual savings revolves around whether workers are liquidity constrained.
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