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spinverb(TURN)C1[IorT]to (causeto)turnaround and around,especiallyfast: （使）（尤指快速）旋转 Theearthspins onitsaxis.地球绕地轴旋转。 Therouletteplayerssilentlywatchedthewheelspinaround/round.玩轮盘赌的玩家们默不作声地注视着轮盘旋转。 He waskilledwhen hiscarhitatreeand spun off theroad.他的车撞在树上甩出路面，他因此而丧生。 Spin theball(= make itturnaround and around as youthrowit)and it willchangedirectionwhen ithitstheground.把球旋转起来再抛出去，球触地时就会改变方向。 head/room spins Ifyourheador theroomspins, youfeelas if it isturningaround and around, and you cannotbalance: 天旋地转；眩晕Theroomstartedspinning and Ifeltfaint.我开始感觉天旋地转，头昏眼花。 - Thecarspun on theice.
- She spun theglobe, andpointedto the Solomon Islands.
- Therevolvingdoorspun toofastandknockedhim over.
- He spun hispartneraround until she wasdizzy.
- Thechildrenspun thecarouselround asfastas they could.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesRevolving, rotating and spinning - around
- around and aroundidiom
- backspin
- birl
- centrifugal
- circuit
- rev
- revolve
- revolving
- rotary
- rotate
- rotation
- span
- swim
- swing
- twirl
- twirling
- twirly
- underspin
- wheel round
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: spinverb(MAKE THREAD)[IorT]to makethreadbytwistingfibres, or toproducesomething usingthread: 纺线；纺纱；纺织 Thefinalstageof theproductionofcottonis when it is spunintothread.棉线生产的最后一个阶段是把它纺成线。 Spiders spinwebs.蜘蛛结网。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesKnitting & sewing - appliqué
- appliquéd
- Aran
- Bargello
- baste
- haberdashery
- handknit
- handknitted
- hank
- hem
- overcast
- quilting
- reknit
- resew
- rib
- runsomethingup
- running stitch
- sampler
- seam
- sew
See more results » spin (someone) a story/tale/yarn totellastory, either todeceivesomeone or forentertainment: （为骗人或逗乐）杜撰故事，编造故事He spun sometaleaboutneedingto taketimeoffworkbecause hismotherwasill.他编了个瞎话，说他妈妈病了，他需要请假。 [+ two objects]They spun us astoryabout being indesperateneed ofmoney.他们编了个瞎话，说他们急需用钱。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDescribing & telling stories - dream sequence
- griot
- narrate
- narration
- narrative
- narrator
- non-narrative
- omniscient narrator
- paint a picture (of something)idiom
- personalize
- personification
- personify
- recitation
- recount
- relate
- retell
- self-report
- storyteller
- storytelling
- teller
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: spinverb(DRIVE)[I+ adv/prep]informal(of avehicle) tomovequickly, or tomovequicklyin avehicle: （车辆）疾驰；驾车飞驰 We were spinningalong, whensuddenlyone ofourtyresburst.我们车开得飞快，突然一个轮胎爆了。 Chris spunpastin aflashynewcar.克里斯开着辆耀眼的新车疾驰而过。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMoving quickly - agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
See more results » Idiomsspin a coin spin out of control spinyourwheels Phrasal verbsspin(someone)around spinsomethingoff spinsomethingout spinnoun(TURN)[CorU]themovementof somethingturninground veryquickly: 旋转；转动 Ihitsomething on theroad, whichsentthecarintoa spin.我轧到了路面上的什么东西，整个车直打转。 Suddenly, theplanewentintoa spin.突然，飞机开始不停地旋转。 Theseclothesneed another spin(= to beturnedround veryfastin amachineto getwaterout of them)- they're still verywet.这些衣服需要再甩一遍——它们还很湿呢。 Sheputa lot of spin on theball(=threworhitit in a way that made it spin).她打出一个旋转力很强的球。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesRevolving, rotating and spinning - around
- around and aroundidiom
- backspin
- birl
- centrifugal
- circuit
- rev
- revolve
- revolving
- rotary
- rotate
- rotation
- span
- swim
- swing
- twirl
- twirling
- twirly
- underspin
- wheel round
See more results » spinnoun(CHANGE IDEAS)[SorU]informala way ofdescribinganideaorsituationthat makes itseembetterthan it really is,especiallyinpolitics: （尤指政治上的）倾向性描述，导向性陈述 They havetriedtoputapositivespinonthesituation.他们尝试过将这个局面描述为具有正面意义。 Thisreportputsa different spinontheissue.这篇报道对这个问题作出了全然不同的倾向性描述。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCheating & tricking - anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- diddle
- fiddle
- flannel
- gull
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- pull
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- racket
See more results » spinnoun(DRIVE)[Cusually singular]old-fashionedinformalashortjourneyin acarforpleasure: （乘车）兜风 Rupert took mefor aspin in his newcar.鲁珀特用他的新车载着我去兜了一圈。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesJourneys - adventure
- break-journey
- carpool
- carpooling
- circumnavigation
- commuting
- expedition
- field trip
- grand tour
- haul
- jaunt
- journey
- junket
- layover
- odyssey
- ride
- sail
- stopover
- trip
- wanderings
See more results » spin| American Dictionaryspinverb(TURN)[I/T]toturnaround and around, or tocausesomething or someone toturn: [I]Theearthspins onitsaxis. [I]Sheheardfootstepsbehind her, and spun around toseewho was there. [T]Theslightcontactspun Joyce around. spinverb(MAKE THREAD)[T]to makethreadbytwistingfibers, or toproducesomething usingthread: Cotton is spun intothread. Spiders spinwebs. Phrasal verbsspin offsomething spin outsomething spinnoun(WAY OF REPRESENTING)[U]aparticularway ofrepresentinganeventorsituationto thepublicso that it will beunderstoodin a way that youwantit to beunderstood: Theytriedto put apositive/negativespin on thestory(= Theytriedto make itseembetterorworse), but nobody wasfooled. Tounderstandspin, he said, is tounderstandthat you getyourstorytold without gettingyourfingerprintson it. spinnoun(TRIP)[C]ashorttriptaken forpleasure, usually in acar: We went for a spin in Bill’s newcar. spinnoun(TURN)[C/U]afastturningmovement: [C]Ihitapatchoficein theroad, whichsentthecarinto a spin. Examplesofspinspin However, immortality does not come easy on this spinning earth.From theCambridge English Corpus They also like to up-end push and pull toys for imaginary mending, and wheels can be spun at different speeds.From theCambridge English Corpus In spinning the position by 1913 had become truly remarkable.From theCambridge English Corpus Finding enough spinners at the peak periods of clothmaking must have been no easy task, given the prevailing wage levels for spinning yarn.From theCambridge English Corpus Is it in the least surprising, therefore, that spinning was seen as work for women (or children)?From theCambridge English Corpus In the sixteenth century commentators were clear that a livelihood could not be gained from spinning alone.From theCambridge English Corpus The type of fiber used and the end-product desired determine the technique of spinning and the tools utilized.From theCambridge English Corpus She also found that women spun, and presumably wove, maguey and cotton in both commoner and elite households.From theCambridge English Corpus The parasite passes the winter inside its host, emerging in the spring and spinning its cocoon inside that of its host.From theCambridge English Corpus On the proximal arm segment the arm spines meet midradially forming a single fan.From theCambridge English Corpus On the proximal arm segment the arm spines almost meet midventrally forming a fan.From theCambridge English Corpus What, for example, are we to make of the spinning glands of one of the scale-worm groups (the sigalionids), which produce fibres employed in tube-building?From theCambridge English Corpus Ferromagnetic couplings tend to align the spins, antiferromagnetic couplings make them point in opposite directions.From theCambridge English Corpus One takes from this the idea that it has hardly begun before it swiftly spins along.From theCambridge English Corpus Even feathers and the hair of rabbit and humans may have been spun, along with other materials.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithspinspinThese are words often used in combination withspin. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. different spin To increase the number of accessible systems, easier synthesis strategies with higher yields anddifferentspinlabels are needed. From theCambridge English Corpus electron spin Transfer ofelectronspindensity from the paramagnetic center to the resonating nucleus is somehow related to chemical bonds. From theCambridge English Corpus electron spin resonance Unfolding of alanine-based peptides using electron spin resonance distance measurements. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |