revolve
verb [intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they revolve | |
he / she / it revolves | |
past simple revolved | |
past participle revolved | |
-ing form revolving |
to go in a circle around a central point 旋转;环绕;转动 Extra ExamplesThe fan was revolving very slowly 风扇旋转得很慢 All planets revolve on an axis. 所有的行星都绕着一个轴旋转。 The ceiling fan revolved slowly overhead. 吊扇在头顶慢慢旋转。 You can get a revolving bookstand for about $150. 你可以花150美元左右买到一个旋转书架。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRevolve is used with these nouns as the subject:- earth
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘turn (the eyes) back’, ‘restore’, ‘consider’): from Latin revolvere, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.