pivot

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piv·ot1 /ˈpɪvət/ noun [countable]  1. TEMa central point or pin on which something balances or turns 枢，枢轴，支点，支轴2  IMPORTANT[usually singular] (also pivot point) the most important thing in a situation, system etc, which other things depend on or are based on 核心，中心the pivot on/around which something turns/revolves Iago’s lie is the pivot on which the play turns. 剧情围绕着雅各的谎言展开。pivot of West Africa was the pivot of the chocolate trade. 西非是巧克力贸易的中心。

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pivot• New designs with foot pivots allow snow hikers to tackle almost any hill or valley.• The tableau is no longer primal feasible and one further pivot as shown. is required to achieve an optimal tableau in which.• He was a great pivot man and developed a very good outside shot.• Any friction at the hammer pivot will slow down the movement of the hammer, tending to make the action sluggish.• Classification as a linking device or pivot.• It was at the pivot of the secondary system - the process of selection - that innovation apparently took place.• Nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them became the pivot around which much of the Cold War revolved.• Secondly, the bounds provided by penalties can be used to prune the tree and avoid unnecessary pivots.pivot2 verb  1  [intransitive, transitive]TURN to turn or balance on a central point, or to make something do this （使）在枢轴上转动[平衡]pivot on The table-top pivots on two metal pins. 那个桌面以两个金属钉为枢轴旋转。2  [intransitive] to turn quickly on your feet so that you face in the opposite direction 〔以脚为支点〕转身 Magee pivoted and threw the ball to first base. 马吉转身把球投到了一垒。3 pivot on/around something phrasal verb DEPEND/IT DEPENDSto depend on or be based on one important thing, event, or idea 依靠，依赖；以…为中心 His argument will pivot on the growing cost of legal fees. 他的论点将以律师费用上涨为中心展开。→ See Verb table

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pivot• But at some point history pivoted.• They turn counter-clockwise by crossing one foot over another and pivoting, again and again.• She pivots again, and in two long strides she is down at the far end of the bench watching the play.• Instead, she pivots, dribbles and lunges toward the basket again.• The tableau is no longer optimal, so we must pivot in the x 1 -column to restore dual feasibility.• She pivoted on her hands so that she was facing the other direction.• The board will pivot round the skeg.• The security cameras can automatically pivot to monitor the entire hallway.Origin pivot1 (1600-1700) French

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pivot

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piv‧ot¹ /ˈpɪvət/ noun [countable]1. a central point or pin on which something balances or turns
2. [usually singular] (also pivot point) the most important thing in a situation, system etc, which other things depend on or are based on
    the pivot on/around which something turns/revolves
    Iago’s lie is the pivot on which the play turns.
    pivot of
    West Africa was the pivot of the chocolate trade.

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pivot² verb
1. [intransitive and transitive] to turn or balance on a central point, or to make something do this
    pivot on
    The table-top pivots on two metal pins.
2. [intransitive] to turn quickly on your feet so that you face in the opposite direction:
    Magee pivoted and threw the ball to first base.
     
pivot on/around something phrasal verb
  to depend on or be based on one important thing, event, or idea:
    His argument will pivot on the growing cost of legal fees.