rotate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ro·tate /rəʊˈteɪt $ ˈroʊteɪt/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]TURN to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this （使）旋转，（使）转动 SYN revolve, → spin The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. 地球每24小时绕地轴自转一周。 Rotate the pan halfway through the baking time. 烘烤到一半时把盘子转一下。2 [intransitive, transitive]BEC if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do a particular job for a particular period of time （使）轮流做…，（使）轮换 The chairmanship of the committee rotates annually. 委员会主席的职位每年轮换一次。 Employers may rotate duties to give staff wider experience. 雇主会安排轮换工作岗位，以丰富员工的经验。3 [intransitive, transitive] to change the places of things or people, or to change places, especially in a circular direction （给…）轮换位置 Rotating the tyres every few months helps them last longer. 每隔几个月给轮胎换位一次，可延长其使用寿命。4. [transitive] technicalTAC to regularly change the crops grown on a piece of land, in order to preserve the quality of the soil 轮种，轮作 → crop rotation→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
rotate• The result, says the inventor, is that the wheel is permanently out of balance and forced to rotate.• Cleaning duties are rotated among the various groups.• The players rotate before each serve.• We rotate -- I teach French grammar one week, and she teaches it the next.• He saw the propeller contact something and then appear to rotate in the opposite direction as the engine stopped.• Night and day are created by the Earth rotating on its axis.• The stage was illuminated by a stroboscope, a light which flashed at regular intervals by means of a rotating shutter.• The escape pod was rotating so rapidly that its four occupants were pinned against their couches.• The Moon rotates so slowly that synchronous orbit is not achievable.• A better solution may well be to pick up the idea of rotating the audit partner every five to 10 years.• Rotate the handle a half turn to the left.• Rotating the tires every few months helps them last longer.• We usually rotate the worst jobs so that no one gets stuck with them.From Longman Business Dictionaryrotatero‧tate /rəʊˈteɪtˈroʊteɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do the jobs for a fixed period of time, one after the otherWithin each section of the company, workers are now rotated from job to job regularly.The chairmanship of the committee rotates annually.→ See Verb tableOrigin rotate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of rotare, from rota “wheel”ro·tate verbChineseSyllable
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rotate
ro‧tate /rəʊˈteɪt $ ˈroʊteɪt/
verb
SYN revolve ⇨ spin:
The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
Rotate the pan halfway through the baking time.
2. [intransitive and transitive] if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do a particular job for a particular period of time:
The chairmanship of the committee rotates annually.
Employers may rotate duties to give staff wider experience.
3. [intransitive and transitive] to change the places of things or people, or to change places, especially in a circular direction:
Rotating the tyres every few months helps them last longer.
4. [transitive] technical to regularly change the crops grown on a piece of land, in order to preserve the quality of the soil ⇨ crop rotation
▪ turn to move around a central or fixed point: The wheels of the train began to turn.
▪go around (also go round British English) to turn around a central point. Go around is a little more informal than turn and is very common in everyday English: When the fan goes around, the warm air is pushed back downwards.
▪revolve/rotate to turn around and around a central point. Rotate and revolve are more formal than turn and sound more technical: The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours. | The stage revolves at various points during the performance.
▪spin to turn around many times very quickly: The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.
▪whirl /wɜːl $ wɜːrl/ to spin around extremely quickly, often in a powerful or uncontrolled way: The blades of the helicopter whirled overhead.
▪twirl (around) to spin around quickly, especially as part of a dance or performance: The couples were twirling around on the dance floor.
▪swirl (around) to move around quickly in a circular movement, especially when the movement goes outwards or upwards from the center: Her white skirt swirled around her legs as she danced. | The leaves began to swirl around.
▪spiral to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes around: The smoke spiralled toward the ceiling.
ro‧tate /rəʊˈteɪt $ ˈroʊteɪt/
verb Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of rotare, from rota 'wheel'
1. [intransitive and transitive] to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of rotare, from rota 'wheel'
SYN revolve ⇨ spin:
2. [intransitive and transitive] if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do a particular job for a particular period of time:
3. [intransitive and transitive] to change the places of things or people, or to change places, especially in a circular direction:
4. [transitive] technical to regularly change the crops grown on a piece of land, in order to preserve the quality of the soil ⇨ crop rotation
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