spin

1. V-T/V-I If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a central point. 轉(zhuǎn)動

The latest disks, used for small portable computers, spin 3,600 times a minute. 用于小型手提電腦的最新磁盤每分鐘轉(zhuǎn)動3600次。

He spun the wheel sharply and made a U turn in the middle of the road. 他猛打方向盤，在路中間掉了個頭。

2. N-VAR Spin is also a noun. 旋轉(zhuǎn)

This driving mode allows you to move off in third gear to reduce wheel-spin in icy conditions. 這種駕駛方法可以讓你用三檔發(fā)動汽車以減少結(jié)冰情況下的車輪打滑。

3. V-I If your head is spinning, you feel unsteady or confused, for example because you are drunk, ill, or excited. 眩暈

My head was spinning from the wine. 當時我因喝了酒而感到眩暈。

4. N-SING If someone puts a certain spin on an event or situation, they interpret it and try to present it in a particular way. (特意做的) 詮釋與宣傳[非正式]

He interpreted the vote as support for the constitution and that is the spin his supporters are putting on the results today. 他把這次投票結(jié)果解釋為對憲法的支持，這也是他的支持者們對今天的結(jié)果所做的詮釋與宣傳。

5. N-UNCOUNT In politics, spin is the way in which political parties try to present everything they do in a positive way to the public and the media. (政治) 粉飾

The public is sick of spin and tired of promises. 公眾厭倦了粉飾和許諾。

6. N-SING If you go for a spin or take a car for a spin, you make a short trip in a car just to enjoy yourself. 兜風

Tom Wright celebrated his 99th birthday by going for a spin in his sporty Mazda. 湯姆?賴特開著他的運動型馬自達車出去兜風以慶祝其99歲生日。

7. V-T When people spin, they make thread by twisting together pieces of a fibre such as wool or cotton using a device or machine. 紡; 紡線

Michelle will also spin a customer's wool fleece to specification at a cost of $2.25 an ounce. 米歇爾也將以每盎司$2.25的價格按照顧客的要求為其紡羊毛呢。

8. N-UNCOUNT In a game such as tennis or baseball, if you put spin on a ball, you deliberately make it spin rapidly when you hit it or throw it. (擊球或投球時故意使球做出的) 快速旋轉(zhuǎn)

He threw it back again, putting a slight spin on the ball. 他把球略帶旋轉(zhuǎn)地又投擲了回去。