| 单词 | gyrate |
| 释义 | gy·rate /dʒaɪˈreɪt $ ˈdʒaɪreɪt/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]TURN to turn around fast in circles 快速旋转 SYN spin The dancers gyrated wildly to the beat of the music. 舞蹈员随着音乐的节奏疯狂地旋转起舞。2 [intransitive] if the value of money in business gyrates, it moves up and down a lot 波动 → fluctuate Stock and bond markets have gyrated in recent weeks. 证券市场近几周波动很大。 —gyration /dʒaɪˈreɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusgyrate• He begins to gyrate and strip.• He gyrated carefully so that he could see himself at all angles.• They wandered in to see people gyrating in a new dance called the twist.• The dervish gyrating on his axis echoes the rotation of the earth and taps the sources of creative vibration.• The Titan gyrated, swinging around in spasm.• Afternoons at Wellesley, they cranked the Victrola and gyrated to ragtime.• The United Kingdom sharply increased its volume of exports to the United States in the 1980s, when the dollar gyrated wildly.Origin gyrate (1800-1900) Late Latin past participle of gyrare, from Latin gyrus “circle”gy·rate verbChineseSyllable Corpus around fast in circles to turn |
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