revolve

verb

1. 旋转；环绕；转动
   to go in a circle around a central point
   1. The fan revolved slowly.
      电扇缓慢地转动着。
   2. The earth revolves on its axis.
      地球环绕自身的轴心转动。

1. VERB 围绕;以…为中心;以…为主要特征
   If you say that one thing revolves around another thing, you mean that the second thing is the main feature or focus of the first thing.
   1. Since childhood, her life has revolved around tennis...
      从孩童时期开始，她的生活就以网球为中心。
   2. This plot revolves around a youngster who is shown various stages of his life.
      这个故事情节围绕着一个年轻人展开，描述了他人生的各个阶段。
2. VERB (讨论或对话)以…为主题，围绕
   If a discussion or conversation revolves around a particular topic, it is mainly about that topic.
   1. The debate revolves around specific accounting techniques...
      这场争论的焦点是具体的会计技术。
   2. The conversation revolved around the terrible condition of the road.
      这次对话主要讨论这条路的糟糕路况。
3. VERB 围绕…旋转
   If one object revolves around another object, the first object turns in a circle around the second object.
   1. The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes.
      这颗人造卫星每100分钟围绕地球旋转一周。
4. V-ERG （使）旋转;（使）转动
   When something revolves or when you revolve it, it moves or turns in a circle around a central point or line.
   1. Overhead, the fan revolved slowly...
      风扇在头顶上缓缓地转动着。
   2. Monica picked up her Biro and revolved it between her teeth.
      莫妮卡拿起她的伯罗圆珠笔，放在牙齿间转动着。

1. Since childhood, her life has revolved around tennis
   从孩童时期开始，她的生活就以网球为中心。
2. The debate revolves around specific accounting techniques
   这场争论的焦点是具体的会计技术。
3. The conversation revolved around the terrible condition of the road.
   这次对话主要讨论这条路的糟糕路况。
4. The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes.
   这颗人造卫星每100分钟围绕地球旋转一周。
5. Overhead, the fan revolved slowly
   风扇在头顶上缓缓地转动着。
6. Monica picked up her Biro and revolved it between her teeth.
   莫妮卡拿起她的伯罗圆珠笔，放在牙齿间转动着。
7. The planets revolve around the sun.
   行星绕着太阳运转。
8. A lot of these techniques revolve around agreeing and disagreeing.
   这些技巧中有许多是和同意和反对有关的。
9. Some of the most entertaining conversations you can have with friends revolve around dating horror stories.
   你和朋友间一些有趣的谈话可以围绕着你的恐怖约会故事展开了。
10. Many of our customs such as marriage and education revolve around this reality of slow development.
    我们许多风俗习惯，比如婚姻和教育，就是围绕着这个缓慢的进展而旋转。
11. Me! All these things I hate revolve around Me!
    我！所有这些事情我恨围绕我！
12. Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.
    围绕自己的中心反复快速地转动。
13. The world does not revolve on an axis.
    这个世界可不是围绕一个轴转动的。
14. This place can't revolve around you.
    你不能待在这个地方。
15. There is a nucleus at the center of an atom. Around this nucleus revolve electrons.
    在原子中心有一个原子核，环绕这个原子核旋转的是电子。
16. Planets revolve about the sun and rotate on their axis.
    行星在围绕太阳旋转的同时，也绕着它们的自转轴自转。
17. Just as the planets revolve about the sun, planetary electrons are thought of as revolving about the nucleus.
    正像行星围绕太阳转一样，行星般的电子被认为是围着原子核转的。
18. Some of our most popular lists revolve around bizarre things, books, movies, music, and religion.
    一些最受欢迎的列表总是一些奇异的事物，书籍，电影，音乐和宗教。
19. Today our children's lives often revolve around television, video games and computers.
    今天，我们的儿童的生命往往围绕着电视，视频游戏和电脑。
20. Earth is one of nine planets which revolve around the sun.
    地球是围绕太阳旋转的九个行星之一。
21. The stars of the galaxy must revolve about its center if the galaxy is not to gradually collapse.
    如果星系不致于逐渐坍陷的话，星系中的恒星必须绕其中心旋转。
22. Planar mechanisms utilizing only lower pairs are called planar linkages, they may include only revolve and prismatic pairs.
    仅采用低副的平面机构叫做平面连杆机构，可以只包括转动副和棱形副。
23. Julia: This means that the planets revolve around the sun.
    朱莉娅：这个学说认为行星围绕着太阳旋转。
24. The wheels began to revolve slowly.
    车轮开始慢慢转动。
25. Therefore must revolve the leisure entertainment for the central annotation this hotel style and the function.
    因此要围绕休闲娱乐为中心诠释该酒店的风格与作用。
26. Select the path and open the3D Revolve Options again.
    选择的路径和开放的三维旋转选项。
27. But the world did not revolve around him.
    但是这个世界并不是围绕着他而旋转的。
28. The room began to revolve, then he fainted.
    屋子开始旋转，然后他就昏倒了。
29. Round him I must revolve by the gravitation of spirits.
    我必须借助精神的引力围着他转。

  rotate circle revolve spin whirl【导航词义：转动、旋转】

  rotate v. 旋转，转动

〔辨析〕指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，在特定语境中指自转。

  circle v. 盘旋，转圈

〔辨析〕尤指在空中盘旋。

  revolve v. 旋转

〔辨析〕指物体像轮子一样转动，在特定语境中指公转。

  spin v. 快速旋转

〔辨析〕强调迅速、连续地旋转，多指绕轴心转动。

  whirl v. 急转，迅速旋转

〔辨析〕强调速度快，含飞旋之意。

revolve around/round sth

1. 绕…旋转（或做圆周运动）
   to move around sth in a circle
   1. The fan revolved slowly.
      电扇缓慢地转动着。
   2. The earth revolves on its axis.
      地球环绕自身的轴心转动。

revolve around/round sb/sth

1. 围绕；以…为中心；将…作为主要兴趣（或主题）
   to have sb/sth as the main interest or subject

verb

1. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
   1. She rolled the ball
   2. They rolled their eyes at his words

   Synonym:    roll

2. move in an orbit
   1. The moon orbits around the Earth
   2. The planets are orbiting the sun
   3. electrons orbit the nucleus

   Synonym:    orborbit

3. turn on or around an axis or a center
   1. The Earth revolves around the Sun
   2. The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire

   Synonym:    go aroundrotate