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revolving

UK //rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ//US //rɪˈvɑːlvɪŋ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'revolvere'(重新滚动),由 're-'(再次)和 'volvere'(滚动)组成,14世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指物体围绕中心轴旋转或循环移动的状态,常用于描述门、舞台等机械装置的运作方式。

“The revolving door kept the cold air outside.”

(旋转门将冷空气隔绝在外。)

“We sat at a table in the revolving restaurant.”

(我们坐在旋转餐厅的桌旁。)

❶ 形容信用额度或账户中可循环使用的资金,常见于金融领域。

“She has a $10,000 revolving credit line.”

(她有一万美元的循环信用额度。)

“The company uses a revolving fund for small projects.”

(公司用循环基金支持小型项目。)

同义词:rotating, spinning, circulating

verb

❶ 指物体围绕中心点做圆周运动,或指想法、计划等在脑海中反复出现。

“The fan blades were revolving slowly.”

(风扇叶片在缓慢旋转。)

“Her mind kept revolving the same problem.”

(她脑海中不断盘旋着同一个问题。)

同义词:rotate, orbit, circle

常见短语

revolving door — 字面指旋转门,比喻人事频繁更替的机构或岗位,尤指政界或企业高管流动。

“The ministry was criticized for its revolving door policy.”

(该部门因人事频繁轮换政策受到批评。)

revolving credit — 循环信贷,指借款人可重复使用的信用额度,还款后可用额度自动恢复。

“Credit cards typically offer revolving credit facilities.”

(信用卡通常提供循环信贷服务。)