新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

spin

英 [spɪn]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

spins
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 旋转
A spin is a swift rotating motion around a central point.
双语例句
例：
This driving mode allows you to move off in third gear to reduce wheel-spin in icy conditions.
这种驾驶方法可以让你用三档发动汽车以减少结冰情况下的车轮打滑现象。
2. [SING 单数型名词] 带倾向性的解释（或说法）
If someone puts a certain spin on an event or situation, they interpret it and try to present it in a particular way.
双语例句
例：
He interpreted the vote as support for the constitution and that is the spin his supporters are putting on the results today.
他把这次投票结果解释为对宪法的支持，这也是他的支持者们对今天的结果所做的解释。
3. [U 不可数名词] （政治上的）粉饰倾向性报道
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.
双语例句
例：
The public is sick of spin and tired of promises.
公众厌倦了那些有倾向性的报道和种种许诺。
4. [SING 单数型名词] 兜风
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.
双语例句
例：
Tom Wright celebrated his 99th birthday by going for a spin in his sporty Mazda.
汤姆•赖特开着他的运动型马自达车出去兜风以庆祝其99岁生日。
5. [U 不可数名词] （击球或投球时故意使球做出的）快速旋转
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.
双语例句
例：
He threw it back again, putting a slight spin on the ball.
他把球略带旋转地又投掷了回去。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

spin off
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使脱离（原组织）而独立
To spin off something such as a company means to create a new company that is separate from the original organization.
双语例句
例：
He rescued the company and later spun off its textile division into a separate entity.
他挽救了该公司，后来又把它的纺织部脱离出来组建成一个独立实体。
spin out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 拖延
If you spin something out, you make it last longer than it normally would.
近义词
prolong
双语例句
例：
My wife's lawyer was anxious to spin things out for as long as possible.
我妻子的律师很想尽可能的拖延时间。

VERB. 动词

spins , spinning , spun
1. [I 不及物动词] 转动
If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a central point.
双语例句
例：
The latest disks, used for small portable computers, spin 3,600 times a minute.
用于小型手提电脑的最新磁盘每分钟转动3600次。
例：
He spun the wheel sharply and made a U-turn in the middle of the road.
他猛打方向盘，在路中间掉了个头。
2. [I 不及物动词] 眩晕
If your head is spinning, you feel unsteady or confused, for example because you are drunk, ill, or excited.
双语例句
例：
My head was spinning from the wine.
我喝了葡萄酒后晕乎乎的。
3. [I 不及物动词] 纺 , 纺线
When people spin, they make thread by twisting together pieces of a fibre such as wool or cotton using a device or machine.
双语例句
例：
Michelle will also spin a customer's wool fleece to specification at a cost of $2.25 an ounce.
米歇尔也会按顾客的要求为其纺羊毛呢，每盎司收费2.25美元。