spin /spɪn/ CET4 TEM4 ( spinning, spun, spins )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a central point. 转动

  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. 

  N-VAR Spin is also a noun. 旋转

  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。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  My head was spinning from the wine.

  当时我因喝了酒而感到眩晕。

• 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) 诠释与宣传 [非正式]

  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诠释与宣传。

• 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) 粉饰

  例：

  The public is sick of spin and tired of promises.

  公众厌倦了粉饰和许诺。

• 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. 兜风

  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。

• 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. 纺; 纺线

  例：

  Michelle will also spin a customer's wool fleece to specification at a cost of $2.25 an ounce.

  米歇尔也将以每盎司$2.25的价格按照顾客的要求为其纺羊毛呢。

• 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. (击球或投球时故意使球做出的) 快速旋转

  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。