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spin

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spin1 /spɪn/ ●●● S3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp spun /spʌn/, present participle spinning)  
1  turn around 旋转 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TURN to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this （使）快速旋转
 The plane’s propellers were spinning.
飞机的螺旋桨在快速旋转。
spin (something/somebody) around
 She grabbed Norm’s arm and spun him around to face her.
她抓住诺姆的胳膊将他转过来面对她。
2  somebody’s head is spinning  (also the room is spinning)CONFUSEDILL if your head or the room is spinning, you feel as if you might faint (=become unconscious) because you are shocked, excited, or drunk 〔因震惊、兴奋或醉酒〕某人头都晕了，某人感到天旋地转
 I was pouring with sweat, and my head was spinning.
我大汗淋漓，头晕目眩。
 The room started to spin.
房间开始旋转。
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somebody’s head is spinning• My shirt is soaked through, my head is spinning.
3  situation/information 情况/信息 [transitiveT] to describe a situation or information in a way that is intended to influence the way people think about it – used especially about what politicians or business people do 有倾向地陈述〔尤用于指政客和商人所做的事〕
 Supporters attempted to spin the bill’s defeat to their advantage.
支持者试图用对自己有利的说法来解释议案被否决一事。
4  spin a tale/story/yarn LIE/TELL A LIEto tell a story, especially using a lot of imagination 编造故事
 She spun a story about a trip to Athens to meet one of the authors.
她编了一个故事，说是去雅典见了其中的一位作者。
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spin a tale/story/yarn• He could spin a yarn, and you had to take what he said with a pinch of salt.• Joe was in top form, spinning stories, issuing pronunciamentos, dropping withering quips at every opportunity.• She liked to spin yarn, sing, and dance.
5. wool/cotton 羊毛/棉花 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TIM to make cotton, wool etc into thread by twisting it 将〔棉花、羊毛等〕纺成〔线〕，纺〔线〕
6  drive 驾驶 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] writtenFAST/QUICK to drive or travel quickly 飞驰，疾驰 SYN speed
spin past/along etc
 Barbara spun past in her new sports car.
芭芭拉开着她那辆新跑车飞驰而过。
7  spin your wheels American EnglishAmE to continue trying to do something without having any success 一直努力但毫无效果
 I felt like I was just spinning my wheels trying to make him understand.
我感觉想要让他明白简直是在白费力气。
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spin your wheels• At the heart of all of the basic questions about normality we shall find we are spinning our wheels.• And so you stay stuck, spinning your wheels, and getting angry or depressed.• I felt like I was just spinning my wheels trying to make him understand.
8. wet clothes 湿衣服 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrEDHC to get water out of clothes using a machine after you have washed them 〔用机器〕甩干；使脱水，旋干
9. insect 昆虫 [transitiveT]HBI if a spider or insect spins a web or cocoon, it produces thread to make it 〔蜘蛛〕吐丝结网；〔昆虫〕吐丝作茧
10 spin off phrasal verbphr v BBCto make part of a company into a separate and partly independent company, or to become a separate company （使）从〔原来公司〕脱离出去
spin something ↔ off
 At the time of the merger, Loral spun off its space divisions into a separate firm.
合并时，洛雷尔公司让它的太空部脱离出去组成一家独立的公司。
from
 Lucent spun off from AT&T several years ago.
几年前朗讯从美国电话电报公司分离出来。
→ spin-off(2)
Examples from the Corpus
spin from• Axcelis entered the market July 11, spun off from Eaton Corp., a Cleveland manufacturing company.• JvNCNet spun off from Princeton University Network.
11 spin out phrasal verbphr v 
a) LONG TIME spin something ↔ out British EnglishBrE to make something continue for longer than is necessary 〔不必要地〕拖长，拖延 SYN drag out
 I’m paid by the hour, so I spin the work out as long as I can.
我拿计时工资，所以我就尽量把工作拖长。
b) spin something ↔ outSPEND MONEY British EnglishBrE to use money, food etc as carefully and slowly as possible, because you do not have very much of it 尽可能延长使用〔钱、食物等〕
spin something ↔ out over
 I’ve only got £10 left, so we’ll have to spin it out over the whole week.
我只剩 10 英镑，所以我们必须省着用，过完这一周。
c) American EnglishAmE if a car spins out, the driver loses control of it and the car spins around 〔汽车〕打滑失控
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spin out• Well, the lawyers always spin it out don't they -- that's how they make their money!• We were paid by the hour, so I spun out the work for as long as I could.
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spin• November 21 A whirlpool of mutual hatred With accelerating fury the Middle East's cycle of violence spins.• They simply spin a silken sling to attach themselves to a twig.• On the sidewalk, children took turns spinning a top.• I sat back and watched the ceiling fan spin above me.• The boy was spinning around in his father's desk chair.• The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.• The village has a reputation for spinning fine wool yarn.• Witnesses recalled a clap of wood and the sight of Bailey plunging toward the ground, then his dangling body spinning hard.• The wheels where spinning in the mud, but the car wouldn't move.• We spin on an axis, or tilt, of about 23. 5 degrees from the sun.• They spun round undisturbed in front of the nuclear power stations for several hours.• He spun the dial on the padlock right, then left, then right again.• Spin the wheel of the bicycle to make sure that it is fastened correctly.
spin (something/somebody) around• He grabbed the wall for balance, and it spun him around.• We watched you bumble after pigeons, squeal as sun and air and Humber spun you around.• You two being newlyweds, she just spun him around and aimed him at me.• Delaney spun her around - and gagged.• By this time, Agent Price had also spun his car around and was headed southeast toward Oglala.• All the heavy materials came from junk spinning somewhere around in the solar system.• She spun me around, lifted Janir out of the carrier and immediately opened her shirt.• It is like the mind spinning a cocoon around the I and Thou.
spin past/along etc• The world could not spin past these dry, hot days.
Related topics: Sport
spin2 noun  
1  turning 旋转 [countableC]TURN an act of turning around quickly 快速旋转
 the Earth’s spin
地球的自转
 The Russian skater finished her routine with a series of spins.
这名俄罗斯滑冰运动员以一连串的快速旋转结束了全套动作。
2  car 汽车 [singular] informalTRAVEL a short trip in a car for pleasure 〔乘车〕兜风 SYN drive
 Let’s go for a spin in the country.
我们开车到乡下去兜兜风吧。
 Do you want to take my car for a spin?
你想开我的车去兜兜风吗？
3. ball 球 [uncountableU]DS if you put spin on a ball in a game such as tennis or cricket, you deliberately make the ball turn very quickly so that it is difficult for your opponent to hit 〔网球、板球等的〕旋转（球）
4  information 消息 [singular, uncountableU]PERSUADE the way someone, especially a politician or business person, talks about information or a situation, especially in order to influence the way people think about it 〔尤指政客或商人的〕导向性陈述，带倾向性的说法
5. aircraft 飞机 [singular] if an aircraft goes into a spin, it falls suddenly, turning around and around 〔往下〕旋冲，快速螺旋下降
6  in/into a (flat) spin CONFUSEDWORRIEDif you are in a spin, you are very confused and anxious 陷入恐慌，变得惊慌失措
Examples from the Corpus
in/into a (flat) spin• But Yoyo, just frozen in a spin, happens to look up and see him.• Incidentally, if an aircraft is very difficult to get into a spin, it also may be very difficult to recover.• After decent dousing on Splash Mountain, need to go into spin cycle to dry off.• EuroDisney, ahead of Thursday's figures, was in a spin.• At four hundred feet he hadn't enough altitude from which he could recover if he went into a spin.• The tundras will drag you into a spin.
7. WET CLOTHES 湿衣服give something a spin British EnglishBrEDHC to turn clothes around very fast in a machine to remove water from them 〔用机器〕给衣服脱水，把衣服甩干
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give something a spin• Lively in flavor but quick to prepare, this chicken dish gives a new spin to the traditional grilled fare.• He should have read the writing on the machine they gave him to spin the golden thread.• This means that their spins are guaranteed to cancel each other out to give a total spin of zero.
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spin• The tundras will drag you into a spin.• Once again his weakness against spin was exposed when Bandara bowled him with a leg-break.• Bicycle riders performed dangerous spins and flips off ramps and curved walls.• For the moment just note that electron spin provides a second example of a two-dimensional state vector space in quantum mechanics.• A win will prove them wrong and put a whole new spin on this season.• What we would like to see is more realistic policies and less Labour Party spin.• The senator was determined to put a positive spin on the affair.• He made a quick spin to avoid the oncoming player.• Nixon lived long enough after his Watergate humiliation to put his own revisionist spin on his history.• the spin of a propeller• Whatever spin the government tries to put on it, this can be seen as nothing less that a massive defeat.
take ... for a spin• He woke at tea time and took Lily for a spin in the car.• She was obviously impatient to be taken out for a spin even though there was hardly puff enough to stir her anemometer.• Car joy: Prince Charles presented a £54,000 hi-tech van to disabled man who then took him for a spin.• I'd like to take it for a spin.
put a ... spin on• A win will prove them wrong and put a whole new spin on this season.• He puts a good spin on things.• Rule No. 1 of scandal hunting is that you must not put an obviously partisan spin on things.• They sat in ragged groups at their foxholes, some of them silent, others putting moral spin on the day.• Washington was also eager to put its own spin on the news it was imparting.• Another liberty Webster extended to himself was putting his own spin on definitions.
From Longman Business Dictionary
spinspin /spɪn/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp spun /spʌn/, present participle spinning)
→ spin something ↔ off
Origin spin1
Old English spinnan
spin1 verbspin2 noun
Chinese
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3841 COCA: 2644
spin

noun¹

 1fast turning movement快速轉動ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPIN | SPIN + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤quick, rapid急速／快速旋轉▸➤slow慢慢旋轉▸➤back, side, top (usually topspin, etc.) (sport體育) 迴旋；側旋；上旋◇She puts heavy topspin on her serve.她發很轉的上旋球。VERB + SPIN➤go into（飛機）進入旋衝狀態◇He had to stop the helicopter from going into a spin.他必須制止直升機旋衝下降。➤come out of擺脫旋衝▸➤put sb/sth in, put sb/sth into, send sb/sth into (all figurative) 使⋯驚慌失措；使⋯暈頭轉向◇The president's death sent the stock market into a spin.總統之死使股市陷入恐慌。➤give sth（用洗衣機）給⋯脫水◇Give the clothes another spin.把衣服再脫一次水。➤impart, put使旋轉◇How do you put more spin on the ball?你怎樣把球打得更旋？SPIN + NOUN➤dryer (BrE) 甩乾機➤cycle旋轉脫水過程；是非漩渦◇We stopped the washing machine before the spin cycle.脫水前我們讓洗衣機暫停。◇After a bitter divorce, the two actors were thrown into a media spin cycle. (NAmE, figurative) 兩位演員經歷了痛苦的婚變之後，又被捲入了媒體的漩渦。➤bowler, bowling (in cricket板球) 擅投旋轉球者；旋轉投球
spin

noun²

 2on information信息ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPIN | SPIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤negative, positive負面／正面報道➤different, fresh, interesting, (whole) new, unique不同的／新鮮的／有趣的／全新的／獨特的報道◇She's put a whole new spin on the theme of corporate greed.她對公司貪婪這一主題作了全新的解讀。➤contemporary, modern當代／現代導向➤media, political媒體／政治傾向性報道➤Labour, Republican, etc.勞動黨、共和黨等的傾向性報道VERB + SPIN➤add, give sth, put增加傾向性報道；對（⋯）作傾向性報道◇The chairman tried to put a positive spin on the closure of the factory.主席試圖從正面解釋工廠關閉一事。SPIN + NOUN➤doctor輿論導向專家◇government spin doctors政府輿論導向專家➤machine輿論機器◇the government's spin machine政府的輿論機器PREPOSITION➤with a spin以傾向性的觀點◇The film retells the famous legend with a Marxist spin.這部電影用馬克思主義的觀點重述了那個著名的傳說。
spin

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SPIN | PHRASES ADVERB➤fast, quickly, rapidly快速旋轉◇The blade spins very fast.槳葉飛速旋轉。➤freely順暢地旋轉◇The wheel can now spin freely.輪子現在可以順暢地轉動了。➤around, round (especially BrE) 旋轉◇He spun around to face her.他轉過身來面對着她。➤away, back轉開；轉回VERB + SPIN➤begin to, start to開始旋轉PHRASES➤make sb's head spin (figurative) 使某人眩暈◇The wine made my head spin.我喝了酒後頭暈目眩的。➤spin like a top像陀螺一樣旋轉◇The dinghy spun like a top and a huge wave came at me.小艇像陀螺一樣轉了起來，接着一個巨浪向我打來。➤spin on its axis自轉◇The Earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours.地球每 24 小時自轉一週。➤spin on your heel (especially NAmE) 旋即轉身◇She spun on her heel and walked out of the room.她旋即轉身走出房間。➤spin out of control打轉失控◇The car spun out of control.那輛車打着轉失去了控制。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3841 COCA: 2644
spin verb
⇨ spin (dancers spin round) ⇨ turn 1 (spin around in terror) spin

verb

spin ♦︎ turn ♦︎ circle ♦︎ rotate ♦︎ revolve ♦︎ roll ♦︎ orbit ♦︎ whirl ♦︎ go around/round (sth) ♦︎ swivel ♦︎ twist ♦︎ twirlThese words all mean to move around a central point or to make sth do this. 这些词均表示旋转、转动、转圈。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to spin / turn / circle / rotate / revolve / roll / orbit / whirl around / round (sth)◆to spin / turn / rotate / revolve / swivel on sth◆to spin / turn / rotate / whirl faster (and faster)◆to spin / turn / rotate rapidly / quickly◆to spin / turn / circle / rotate / revolve / orbit / twist / twirl (sth) slowly■ spin (spinning, spun, spun) [intransitive, transitive] to turn round and round quickly; to make sth do this 快速旋转；使快速旋转◆The dancers spun round and round.那些舞蹈演员一圈又一圈地做旋转动作。◆The Earth spins around a central axis.地球围绕着一个中心轴旋转。◆My head was spinning (= it felt as if it was spinning round).我觉得天旋地转。◆She spun the roulette wheel one last time.她把轮盘赌轮又最后转了一次。◆Spin your partner around (= in dancing).拥着你的舞伴旋转。ⓘ With spin and the other verbs in this group, round is used especially in British English, and around especially in American English. * spin以及本组中的其他动词在英式英语中尤后接round，在美式英语中尤后接around。▸ spin

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆The dance was full of twists and spins.该舞蹈中有许多扭摆和旋转动作。◆He lost everything on the spin of a roulette wheel.他把一切都输在了旋转的轮盘赌轮上。■ turn [intransitive, transitive] to move or make sth move around a central point 转动；旋转；使旋转◆The blades of the helicopter were turning slowly.直升机的旋翼在慢速旋转。◆He turned the key in the lock.他转动钥匙开锁。◆She turned the steering wheel as far as it would go.她把方向盘打到转不动为止。▸ turn

noun

 [countable] ◆Give the handle a few turns.将把手转动几下。◆Rotate the image through a quarter turn.把这个图像翻转90度。■ circle [intransitive, transitive] to move in a circle, especially in the air （尤指在空中）盘旋，环行，转圈◆Seagulls circled around the boat.海鸥围绕着那条船盘旋。◆A small aircraft was circling overhead.一架小飞机在头顶上盘旋。◆The bell rang and the two boxers began circling each other.铃声响起，两位拳击手开始围着对方转圈。■ rotate rəʊˈteɪt; NAmE ˈroʊteɪt [intransitive, transitive] to move in a circle around a fixed central point; to make sth do this 旋转；转动；使旋转◆Make sure that the propellor can rotate freely.确保螺旋桨能够旋转无碍。◆The earth takes 24 hours to rotate on its axis.地球自转一周需要24个小时。◆Rotate the wheel through 180 degrees.把方向盘转动180度。▸ rotation

noun

 [uncountable, countable] ◆The length of a day is based on the rotation of the earth on its axis.一天的长度是根据地球自转而定的。◆This switch controls the number of rotations per minute.这个开关控制着每分钟的转数。■ revolve rɪˈvɒlv; NAmE rɪˈvɑːlv [intransitive] (rather formal) to move in a circle around a central point 旋转；环绕；转动◆People used to think that the sun revolved around the earth.过去人们以为太阳绕着地球转。◆She saw him heading towards the revolving door.她看见他朝那旋转门走过去。◆ (figurative) The world doesn't revolve around you, you know.你要知道，这个世界不是以你为中心的。▸ revolution

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆The disk rotates at up to 500 revolutions per minute.该磁盘以每分钟多达500转的速度旋转。◆The revolution of the earth around the sun takes one year.地球环绕太阳公转一周需要一年时间。NOTE 辨析 Rotate or revolve?When sth rotates it usually moves around its own centre or axis (= the imaginary line through the centre of an object, around which the object turns); when sth revolves it usually moves around a point outside itself, although revolve is sometimes used in the same way as rotate. * rotate通常指物体环绕自身的中心或轴心转动；revolve通常指物体环绕自身以外的某个点转动，尽管有时revolve也可与rotate用法相同◆The ceiling fan rotated / revolved slowly overhead.吊扇在头顶上缓慢地转动。 ■ roll [intransitive, transitive] to turn over and over or round and round while remaining in the same place; to make sth do this 原地转圈；原地打转；使原地转圈◆A dog was rolling in the mud.一只狗正在泥浆里打滚。◆Her eyes rolled.她那双眼睛滴溜溜地转动。◆He was rolling a pencil between his fingers.他正用手指转动着铅笔。■ orbit [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to move in an orbit (= a curved path) around a much larger object, especially a star or planet （尤指围绕恒星或行星）沿轨道运行；围绕⋯运动◆The earth takes a year to orbit the sun.地球绕太阳一周需要一年的时间。◆Stars near the edge of the galaxy orbit more slowly.银河边缘处的恒星运行的速度较慢。   see also orbit ⇨ way noun 3 ■ whirl wɜːl; NAmE wɜːrl [intransitive, transitive] (written) to move or make sb/sth move around very quickly in a circle 快速旋转；打转；使快速旋转◆Leaves whirled in the wind.落叶在风中旋转。◆He whirled her around the dance floor.他拥着她围着舞池旋转。■ ˌgo aˈround■ ˌgo ˈround■ go around sth■ go round sth

phrasal verb

(goes, went, gone) (especially spoken) to spin or move around in a circle 旋转；转动◆The wheel was going round and round.那轮子不停地转动着。◆He didn't even know that the earth goes around the sun!他甚至不知道地球绕着太阳转！■ swivel ˈswɪvl (-ll-, NAmE -l-) [intransitive, transitive] to turn or make sth turn around a fixed central point 旋转；转动；使旋转◆The ball should be able to swivel freely in the socket.那个球在槽里应该能自由转动。◆She swivelled her chair around to face them.她把椅子转过来朝着他们。NOTE 辨析 Rotate, revolve or swivel?When sth rotates or revolves it moves round and round in a circle, continuing in the same direction; when sth swivels it is able to move back and forth around a central point, changing direction often. * rotate或revolve指物体朝着同一方向不停地转圈；swivel指物体能绕着一个中心点来回转动，经常改变方向。■ twist [transitive] to turn sth round in a circle with your hand （用手）转动，旋转◆Try twisting the handle to the right.试着将把手向右旋转一下。◆She was nervously twisting the ring on her finger.她紧张地转动着手指上的戒指。■ twirl [transitive] (written) to make sth turn quickly and lightly round and round 使轻快地转动；使旋转◆He twirled his hat in his hand.他快速旋转着手里的帽子。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3841 COCA: 2644
spin
To move in circles or twists: spin, revolve, whirl...
Washing, drying and ironing clothes: air, boil, the cleaners...
To change position: turn, spin, overturn...
Spinning, weaving and basketry: basketry, basketwork, cane...
Insect behaviour: alight, beat, be on the wing...
To have or develop an illness or symptom: suffer, get, contract...
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
Riding a bicycle or motorcycle: backpedal, bicycle clips, bike...
To drive, or to operate a vehicle: back up, belt up, be on someone's tail...
Telling stories: narrate, weave, retell...
Circular and turning movements and about-turns: turn, spin, swirl...
Relating to the ball in sports and games: backspin, bouncy, dead...
Relating to operating aircraft: aerobatics, aerospace, airborne...
Writing or speech style: academic writing, delivery, diction...
Journeys: awayday, circuit, commute...

See also: spinning

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