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revolve

🇬🇧 UK/rɪ'vɒlv/🇺🇸 US/ri'vɒlv/
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Definitions

v.

To move in a circle around a central point; to be centered on a main idea or concern.

旋转,绕转;以……为中心

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
volvroll, turn, wind
+
esuffix
=revolve

Common Collocations

  • 1.revolve around围绕……转
  • 2.revolve on its axis绕轴自转
  • 3.life revolves around生活以……为重心
  • 4.revolve around a theme围绕某一主题展开

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The Earth revolves around the Sun once a year.

  • 2.

    The Earth revolves around the Sun once every 365 days.

  • 3.

    His entire life seems to revolve around his passion for music.

  • 4.

    The debate continued to revolve around the issue of funding and resource allocation.

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