revolve

• vi. 旋轉；循環出現；反複考慮
• vt. 使…旋轉；使…循環；反複考慮
• n. 旋轉；循環；旋轉舞台

re-,向後，往回，再次，-volv,轉動，詞源同 devolve,evolve,involve.

revolve (v.)

late 14c., "to change direction, bend around, turn (the eyes) back," from Old French revolver and directly from Latin revolvere "roll back, unroll, unwind; happen again, return; go over, repeat," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox). In 15c., "to turn over (in the mind or heart), meditate." Meaning "travel around a central point" first recorded 1660s (earlier "cause to travel in an orbit around a central point," mid-15c.). Related: Revolved; revolving.

1. Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth.

火星自轉一周的時間比地球長。

來自《權威詞典》

2. Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth.

火星自轉一周的時間比地球長.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The planets revolve around the sun.

行星繞著太陽運轉.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. Planets revolve about the sun and rotate on their axis.

行星在圍繞太陽旋轉的同時,也繞著它們的自轉軸自轉.

來自辭典例句

5. The wheels began to revolve slowly.

車輪開始慢慢轉動.

來自辭典例句