gyrate

英 [dʒaɪˈreɪt]

美 [ˈdʒaɪreɪt]

v.  旋转; 使(身体部位)旋转，转动

现在分词：gyrating　过去式：gyrated　第三人称单数：gyrates　过去分词：gyrated　

GRE

BNC.34996 / COCA.23876

牛津词典

verb

• 旋转；使（身体部位）旋转，转动
  to move around in circles; to make sth, especially a part of your body, move around
  1. They began gyrating to the music.
     他们随着音乐的节奏旋转起来。
  2. The leaves gyrated slowly to the ground.
     树叶旋转着慢慢飘落到地上。
  3. As the lead singer gyrated his hips, the crowd screamed wildly.
     当主唱者扭摆臀部时，观众发狂似地尖叫起来。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （人）旋转，转动
  If yougyrate, you dance or move your body quickly with circular movements.
  1. The woman began to gyrate to the music.
     这位女子开始随着音乐旋转。
  2. ...a room stuffed full of gasping, gyrating bodies.
     挤满了气喘吁吁、不停旋转的人的房间
• VERB 旋转；回旋
  Togyratemeans to turn round and round in a circle, usually very fast.
  1. The aeroplane was gyrating about the sky in a most unpleasant fashion.
     飞机在空中盘旋，令人不堪忍受。
• VERB （价格、货币等）剧烈波动，起伏不定
  If things such as prices or currenciesgyrate, they move up and down in a rapid and uncontrolled way.
  1. Interest rates began to gyrate up towards 20 per cent in 1980 and then down and up again.
     1980年利率开始攀升至20%，随后又起伏不定。

英英释义

verb

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
  1. The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
  Synonym:spinspin aroundwhirlreel
• to wind or move in a spiral course
  1. the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
  2. black smoke coiling up into the sky
  3. the young people gyrated on the dance floor
  Synonym:spiralcoil

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