pivot
[ˈpɪvət]
n.
枢轴;
中心点，中枢;
[物]支点，支枢;
[体]回转运动;
vi.
在枢轴上转动;
随…转移;
vt.
把…放在枢轴上;
以…为核心;
使绕枢轴旋转;
由…而定;
adj.
枢轴的;
关键的;
例句:
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West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade.
西非是可可豆贸易的中心。
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The smaller of its hands occasionally slipped round on the pivot, and thus, though the minutes were told with precision, nobody could be quite certain of the hour they belonged to.
表上的时针在轴上滑动, 这样, 虽然分钟仍很准确, 但是点钟就没有人能完全肯定了.
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The pedal had sheared off at the pivot.
踏板在枢轴处断裂了。
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Clinton says the pivot is not about confronting China.
来自VOA
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He turned his...head on the pivot of his neck.
来自J. C. Powys
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These disputes existed long before the so-called pivot was announced.
来自VOA