spin

英 [spɪn]

美 [spɪn]

v.  (使)快速旋转; (使)急转身，猛转回头，急转弯; 纺(线); 纺(纱)
n.  高速旋转; (飞机的)尾旋，螺旋式下坠; 兜风

现在分词：spinning　过去式：spun　过去分词：spun　第三人称单数：spins　复数：spins　

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同义词辨析

rotatecirclerevolvespinwhirl【导航词义：转动、旋转】

短语动词

短语用例

spin off (from sth)

spin sth↔off (from sth)

• 脱胎（于某事物）；（从某事物）派生，衍生；随之而产生
  to happen or to produce sth as a new or unexpected result of sth that already exists
  1. The plane was spinning out of control.
     飞机失去控制，不停地旋转。
  2. a spinning ice skater
     做旋转动作的溜冰者
  3. My head is spinning (= I feel as if my head is going around and I can't balance) .
     我觉得天旋地转。
  4. to spin a ball/coin/wheel
     转动球 / 硬币 / 轮子

spin sth↔off

• 从…脱离出来（组建新公司）
  to form a new company from parts of an existing one

spin sth↔out

• 拉长；拖长
  to make sth last as long as possible

习惯用语

v.

spin (sb) a yarn, tale, etc.
• 杜撰故事，编造故事（以让人信以为真）
  to try to make sb believe a long story that is not true
turn/spin on your heel
• 急向后转；突然转身
  to turn around suddenly so that you are facing in the opposite direction

n.

in a (flat) spin
• 晕头转向；急得团团转；十分激动
  very confused, worried or excited
• Her resignation put her colleagues in a spin.
  她的辞职令同事们摸不着头脑。

牛津词典

verb

快速旋转 turn round quickly
• （使）快速旋转
  to turn round and round quickly; to make sth do this
  1. The plane was spinning out of control.
     飞机失去控制，不停地旋转。
  2. a spinning ice skater
     做旋转动作的溜冰者
  3. My head is spinning (= I feel as if my head is going around and I can't balance) .
     我觉得天旋地转。
  4. to spin a ball/coin/wheel
     转动球 / 硬币 / 轮子
• （使）急转身，猛转回头，急转弯
  to turn round quickly once; to make sb do this
  1. He spun around to face her.
     他猛地回过身来，面对着她。
纺线 make thread
• 纺（线）；纺（纱）
  to make thread from wool, cotton, silk, etc. by twisting it
  1. She sat by the window spinning.
     她坐在窗前纺线。
  2. to spin and knit wool
     纺毛线织毛活
  3. spinning silk into thread
     把蚕丝纺成线
蜘蛛；蚕 of spider/silkworm
• 吐（丝）；作（茧）；结（网）
  to produce thread from its body to make a web or cocoon
  1. a spider spinning a web
     结网的蜘蛛
高速驾驶 / 行进 drive/travel quickly
• 驾车飞驰；疾驰
  to drive or travel quickly
  1. They went spinning along the roads on their bikes.
     他们骑自行车沿公路疾驰。
甩干衣服 dry clothes
• （用旋转式脱水机）甩干衣服
  to remove the water from clothes that have just been washed, in a spin dryer
陈述 present information
• 有倾向性地陈述；（尤指）以有利于自己的口吻描述
  to present information or a situation in a particular way, especially one that makes you or your ideas seem good
  1. An aide was already spinning the senator's defeat as ‘almost as good as an outright win’.
     一名助手已经开始将那位参议员的失败描述成“几乎是大获全胜”。

noun

高速旋转 fast turning movement
• 高速旋转
  a very fast turning movement
  1. the earth's spin
     地球的自转
  2. the spin of a wheel
     轮子的转动
  3. Give the washing a short spin.
     把洗过的衣服稍稍甩一下。
• （飞机的）尾旋，螺旋式下坠
  if an aircraft goes into a spin , it falls and turns round rapidly
乘汽车 in car
• 兜风
  a short ride in a car for pleasure
  1. Let's go for a spin .
     咱们兜风去。
网球；板球 in tennis/cricket
• 旋转
  the way you make a ball turn very fast when you throw it or hit it
  1. She puts a lot of spin on the ball.
     她打出的球旋转得很厉害。
  2. a spin bowler (= in cricket , a bowler who uses spin)
     投旋转球的板球投球手
陈述 on information
• （尤指有利于自己的）导向性陈述
  a way of presenting information or a situation in a particular way, especially one that makes you or your ideas seem good
  1. Politicians put their own spin on the economic situation.
     政治家们对经济形势各执一词。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)旋转
  If somethingspinsor if youspinit, it turns quickly around a central point.
  1. The latest discs, used for small portable computers, spin 3600 times a minute...
     用在小型便携式计算机上的最新光盘转速为每分钟 3,600 转。
  2. The Earth spins on its own axis...
     地球绕着地轴自转。
  3. He spun the wheel sharply and made a U turn in the middle of the road...
     他猛打方向盘，在路中间掉头。
  4. He spun his car round and went after them.
     他掉转车头，去追他们。
  5. Spinis also a noun.
     
  6. This driving mode allows you to move off in third gear to reduce wheel-spin in icy conditions.
     在这个驾驶模式下你可以挂 3 挡起步，以减少轮子在结冰路面上打滑的现象。
• VERB (用甩干机或洗衣机)甩干（衣服），给…脱水
  When youspinwashing, it is turned round and round quickly in a spin drier or a washing machine to get the water out.
  1. Just spin the washing and it's nearly dry.
     只需要将洗好的衣物脱水，它就差不多干了。
  2. Spinis also a noun.
     
  3. Set on a cool wash and finish with a short spin.
     设定用凉水洗衣，最后短时脱水。
• VERB (因醉酒、生病或兴奋而)头晕
  If your headis spinning, you feel unsteady or confused, for example because you are drunk, ill, or excited.
  1. My head was spinning from the wine...
     我喝了葡萄酒后晕乎乎的。
  2. All those figures make my poor head spin.
     那么多数字把我搞得头昏脑胀。
• See also:He interpreted the vote as support for the constitution and that is the spin his supporters are putting on the results today....the wholly improper political spin given to the report, particularly by The New York Times.spin doctor
• N-UNCOUNT (政治上的)倾向性报道
  In politics,spinis the way in which political parties try to present everything they do in a positive way to the public and the media.
  1. The public is sick of spin and tired of promises. It's time for politicians to act.
     公众厌烦了那些有倾向性的报道和种种许诺。该是用政绩说话的时候了。
• (乘车)兜风
  If you go fora spinor take a car fora spin, you make a short journey in a car just to enjoy yourself.
• VERB 杜撰;虚构;编造
  If someonespinsa story, they give you an account of something that is untrue or only partly true.
  1. He was surprised, and annoyed that she had spun a story which was too good to be condemned as a simple lie.
     他很惊讶，也很生气，因为她编的故事太真实了，甚至不能被斥为一个简单的谎言。
• VERB 纺纱;纺线
  When peoplespin, they make thread by twisting together pieces of a fibre such as wool or cotton using a device or machine.
  1. Michelle will also spin a customer's wool fleece to specification at a cost of $2.25 an ounce.
     米歇尔也会按顾客的要求为其纺羊毛呢，每盎司收费 2.25 美元。
• (飞机的)螺旋式急遽下坠，向下旋冲
  If a plane goes intoa spin, it falls very rapidly towards the ground in a spiral movement.
• (网球或板球运动中球的）快速旋转，旋转运动
  In a game such as tennis or cricket, if you putspinon a ball, you deliberately make it spin rapidly when you hit it or throw it.
• PHRASE 感到惊慌失措
  If you say that someone isin a spinorin a flat spin, you mean that they are confused and unable to act sensibly because of something that has happened.
  1. Poor Jane was in rather a spin about the party.
     可怜的简对这次聚会真有些不知所措。

英英释义

noun

• a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
  1. the campaign put a favorable spin on the story
• rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
  Synonym:tailspin
• a short drive in a car
  1. he took the new car for a spin
• the act of rotating rapidly
  1. he gave the crank a spin
  2. it broke off after much twisting
  Synonym:twirltwisttwistingwhirl
• a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

verb

• prolong or extend
  1. spin out a visit
  Synonym:spin out
• twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
  1. The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing
• work natural fibers into a thread
  1. spin silk
• form a web by making a thread
  1. spiders spin a fine web
• make up a story
  1. spin a yarn
• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
  1. The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
  Synonym:spin aroundwhirlreelgyrate
• cause to spin
  1. spin a coin
  Synonym:whirlbirltwirl
• stream in jets, of liquids
  1. The creek spun its course through the woods

双语例句

• The silkworms have gone into the bushes to spin their cocoons.
  蚕上山了。
• On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
  在坡道上，自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车，靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。
• He was surprised, and annoyed that she had spun a story which was too good to be condemned as a simple lie.
  他很惊讶，也很生气，因为她编的故事太真实了，甚至不能被斥为一个简单的谎言。
• It has spin angular momentum.
  有了旋转的角动量。
• Longitudinally polarized electrons are the electrons with spin and momentum pointing in the same direction.
  纵向极化电子，就是自旋和动量方向相同的电子。
• The latest discs, used for small portable computers, spin 3600 times a minute
  用在小型便携式计算机上的最新光盘转速为每分钟3,600转。
• My wife's solicitor was anxious to spin things out for as long as possible
  我妻子的律师很想尽可能拖延时间。
• When Mary broke off the engagement, John seemed to go into a flat spin.
  玛丽毁除婚约，约翰似乎神经失常。
• Just spin the washing and it's nearly dry.
  只需要将洗好的衣物脱水，它就差不多干了。
• Computers, infrared beams, and photo-optical detectors track the ball's spin, velocity, and direction.
  计算机、红外线光束和光学照相探测器跟踪测量球的旋转、速度和方向。