swivel
n. 轉節; 轉環; 旋軸; 旋轉接頭
vt.& vi. (使)旋轉; 在樞軸上轉動; (把身子或臉等)轉向另一方; 轉身
If something swivels or if you swivel it, it turns around a central point so that it is facing in a different direction.
She swivelled her chair round and stared out across the back lawn...
她把椅子轉過來,向外凝視著屋後的草坪。
His chairs can swivel, but they can't move up or down.
他的椅子能旋轉,但是不能升降。
If you swivel in a particular direction, you turn suddenly in that direction.
He swivelled round to face Sarah.
他轉過身面對著薩拉。
If your head or your eyes swivel in a particular direction or if you swivel them in a particular direction, you quickly look in that direction.
Roger swivelled his head to look at her...
羅傑轉過頭看著她。
His eyes swivelled from one girl to the other.
他的目光在兩個女孩身上打轉。
1. a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
1. turn on a pivot
Tighten up the packing gland on the swivel.
緊一下水龍頭衝管盤根.
Eg . The maximum swivel of the table is l 20.
工作臺的最大回轉角度是120度.
Marc made an overconfident swivel with his hips that to Jonathan looked vaguely sexual.
馬克用他的臀部做了一個過於自信的旋轉,對於喬納森來說這有些不男不女.
CD storage cube, with 5 books holding totally 60 CDs . Swivel base.
這是一款裝碟片的盒子, 共有5本,每本能存放12張碟片,底座也可以360度旋轉.
Flora restored the heavy swivel chair to its upright position.
弗洛拉把那隻笨重的轉椅扶起來.