revolve

• vi. 旋转；循环出现；反复考虑
• vt. 使…旋转；使…循环；反复考虑
• n. 旋转；循环；旋转舞台

re-,向后，往回，再次，-volv,转动，词源同 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.

火星自转一周的时间比地球长。

来自《权威词典》

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

火星自转一周的时间比地球长.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The planets revolve around the sun.

行星绕着太阳运转.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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

行星在围绕太阳旋转的同时,也绕着它们的自转轴自转.

来自辞典例句

5. The wheels began to revolve slowly.

车轮开始慢慢转动.

来自辞典例句