及物动词

不及物动词

1. (使)旋转;(使)转动
When something rotates or when you rotate it, it turns with a circular movement.

2. （使）轮流;（使）轮换
If people or things rotate, or if someone rotates them, they take it in turns to do a particular job or serve a particular purpose.

1. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

e.g. We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil

2. perform a job or duty on a rotating basis

e.g. Interns have to rotate for a few months

3. turn on or around an axis or a center

e.g. The Earth revolves around the Sun
The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire

Synonym: revolvego around

4. turn outward

e.g. These birds can splay out their toes
ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees

Synonym: turn outsplayspread out

5. cause to turn on an axis or center

e.g. Rotate the handle

Synonym: circumvolve

6. exchange on a regular basis

e.g. We rotate the lead soprano every night