Word · Frequency #34085
gyration
/dʒaiˈreiʃən/
noun
旋转；回旋；回转
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
普通语境指旋转；医学等专业语境可指回旋、环旋。
- 1.
The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
旋转或回旋的动作,尤指绕固定轴或中心；圆周或螺旋运动；转动。
- 2.
One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
螺旋形单壳贝类的一个螺环。
- 3.
The arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex of the brain.
大脑皮层中脑回的卷曲排列。
旋转或回旋的动作,尤指绕固定轴或中心；圆周或螺旋运动；转动。；螺旋形单壳贝类的一个螺环。；大脑皮层中脑回的卷曲排列。；旋回；回转
In use
The gyration of the ceiling fan slowly cooled the warm room.
Watching the gyration of the spinning top made the child laugh.
The engineers monitored the rapid gyrations of the wind turbine blades throughout the storm.
the gyration(s) of [noun]
gyration常用复数形式gyrations，表示连续或多次旋转。
The gyrations of the dancer mesmerized the audience.
舞者的旋转使观众着迷。
in a gyration
in a gyration强调旋转的方式或轨迹。
The planet moves in a gyration around the sun.
行星绕太阳旋转运动。
Common mistakes
She gyrationed around the room.
Connections
Confusing words
- rotation
- 旋转 · rotation强调绕自身轴线旋转；gyration可指螺旋或环形运动，不一定绕自身轴。
- revolution
- 革命；公转 · revolution可指政治变革或天体绕其他天体运动；gyration不用于政治意义。
Word family
- gyrations
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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