Word · Frequency #16008
pivots
基准兵；轴心人物
pivots is the plural of pivot.
the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
- 1.
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
使物体转动的部件；特指机械中的金属尖头销或短轴。
- 2.
the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
队列中其他人围绕其旋转和操纵的人
- 3.
Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
在特定情况下具有极重要意义的某事或某人。
- 4.
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
支撑旋转物体的短轴组成的轴
- 5.
Act of turning on one foot.
单脚转体的动作。
- 6.
the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
在枢轴上(或仿佛在枢轴上)转动的动作
- 7.
The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.
在连队或队列绕其转动时原地转身的军官或士兵。
- 8.
A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.
在特定回合中负责协调团队的运动员。
- 9.
An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.
待排序集合中被选作中点以将其他元素分成两组进行递归处理的元素。
- 10.
A pivot table.
数据透视表。
- 11.
Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.
一行用于导航到子页面的带标题元素,类似于选项卡。
- 12.
An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.
矩阵中用作行运算焦点的元素,例如用主元除该行,或将行的倍数加到其他行使主元列其余值为0。
- 13.
A pivotal quantity.
枢轴量。
- 14.
A circle runner.
绕圈跑者。
使物体转动的部件；特指机械中的金属尖头销或短轴。；队列中其他人围绕其旋转和操纵的人；在特定情况下具有极重要意义的某事或某人。；支撑旋转物体的短轴组成的轴；单脚转体的动作。
In use
During the parade rehearsal, the soldier on the left served as the pivot while the others turned around him.
The coach chose one player to be the pivot, so the whole team had to stay in line as that player moved.
When the formation changed direction, the pivots held their places and the outer members quickened their pace.
the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
pivot (vi) on/around [sth]
pivot 作不及物动词时，常接 on 或 around，表示“绕某点转动”。
The crane pivots on a central base.
起重机围绕中央底座旋转。
pivot (vt) [sth] on/around [sth]
pivot 作及物动词时，宾语后接 on/around 引出旋转的轴心。
Connections
Collocations
- pivot point
- 支点；关键转折点
- The pivot point of the lever is here.杠杆的支点在这里。
- pivot table
- 数据透视表
- Use a pivot table to summarize the sales data.用数据透视表汇总销售数据。
- pivot on
- 取决于；以…为转移
- The whole deal pivots on funding.整笔交易取决于资金。
- pivot around
- 围绕；以…为中心
- The story pivots around a DNA test.故事围绕一次DNA检测展开。
- pivot to
- 转向；调整方向到
- The publisher pivoted to digital media.这家出版社转向了数字媒体。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象门的支点（pivot）很小，但整扇门都围着它转；团队里的关键人物就是pivot，别人都随他调动。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：military drill、parade ground、formation marching 该义项通常用于军事队列操练、阅兵等正式场合，口语中较少单独使用。若表达“关键人物”，一般用 pivot 的引申义，但本条目依据词典释义特指“基准兵”这一义项。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音上，divot 与 pivot 完全押韵（/ˈdɪvət/ 对 /ˈpɪvət/）。rivet 和 privet 虽在拼写上相似，但结尾是 /ɪt/，只算近似韵。pilot、carrot、bigot 都带 -ot 拼写，但重读元音不同（/aɪ/、/æ/、/ɪ/），并不与 pivot 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.