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revolve around sth/sb
用于表示某事物的核心或主要焦点。
Her life revolves around her children.
她的生活以孩子为中心。
旋转；反复考虑；循环出现
revolving — present participle of revolve
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
旋转；反复考虑；循环出现
to turn on or around an axis; to think about carefully; to occur in cycles
Her life revolves around her children.
她的生活以孩子为中心。
使某物围绕中心点旋转
To cause (something) to turn around a central point.
围绕轴或中心旋转
turn on or around an axis or a center
围绕中心点运行(尤指天体)
To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
在轨道上移动
move in an orbit
revolve
Base
原形
revolves
3rd person
第三人称单数
revolving
-ing
现在分词
revolved
Past
过去式
revolved
Past participle
过去分词
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
地球围绕太阳旋转。
The wheel revolved slowly.
轮子缓慢地旋转。
The fan is revolving overhead.
风扇在头顶旋转。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The Earth revolves around the Sun once every 365 days.
地球每365天绕太阳公转一圈。
AI contextual example
Her entire life revolved around her children.
她的整个生活都以孩子为中心。
AI contextual example
The revolving door allows people to enter and exit without letting cold air in.
旋转门允许人们进出而不会让冷空气进入。
AI contextual example
The Earth revolves around the Sun
地球围绕太阳运转。
WordNet
用于表示某事物的核心或主要焦点。
Her life revolves around her children.
她的生活以孩子为中心。
表示物理上的旋转或绕行。
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
地球绕太阳公转。
及物用法，表示使某事物围绕另一事物。
He revolved the plot around a mysterious letter.
他将情节围绕一封神秘信件展开。
Not this
Technology revolves very fast.
Use this
Technology evolves very fast.
revolve 意为“旋转”，而表达“发展”应用 evolve。
Not this
The earth revolves the sun.
Use this
The earth revolves around the sun.
revolve 作“围绕旋转”时是不及物动词，必须加介词 around。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
围绕...旋转；以...为中心
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
地球围绕太阳旋转。
缓慢旋转
The fan revolved slowly in the still air.
风扇在静止的空气中缓慢旋转。
在轨道上旋转
The satellite revolves in orbit around the Earth.
卫星在地球轨道上旋转。
围绕一个想法反复考虑
Her thoughts revolved around the idea of starting a new business.
她的思绪围绕着创业这个想法反复考虑。
绕轴旋转
The wheel revolves on its axis.
轮子绕轴旋转。
以…为中心；围绕…旋转
The whole discussion revolved around the question of funding.
整个讨论围绕着资金问题展开。
反复思考
He revolved the problem in his mind for days.
他好几天一直在脑子里反复思考这个问题。
围绕（等同 revolve around）
All the household chores revolve about the children's schedules.
所有家务都围绕着孩子们的日程安排。
世界不是围着你转的。
In the movie 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin', Andy says this to his friends when they complain about his relationship.
在电影《四十岁的老处男》中，安迪对抱怨他恋情的朋友们说了这句话。
瑞秋，世界不是围着你转的。
In the TV series 'Friends', Joey says this to Rachel in the episode 'The One with the Prom Video'.
在电视剧《老友记》的《舞会录像带》一集中，乔伊对瑞秋说了这句话。
Use revolving naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
旋转门（revolving door）天天见，revolve就是‘旋转’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：mechanics、abstract discussion、astronomy 通常用于中性语境，既可用于科学领域的旋转描述，也可用于抽象讨论中的反复考虑。
All listed words rhyme with 'revolve' (stressed vowel /ɑ/ and ending /lv/). Words like 'above' and 'glove' have a different vowel sound (/ʌv/) and do not rhyme.
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