rotates

英 [rəʊˈteɪts]

美 [ˈroʊteɪts]

v.  (使)旋转，转动; (工作)由…轮值; (人员)轮换，轮值
rotate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)旋转;(使)转动
  When somethingrotatesor when yourotateit, it turns with a circular movement.
  1. The Earth rotates round the sun...
     地球围绕太阳转。
  2. Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle.
     双手抓住自己的双脚，转动一下，以放松脚踝。
• V-ERG （使）轮流;（使）轮换
  If people or thingsrotate, or if someonerotatesthem, they take it in turns to do a particular job or serve a particular purpose.
  1. The members of the club can rotate and one person can do all the preparation for the evening...
     俱乐部的成员可以轮流工作，而且一个人就能做好晚上的所有准备工作。
  2. They will swap posts in a year's time, according to new party rules which rotate the leadership.
     根据轮流担任领导的新政党章程，他们在一年后会轮换职位。

双语例句

• The Earth rotates round the sun
  地球围绕太阳转。
• The camshaft rotates in phase with the crankshaft, but at half its speed.
  凸轮轴和曲轴协调旋转，但速度仅是曲轴的一半。
• Seen from the earth, the sun rotates in about 27 days.
  从地球上观测，太阳的自转周期约为27天。
• The earth rotates on its axis.
  地球绕轴自转。
• The dead axle does not rotate; the wheel rotates on it.
  非断开式车桥不转动，而车轮在车桥上转动。
• An increase in the magnitude of the angular momentum simply means that the body rotates more rapidly.
  角动量大小的增加，意思就是物体转动更快了。
• The bottom end of the shaft has a worm gear that rotates as the wheel is turned.
  转向轴的底端有一个蜗轮传动装置，当蜗轮传动装置转动时，带动车轮转动。
• It whips and mixes the fresh air and crankcase fumes as it rotates.
  它旋转时，把新鲜空气和曲柄轴箱气体搅混在一起。
• The motor of this cargo winch rotates too quickly. It needs readjusting.
  这台起货机的马达旋转太快，需要重新调整。
• There's still a team leader, but that role rotates among the team every week.
  仍然会有一个团队领导，但这个角色是在整个团队人员中每周轮流轮换的。