pivot
枢
definition
verb
the sail pivots around the axis of a virtually static mast
turn on or as if on a pivot.
noun
The insert requires minimal preventive-maintenance grease at its pivot points and axles.
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.
translation of 'pivot'
verb
在枢轴上转动,
装枢轴于
noun
枢,
枢纽
example
You will see in this drawing there is a 'pivot' and lug mechanism.
As the 'pivot' player makes contact with the floor, he pivots toward the basket, holding the ball high over his head.
The weight of the rod is somewhat balance by the additional handle behind the 'pivot' point near the reel.
The 'pivot' of this change was the Enlightenment, a time when the rational took ascendance over the mystical.
An additional bronze bushing is used between the ram and its 'pivot' pin.
You can see the gears that turned to 'pivot' the enormous centre section of the bridge into the air, allowing riverboats to pass underneath.
Ramer eliminated a huge amount of weight by combining the release mechanism with the toe 'pivot' .
A variation on heel-drag spinouts is to use your brake-pad as the 'pivot' .
Interesting facts on the turning 'pivot' of the war - few generals in history had the luck of General George B. McClellan.
Perhaps the multiplicity of 'pivot' pins is what makes Art the immeasurable, great?
No - she had been the 'pivot' of it all, the centre, the core.
Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy, was a crucial 'pivot' of U.S. policy from the 1970s forward.
The trees hid the 'pivot' points, while the bushes hid the gate itself.
To 'pivot' to the left, you press down on your right big toe.
The 'pivot' mechanism, in conjunction with a very stable Y-shaped base, provides stability without wiggling even when rotated.
Along the guardrail, a hundred ballistaes lay ready to load and fire, each set on a 'pivot' and swivel.
Put the ball down hard on the floor, before you pick up your 'pivot' foot.
He wavered, his reason rocking on the 'pivot' of his conviction.
It was one of those shops with front shutters that rotated on a central 'pivot' .
Sirk, to his everlasting credit, steers her clear of self-parody by making her the 'pivot' of the story.
Germany used to be the 'pivot' of the European economy.
the 'pivot' of community life was the chapel
the 'pivot' of community life was the chapel
By rotating the dial, the 'pivot' point or the fulcrum of the brake lever moves in and out.
For the U.S., Okinawa is the 'pivot' of its East Asian military presence.
The insert requires minimal preventive-maintenance grease at its 'pivot' points and axles.
It may also be the 'pivot' of a terrible 10 years for South Africa.
Now we all realise exactly how much she meant to us all, a solid 'pivot' of family and cheer.
The 'pivot' of this arc of instability is the new state of Timor Leste.
The plotting board is set up with the base gun representing the 'pivot' point.
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