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小词详解 | pivot
pivot 英 [ˈpɪvət] 美 [ˈpɪvət]
Pivoting towards higher-value offerings requires an overhaul of Indian companies’ past models, not a tweak.
要朝着更高价值的服务转向,印度公司必须彻底改革旧有模式,而非微调。
——《经济学人》But tap the walls or peer into the back of a closet, and who knows what you might find? A hidden staircase, a secret passageway, or walls that pivot could lead to unknown territory.
拍拍屋里的墙壁吧,或者偷偷往橱柜里面瞧上一眼,天知道你能找到些什么呢!说不定有一段隐蔽的楼梯,也可能是一条秘密的通道,或者发现一面能够转动的墙壁,打开后可能通往某处不为人所知的领域。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 机械装置转动或摆动的中心点、销或轴
西非是可可豆贸易的中心。
West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade.前游击队领导人成了决定该穷困国家政治稳定与否的关键人物。
The former guerrilla leader has become the pivot on which the destitute country's emerging political stability turns.
她扭了左脚,就摊手摊脚地躺在床上。
She pivoted her left foot and then sprawled on the bed.他脚跟一转,向外走去,毫不犹豫。
He pivoted on his heels and headed out without demur.
整个战争取决于一场胜负难料的战役。
The whole war pivoted on a dubious battle.
fulcrum: the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots axis: an imaginary line about which a body rotates axle: a rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) passing through the center of a wheel or group of wheels