1794, intransitive, back-formation from rotation. Transitive sense from 1823. Related: Rotated; rotating. Rotator "muscle which allows a part to be moved circularly" is recorded from 1670s.
雙語例句
1. With a low-pitched rumbling noise, the propeller began to rotate.
伴隨著隆隆的低沉噪聲，螺旋槳開始旋轉起來。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Rotate the head clockwise and counterclockwise.
按順時針方向轉動頭部，然后再逆時針旋轉。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Rotate the shoulders in their sockets five times.
讓肩膀繞臼部轉動5次。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Stay well away from the helicopter when its blades start to rotate.
直升機的螺旋槳開始轉動時，盡量離遠點兒。
來自《權威詞典》
5. The doctor asked the patient to rotate his eyes.