spin/spɪn/ (spun或span, spun)

vt

1. 使旋转

• spin a ball 打旋转球

• The little boy was spinning a top. 那个小男孩在抽陀螺。

• He spun the wheels of his bike. 他转动自行车的轮子。

2. 纺纱；纺线

• spin cotton into yarn 把棉花纺成纱

3. 编造，撰写

• spin a story 编故事

• That boy liked to spin ghost stories to frighten people. 那个男孩喜欢编鬼故事吓唬人。

vi

1. 旋转

• The moon spins around the earth. 月亮绕地球旋转。

2. 纺纱；纺线

• That woman was spinning in the yard. 那女人在院子里纺纱。

3. 眩晕

• My head is spinning. 我头晕。

• The job made me spin. 这工作弄得我晕头转向。

4. 疾驰

• The motorcycles spun over the speedway. 摩托车在高速跑道上飞驰。

词组spin off 派生出

• spin off a new soap play 派生出新的肥皂剧

spin out

1. 消磨，度过

• He spun out the whole day by watching TV. 他看了一天的电视打发时间。

2. 拖长时间

• They spun out the meeting. 他们把会议时间拖长了。

3. 使金钱尽可能维持

• He couldn't spin his money out till the end of the month. 他没办法把钱维持到月底。