circumvolve

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌsɜː.kəmˈvɒlv/    美 /ˌsɝ.kəmˈvɑlv/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion. transitive
    — [W]hen 'ere vvee circumvolve our Eyes, / Such rich, ſuch freſh, ſuch ſvveet varietyes, / Raviſh our ſpirits, that entranc't vvee ſee / None vvrites lov's paſſion in the vvorld, like Thee.
  2. To move or revolve around something. intransitive
    — Firſt vvith nice eye emerging Naiads cull / From leathery pods the vegetable vvool [cotton]; / VVith vviry teeth revolving cards releaſe / The tangled knots, and ſmooth the ravell'd fleece; / […] / Then fly the ſpoles, the rapid axles glovv, / And ſlovvly circumvolves the labouring vvheel belovv.

词形变化

circumvolves present,singular,third-person circumvolving participle,present circumvolved participle,past circumvolved past

词源

From Latin circumvolvere.
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