pivot

名词 pivot:

1. the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
   同义词：pivot man
2. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
   同义词：pin
3. the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot

动词 pivot:

1. turn on a pivot
   同义词：swivel

1. Because her job had been the pivot of her life, retirement was very difficult.
   因为她的工作一向是她生命的支柱，所以退休后日子很不好过。
2. The whole discussion pivots on this one point.
   整个讨论内容均以此为中心。
3. That is the pivot of the whole argument.
   这是整个论据的关键。

piv.ot

n.（名词）
A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings.
枢，轴：一根短杆或轴，相关的部分可在其上转动或摇摆
A person or thing on which something depends or turns; the central or crucial factor.
中心人物，中心点：某人或物，其它东西依靠它或绕它转动；中心，要点
The act of turning on or as if on a pivot.
转动，旋转运动：在枢轴上或似乎在枢轴上转动的行为
v.（动词）
piv.ot.ed,piv.ot.ing,piv.ots
v.tr.（及物动词）
To mount on, attach by, or provide with a pivot or pivots.
给…装枢轴：装上或放置或提供一根或多根枢轴
To cause to rotate, revolve, or turn.
使转动、旋转或滚动
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To turn on or as if on a pivot:
转动，随着移动：
例句：
.The plot . . . lacks direction, pivoting on Hamlet`s incertitude.(G. Wilson Knight)
.计谋…缺乏方向，随着哈姆莱特的不确定性摆动.(G.威尔逊·奈特)

来源：
French
法语
from Old French
源自 古法语

【引伸】
piv.otable
adj.（形容词）