1 to turn in circles round a central point; to make sth do this (使)旋转:
The earth rotates on its axis.地球绕地轴自转。
2 to happen in turn or in a particular order; to make sth do this (使)轮流或按顺序发生 ·
We rotate the duties so that nobody is stuck with a job they don't like.我们轮换职务﹐这样谁也不会固定在一个不喜欢的工作。