rotate/ˋrotet; rəʊˈteIt/v [I,T] 1 to turn around from a fixed point, or to make something do this(使)旋转﹐(使)转动: The Earth rotates on its axis. 地球绕地轴自转。rotate sth to/towards/away from etc sth Rotate the handle to the right. 将把手向右转动。2 to change the use or position that things or people have, following a regular pattern 使轮流做…﹔(给…)轮换〔位置〕: The presidency rotates yearly. 主席的职位每年轮换一次。Rotating the type of crops you grow will improve the soil. 轮种庄稼会改善土质。 —rotation /roˋteʃən; rəʊˈteIʃ$n/n [C,U]: We work nights in rotation . 我们轮流值夜班。