spin1/spIn; spIn/v past tense and past participle spun /spʌn; spʌn/present participle spinning 1 [I,T] to turn around very quickly, or to make something do this(使)快速旋转﹔(使)很快转身: spin (sb/sth) round/around She spun round to face him. 她猛地转过身来面对着他。He spun the rope around over his head. 他在头顶上甩着绳子。2 [I,T] to make cotton, wool etc into thread by twisting it together 将〔棉花﹑羊毛等〕纺成〔纱﹑线〕﹐纺〔纱﹑线〕3 [T] to get water out of wet clothes by making them turn round and round very quickly in a washing machine〔用洗衣机〕甩干〔衣服〕4 [T] if an insect spins a WEB or a COCOON , it produces the thread to make it〔蜘蛛〕吐丝结〔网〕﹔〔昆虫〕作〔茧〕spin sth out phr v to make something last as long as possible〔尽可能地〕拖延﹐拖长〔某事〕
spin2n 1 [C,U] when something turns round and round very quickly 快速旋转: The plane went into a spin. 飞机旋转了起来。2 [C] informal a short trip in a car for pleasure [ drive ] 【非正式】〔乘车〕兜风: Shall we go for a spin ? 我们开车兜风去好吗?3 [singular 单数, U] when someone talks about something in a way that makes it seem better than it really is, especially in politics〔尤指政治上〕倾向性的陈述[宣传]: He tried to put a positive spin on the situation. 他试图把形势说得比较积极乐观。