| 释义 |
spin /spɪn/► SEE ALLin a (flat) spinspin your wheelsspin (sb) a yarn/taleturn/spin on your heel
●in a (flat) ˈspinvery confused, worried or excited 晕头转向；惊慌失措；激动不已◆Her resignation put her colleagues in a spin.
她的辞职令同事们措手不及。●spin your ˈwheelsuse your time, energy, etc. without achieving anything 做无用功◆I had the feeling that the company was spinning its wheels and getting nowhere.
我觉得公司在原地踏步，毫无进展。▸ ˈwheel-spinning noun ◆Save yourself some wheel-spinning and head to the library.
别再浪费时间了，赶紧去图书馆吧。●spin (sb) a ˈyarn/ˈtaletell sb a story, usually a long one, which is often not true 杜撰故事；编造故事◆She came an hour late and spun him a yarn about her car breaking down.
她晚到了一个小时，对他扯谎说自己的汽车坏了。 ORIGIN Sailors used to spin yarns (= long threads) to make ropes. They were also famous for telling unlikely stories of their adventures, which is perhaps the origin of the idiom. 水手过去通常要纺线来编制绳子。他们同时又以编织自己离奇的冒险故事而著称，或许这个习语由此而来。●ˌturn/ˌspin on your ˈheelsuddenly turn around and leave, often because you are angry or annoyed （常指因气恼）转身就走◆Quite unexpectedly he turned on his heel and walked out of the door.真没想到，他转身就走出了大门。 |