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N-COUNT
中樞;樞紐;要點;中心點
The pivot in a situation is the most important thing which everything else is based on or arranged around.
例句
Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large group of watercolours.
整個展覽的重點是一大組水彩畫。
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VERB
在樞軸上轉動
If something pivots, it balances or turns on a central point.
例句
The boat pivoted on its central axis and pointed straight at the harbour entrance...
小船原地掉過頭來,直指海港入口。
She pivots gracefully on the stage...
她在舞臺上優雅地旋轉。
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N-COUNT
樞軸;支點
A pivot is the pin or the central point on which something balances or turns.
例句
The pedal had sheared off at the pivot.
踏板在樞軸處斷裂了。