noun🔗Share枢轴，支点。 A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle."The bicycle's wheels turned smoothly on their pivots. "自行车轮子靠着轮轴上的枢轴平稳地转动。machinetechnicalparttechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share核心，关键。 (by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation."The new CEO is the pivot in the company's turnaround; their leadership is crucial to its success. "新任首席执行官是公司扭亏为盈的关键；他们的领导对公司的成功至关重要。situationbusinessachievementvaluepointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share轴转，单脚转动 Act of turning on one foot."The dancer's pivot was quick and precise, showcasing her skill. "舞者单脚迅速而精准地转动，展现了她的技巧。sportactionbodypositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share轴心，枢纽。 The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling."The pivot stood in the center of the parade, allowing the rest of the platoon to circle around him. "在阅兵队伍中，作为轴心，他站在中心位置，让整个排围绕着他转动。militaryactionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share核心队员，枢纽。 A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.""During the roller derby jam, the team relied heavily on their pivot to call the formations and direct their strategy." "在女子滑轮竞速赛的冲刺阶段，队伍非常依赖她们的核心队员来喊出阵型并指导战术。sportpositionpersongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share枢轴，中心点。 An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively."The pivot in the sorting algorithm helped us quickly arrange the students' test scores from lowest to highest. "排序算法中的那个枢轴，帮助我们快速地把学生的考试分数从低到高排列好了。computingmathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share数据透视表 A pivot table."The teacher used a pivot table to quickly see which students needed extra help in math. "老师用数据透视表快速了解了哪些学生在数学上需要额外帮助。businessstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share枢纽，中心点，选项卡。 Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs."The website's main navigation used a pivot with options like "About," "Services," and "Contact" to help users find the information they needed. "网站的主要导航使用了一个选项卡式的枢纽菜单，包含了“关于我们”、“服务项目”和“联系方式”等选项，帮助用户查找所需信息。internetcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share主元，枢轴元。 An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0."To solve the system of equations, the pivot in the first row was used to eliminate the variable from the other rows. "为了解这个方程组，我们用第一行的主元消去了其他行中的对应变量。mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share四分卫 A quarterback."The pivot on the football team led the team to victory. "那个四分卫带领足球队走向了胜利。sportpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share政策转向，重心转移 A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary."The candidate's pivot during the general election campaign involved a shift to more family-friendly policies, reflecting a more moderate stance than during the primary. "在大选期间，这位候选人的政策转向包括将重点转移到更亲和家庭的政策上，这反映出他比初选时更为温和的立场。politicsgovernmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share旋转，转动。 To turn on an exact spot."The dancer pivoted on her right foot, smoothly turning to face the audience. "那位舞蹈演员以右脚为轴心旋转，流畅地转向观众。actionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share转向，调整，改变策略 To make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc."The company pivoted from selling widgets to focusing on software development. "这家公司改变策略，从销售小部件转向专注于软件开发。businesseconomyplanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
