spin
英 [sp?n]
美[sp?n]
- vi. 旋轉(zhuǎn)；紡紗；吐絲；暈眩
- vt. 使旋轉(zhuǎn)；紡紗；編造；結(jié)網(wǎng)
- n. 旋轉(zhuǎn)；疾馳
詞組搭配
spin one's wheels
(N. Amer. informal)waste one's time or efforts
(北美，非正式)浪費時間（或精力）
spin a yarn
tell a long, far-fetched story
東扯西拉
spin something off
(of a parent company) turn a subsidiary into a new and separate company
（母公司）將子公司轉(zhuǎn)化為獨立的新公司
spin something out
make something last as long as possible
盡可能地拖長…的時間
they seem keen to spin out the debate through their speeches and interventions.
他們看來很想用不停的發(fā)言和插話把辯論盡可能拖下去。
(spin someone/thing out)(Cricket)dismiss a batsman or side by spin bowling
(板球)投旋轉(zhuǎn)球使擊球手退場
spin off
To derive (a company or product, for example) from something larger.
分割：從更大的實體中派生出（如公司或產(chǎn)品）
spin out
To rotate out of control, as a skidding car leaving a roadway.
翻滾：打滑失控，如汽車打滑而沖出路面
spin (one's) wheels【非正式用語】
To expend effort with no result.
徒勞無益