n.[C]

1. 樞，樞軸；支樞
2. 【喻】中樞；中心點；中心人物
   Their daughter was the pivot of their lives.

   女兒是他們生活的中心。

3. （在樞軸上的）轉動，旋轉運動

vt.

1. 把……置於樞軸上
2. 以……為中心旋轉

vi.

1. 在樞軸上轉動[（+on）]
2. 隨……轉移；依……而定[（+on/upon）]
   Success or failure pivoted on a single exam.

   勝敗取決於一次考試。

a.[Z]

1. 樞軸的
2. 起樞軸作用的；關鍵的

n.

1. the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.
2. a person or thing playing a central part in an activity or organization.
   ▸ (also pivotman) chiefly N. Amer. a player in a central position in a team sport.
3. the person or position from which a body of troops takes its reference point when moving or changing course.

v.

1. turn on or as if on a pivot.
   ▸provide with or fix on a pivot.
2. (pivot on) depend on.

[名]

1. ①（在樞軸上的）轉動。
2. ②單腳撐旋轉。