vt.

1. 紡[（+from/into）]
   Mother used to spin her own yarn.

   母親過去一直是自己紡紗的。

2. （蠶，蜘蛛等）吐（絲），作（繭），結（網）
   The spider was spinning a web.

   蜘蛛在結網。

3. 使（陀螺等）旋轉
   The boy was spinning a top.

   那男孩在抽陀螺。

4. 編造，虛構（故事等）
   They were amused by the fantastic tales he spun.

   他們覺得他講的怪誕故事很有趣。

5. （用車床等）轉動著做出

vi.

1. 紡紗
   The old woman was spinning in the corner of the room.

   老婦人在房間一角紡紗。

2. （蠶等）吐絲，作繭；（蜘蛛等）結網
3. 旋轉；暈眩
   My sister can spin on her toes like a dancer.

   我妹妹能像舞者一樣踮著腳尖旋轉。

   My head is spinning.

   我現在頭暈。

4. （汽車等）疾馳[Q]
   The automobile spun over the smooth expressway.

   汽車在平坦的高速公路上飛馳。

5. 【美】【俚】跳舞

n.

1. 旋轉；自旋[C][U]
2. 【口】（汽車等的）疾馳；兜風[S]
   Get your bicycle and come for a spin.

   把你的腳踏車拿來去兜一圈。

3. （飛機的）盤旋下降[C]
4. 【口】（價值等的）暴跌，遽降
   The news sent prices into a spin.

   那消息使物價急遽下降。

5. 情緒低落；驚惶失措[S]
   He has been in a spin since the defeat.

   他被擊敗以來一直情緒低落。

6. 對一件新聞的看法，詮釋

v.

1. turn or cause to turn round quickly.
   ▸(of a person's head) give a sensation of dizziness.
   ▸chiefly Cricket  (with reference to a ball) move or cause to move through the air with a revolving motion.
   ▸shape (sheet metal) by pressure applied during rotation on a lathe.
2. draw out and twist (the fibres of wool, cotton, or other material) to convert them into yarn.
   ▸make (threads) in this way.
   ▸(of a spider, silkworm, etc.) produce (gossamer or silk) or construct (a web or cocoon) by extruding a fine viscous thread from a special gland.
3. (spin something out) make something last as long as possible.
4. (spin out) N. Amer. (of a driver or car) lose control in a skid.
5. (spin something off) (of a parent company) turn a subsidiary into a new and separate company.
6. informal give (a news story) a particular emphasis or bias.
7. fish with a spinner.

n.

1. a spinning motion.
   ▸a fast revolving motion of an aircraft as it descends rapidly.
   ▸Physics  the intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle.
2. informal a brief trip in a vehicle for pleasure.
3. the presentation of information in a particular way, especially a favourable one.
4. Austral./NZ informal a piece of good or bad luck.