swivel
A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner…A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
» Tom leaned back in his swivel chair.
Tom lehnte sich in seinem Drehstuhl zurück.
Значення
значень: 6(злічуване, незлічуване)A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
Wirbel
вертлю́гvertljúg
(злічуване, незлічуване)A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
(сленг, незлічуване)Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
Bob ain't got no swivel.
(злічуване, незлічуване)The act of swivelling.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A rotating of the hips.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.
- a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
Приклади
речень: 13Tom leaned back in his swivel chair.
deTom lehnte sich in seinem Drehstuhl zurück.
Tom bought a new swivel chair to go with his new computer desk.
ruТом купил новое вращающееся кресло в придачу к своему новому компьютерному столу.
deTom hat, passend zu seinem neuen Computertisch, einen neuen Drehstuhl gekauft.
Tom swiveled on his stool.
The ball swiveled on its axis.
Mary leaned back in her swivel chair.
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”)From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”), + -el, an instrumental suffix, equivalent to swive + -el.
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Форми
множина: swivelsСпільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 10Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним