vt.

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

   母亲过去一直是自己纺纱的。

2. （蚕、蜘蛛等）吐（丝），作（茧），结（网）
   The spider was spinning a web.

   蜘蛛在结网。

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

   那男孩在抽陀螺。

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

   他们觉得他讲的怪诞故事很有趣。

5. （用车床等）转动着做出

vi.

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

   老妇人在房间一角纺纱。

2. （蚕等）吐丝，作茧；（蜘蛛等）结网
3. 旋转；晕眩
   My sister can spin on her toes like a dancer.

   我妹妹能像舞者一样踮着脚尖旋转。

   My head is spinning.

   我现在头晕。

4. （汽车等）疾驰[Q]
   The automobile spun over the smooth expressway.

   汽车在平坦的高速公路上飞驰。

5. 【美】【俚】跳舞

n.

1. 旋转；自旋[C][U]
2. 【口】（汽车等的）疾驰；兜风[S]
   Get your bicycle and come for a spin.

   把你的自行车拿来去兜一圈。

3. （飞机的）盘旋下降[C]
4. 【口】（价值等的）暴跌，遽降
   The news sent prices into a spin.

   那消息使物价急遽下降。

5. 情绪低落；惊惶失措[S]
   He has been in a spin since the defeat.

   他被击败以来一直情绪低落。

6. 对一件新闻的看法，诠释

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.