n.[C]

1. 枢，枢轴；支枢
2. 【喻】中枢；中心点；中心人物
   Their daughter was the pivot of their lives.

   女儿是他们生活的中心。

3. （在枢轴上的）转动，旋转运动

vt.

1. 把……置于枢轴上
2. 以……为中心旋转

vi.

1. 在枢轴上转动[（+on）]
2. 随……转移；依……而定[（+on/upon）]
   Success or failure pivoted on a single exam.

   胜败取决于一次考试。

a.[Z]

1. 枢轴的
2. 起枢轴作用的；关键的

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.