/rəʊˈteɪt ||; ˈrotet/verb[I,T] 1 to turn in circles round a central point; to make sth do this （使）旋转: The earth rotates on its axis. 地球绕地轴自转。
2 to happen in turn or in a particular order; to make sth do this （使）轮流或按顺序发生 · We rotate the duties so that nobody is stuck with a job they don't like. 我们轮换职务﹐这样谁也不会固定在一个不喜欢的工作。