ro·tate/`rotet; rəʊˈteɪt/ v [I,T] 1 to turn around a fixed point, or to make something do this （使）旋转，（使）转动: The Earth rotates every 24 hours. 地球每 24 小时自转一圈。 Rotate the handle to the right. 将把手向右转动。 2 if a job or the use of something rotates, or if someone rotates it, different people do the job or different things are used in a regular order （使）轮流做…，交替: the EU's rotating presidency 欧盟轮值主席职位