pirouettes

英 [ˌpɪruˈets]

美 [ˌpɪruˈets]

n.  (尤指芭蕾舞中的)单脚尖旋转
v.  作皮鲁埃特旋转
pirouette的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （芭蕾舞中的）单脚尖旋转
  Apirouetteis a movement in ballet dancing. The dancer stands on one foot and spins their body round fast.
  1. Virginia Zucci of the Russian Ballet was famous for her pirouettes.
     俄罗斯芭蕾舞团的维尔吉尼娅·祖奇以她的单脚尖旋转而著称。
• VERB 作单脚尖旋转
  If someonepirouettes, they perform one or more pirouettes.
  1. She pirouetted in front of the glass.
     她在镜前作单脚尖旋转。

双语例句

• Mr Zapatero's latest U-turn, like previous pirouettes on pensions, labour reform and spending cuts, was a response to the markets and to Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy.
  萨帕特罗首相最近一次的政策转变，正如他之前在养老金，劳动改革及削减开支等问题上的转变一样，是对市场以及德国总理默克尔和法国总统萨科齐的回应。
• On the left bank of the river, the castle and the Gothic pirouettes of St Vitus's cathedral leap into the sky.
  在河的左岸，城堡和哥特式圣维特大教堂（St.Vitus'sCathedral）旋转跃入天空。
• We watched a slow motion film of a ballet dancer doing pirouettes.
  我们观看了芭蕾舞演员单足旋转的慢镜头电影。
• I help her with her pirouettes all the time.
  我一直帮她练习脚尖旋转。