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(1) to turn around, whirl around, change direction, be resourceful, manage to get
(2) to swipe ☊ xoáy ☊
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OXF3000N quay xoay vặn sự quay vòng quay turn
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like: xoáy → →
coil spring, helical spring ☊ lò xo xoáy ốc ☊
She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness. ☊ downward ☊
The earth revolves around the sun. ☊ earth ☊
a hand drill (= one that is used by turning a handle rather than powered by electricity) ☊ hand ☊
She turned the handle and opened the door. ☊ handle ☊
A tornado hit on Tuesday night. ☊ hit ☊
to insert/turn the key in the lock ☊ key ☊
Twist your body to the left, then to the right. ☊ left ☊
The cyclone has resulted in many thousands of deaths. ☊ result in sth ☊
He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head (= turning it from side to side to mean 'no'). ☊ shake ☊
After a short struggle, I managed to get the knife away from him. ☊ struggle ☊
swing sth: He sat on the stool, swinging his legs. ☊ swing ☊
the swing of her hips ☊ swing ☊
turn sth (+ adv./prep.): He turned the key in the lock. ☊ turn ☊
She turned the wheel sharply to the left. ☊ turn ☊
Brown the meat on one side, then turn it over and brown the other side. ☊ turn sth over ☊
I turned my chair round to face the fire. ☊ turn around/round, turn sb/sth around/round ☊
The kids took turns on the swing. ☊ take turns (in sth/to do sth) ☊
Twist the knob to the left to open the door. ☊ twist ☊
twist sth/yourself + adv./prep.: He managed to twist himself round in the restricted space. ☊ twist ☊