rotator

IPA/rəʊˈteɪ.tər/
IPA/ˈroʊˌteɪ.t̬ɚ/

rotator — 名詞

  • rotatorsingular
  • rotatorsplural

1. a muscle that turns a limb or bone in place, such as the muscles that let the ar

1.名詞C2
釋義

旋轉肌

使肩、髖等關節轉動的肌肉

a muscle that turns a limb or bone in place, such as the muscles that let the arm swing round at the shoulder

例句

The deep rotators in the shoulder let Hari raise his arm above his head.

肩膀深處的旋轉肌讓 Hari 能把手臂高舉過頭。

the rotators of [joint] (anatomy collocation)

Selim tore a rotator while lifting heavy boxes during the office move.

Selim 在搬辦公室、抬重箱子時，拉傷了一條旋轉肌。

tear a rotator (common injury collocation)

常見搭配
  • the rotators of the shoulder
  • deep rotators
  • the small rotators of the hip

用法筆記

Most often plural ('the rotators') or part of the fixed phrase 'rotator cuff', the group of small shoulder muscles that hold the joint together.

常見錯誤

The helicopter's rotator spun fast.
The helicopter's rotor spun fast.
'rotator' is a body muscle; a spinning machine part is a 'rotor'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • rotator cuff
  • rotator muscle

常用片語

  • strengthen the rotators
  • tear a rotator
  • an injured rotator

介系詞搭配

  • rotator in [a joint]