to turn or cause something to turn in a circle, especially around a fixed point

Rotate the handle by 180° to open the door. 要想打开门，将把手旋转180度。

The wheel rotates around an axle. 轮子绕轮轴旋转。

The satellite slowly rotates as it circles the earth. 人造卫星围绕地球旋转的同时也在缓慢自转。

If a job rotates or if a group of people rotate their jobs, the jobs are done at different times by different people.

When farmers rotate crops, they regularly change which crops they grow in a particular field.