spin (vt)
1.為…編造理由Stop trying to spin the Iraq War. 不要再為伊拉克戰爭編造理由。
2.解釋…的原因
Then Bush tried to spin his defeat, saying McCain attracted a lot of independents. 之後布希試圖解釋他失敗的原因，說麥肯吸引了許多中間選民。
3.宣稱
Still, it could also extricate the Israelis from a quagmire and they can spin their victory too. 不過，它也可以讓以色列脫離泥沼，而且他們也可以宣稱自己的勝利。
4.策動
The government has portrayed the upheaval as a conspiracy spun by his political foes. 政府把這次動亂視為是他的政敵策動的陰謀。
5.解釋
Numbers can be spun any which way. 數字可以隨意解釋。
6.擴大
Stop spinning all these scenarios and just get the delegates you need to win the nomination. 不要擴大這些情況，盡量去爭取提名所需的黨代表票數就可以。
7.說
Trump can’t spin the border agreement as a ‘political win’.川普不能說簽署邊界協議是政治勝利。
8.編造
CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta insisted that he works "on behalf of the American people" and that his network doesn't "spin" its coverage. CNN白宮特派員亞科斯塔堅稱他為美國人民服務，他的新聞台沒有編造採訪內容。
spin (n.)
1.說法
As Fanglin mourns its dead, residents are struggling to comprehend the official spin. 當芳林鎮哀悼那些不幸喪命的人時，居民很難相信官方的說法。
2.理由
He was even able to put a noble spin on the Rich pardon. 他甚至能對特赦李奇之事提出冠冕堂皇的理由。
3.好聽的話
I don’t think the people want spin. I think they want results. 我認為人民要的不是好聽的話，而是結果。
4.兜風
He took me for a spin. 他載我去兜風。
5.美言
They’ve been trying now for years to get us believe in his kinder and gentle side, but it’s all just spin. 他們幾年來一直要我們相信他仁慈、溫和的一面，但這一切都只是美言。
資料來源：京文出版社https://www.gainwind.com.tw/
