turn
verb
noun
tɜːn verb
1
YOUR BODY
人的身体
to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction 转身; 转过〔身体〕; I,T
Ricky turned and walked away.
里克转身走了。
She turned her head in surprise.
她惊讶地转过头来。
[+ around/round/away ]
Dan turned away, hiding the fear in his eyes.
丹扭过头去，掩饰着眼中的恐惧。
turn (your head/face) to do sth
He turned around to look at Kim.
他转过身看着金。
‘No,’ she said, turning her head to see David’s reaction.
“不。”她说着，转过头来看看戴维的反应。
Brigitte glared at him, turned on her heel (=turned away suddenly because of anger) , and stomped out of the room.
布里奇特瞪了他一眼，猛地一转身，噔噔噔地走出了房间。
2
OBJECT
物体
to move something so that it is pointing or aiming in a different direction 转动〔某物〕; 对准 T usually + adv/prep
turn sth around/over/upside down etc
You may turn over your exam papers now.
现在你们可以翻開考卷了。
turn sth on sth/sb
The firemen turned their hoses on the blaze.
消防队员把水管对准熊熊烈火。
turn sth to face sth/sb
Could you turn your chairs to face this way ?
你们把椅子转过来朝着这边好吗？
turn a/the page
turn sth down/up
He turned down the corner of the sheet to peep at the baby.
他折起被角以便看一眼婴儿。
3
DIRECTION
方向
a. to go in a new direction when you are walking, driving etc, or to make the vehicle you are using do this b. if a road, river etc turns, it curves and starts to go in a new direction 〔道路、河流等〕转向，转弯 I,T I
I watched until he turned the corner .
我看着他，直到他转过街角。
turn left/right
Turn left at the church.
到了教堂向左拐。
[+ into/onto/down etc ]
She cycled up the street and turned into Long Road.
她沿街向前骑去，拐进了朗路。
Turning the car around , we headed home.
我们把车掉了个头，朝家开去。
Further on, the river turns east.
再往前，这条河就折向东流。
The road turns sharply at the top of the hill.
到了山顶道路急转。
4
MOVE AROUND CENTRAL POINT
旋转
to move around a central or fixed point, or to make something move in this way （使）旋转，（使）转圈 I,T
The wheels turned slowly, then picked up speed.
轮子慢慢转动，然后开始加速。
For some reason, the key wouldn’t turn.
不知为什么，钥匙转不动。
turn the handle/knob/key/tap etc
She gently turned the handle of the bedroom door.
她轻轻转动卧室的门把手。
5
CHANGE
改变
to start to have a different quality, or to make something do this （使）变成，（使）变为 linking verb 连系动词, T
turn (sth) red/blue/white etc
Rose’s hair was already turning grey.
罗丝的头发已经开始变白了。
In October the leaves turn orange and yellow.
到了十月份，树叶有的变成了橘红色，有的变成了黄色。
The sun had turned the sky a glowing pink.
太阳把天空映得一片绯红。
the weather turns cold/nasty etc also 又作 it turns cold/nasty etc
Then it turned cold and started to rain.
然后天气变冷，开始下雨。
turn nasty/mean/violent etc (suddenly become angry, violent etc) 变得恶毒/小气/凶暴等
The police are worried that the situation could turn violent.
警方担心这个局势可能会演变成暴力性质。
6
ATTENTION/THOUGHTS
注意/想法
to start to think about, deal with, look at etc a particular person, thing, or subject, instead of what you were thinking about etc before 转移（思考、处理、观察等的对象） I,T
turn your attention/thoughts/efforts etc to sth/sb
Many investors have turned their attention to opportunities abroad.
很多投资者把注意力转向了国外的机会。
Phil turned his gaze towards the older man.
菲尔把视线移向那个年长的男子。
turn to/towards etc sth
As usual, the conversation turned back to her children.
同往常一样，谈话的内容又回到她的孩子身上了。
Now is the time of year when thoughts turn in the direction of summer holidays.
现在又到大家考虑夏季度假的时候了。
Next the Senator turned to education.
接着参议员谈起了教育。
7
turn your back (on sb/sth)
a. to refuse to help, support, or be involved with someone or something b. to turn so that your back is pointing towards someone or something, and you are not looking at them 转身背对〔某人或某物〕
How can you turn your back on your own mother?
你怎么可以对自己的母亲不闻不问呢？
In his twenties he turned his back on his Catholic faith.
他二十几岁时背弃了对天主教的信仰。
Angrily, she turned her back on him.
她生气地转过身背对着他。
8
AGE/TIME
年龄/时间
to become a particular age, or to reach a particular time 到〔某年龄或某个时间〕 T
sb turns 15/20/40 etc
My son’s just turned 18.
我的儿子刚满 18 岁。
it’s turned 2 o’clock/5/midday etc
It’s just turned three.
现在刚到三点。
9
turn sth inside out turn sth upside down turn sth upside down turn sth on its head
a. to pull a piece of clothing, bag etc so that the inside is facing out b. also 又作 to search everywhere for something, in a way that makes a place very untidy c. also 又作 or to completely change the way that something is done, organized, thought about etc 彻底改变
Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it.
把毛衣翻过面来洗。
Thieves had turned the house upside down.
小偷把房子翻了个底朝天。
New approaches to marketing turn old practices upside down.
新的营销方式彻底改变了以前的做法。
Her opinion of him had been turned on its head.
她对他的看法彻底改变了。
10
have turned the corner
10. to start to improve after going through a difficult period or experience 已经渡过了难关
The manager of the hotel chain claims that they have turned the corner.
那家连锁酒店的经理声称他们已渡过这个难关。
11
MAKE/LET GO OUT
使出来
to make or let someone or something go out from where they are 使…出来 T
turn sb/sth out/outside/into etc (sth)
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board.
把面团拿出来，放在撒过薄薄一层面粉的板上。
There are some criminals who cannot be turned loose onto the streets.
有些罪犯是不能放到街上自由行动的。
12
TIDE
潮汐
if the TIDE turns, the sea starts to come in or go out again 〔潮汐〕开始涨 （落 ） I
13
CHANGE DEVELOPMENT
扭转局势
if something such as a war, situation, game of sport etc turns, or someone turns it, something happens to change the way it is developing （使）扭转局势 I,T
Mills turned the game by scoring twice.
米尔斯两度进球，扭转了比赛的局势。
The victory turned the tide of the war in North Africa.
这场胜利扭转了北非的战局。
14
turn traitor
14. to be disloyal to a person, group, or idea that you have strongly supported before 背叛; 叛变
15
turn your ankle
15. to twist your ANKLE in a way that injures it 扭伤踝关节;
Wright turned his ankle in the first minutes of the game.
赖特在比赛开始几分钟里就扭伤了脚踝。
16
an actor turned politician/a housewife turned author etc
16. someone who has done one job and then does something completely different 演员出身的政治家/原本是家庭主妇的作家等
17
turn sb’s head
17. to be attractive in a romantic or sexual way 吸引 （迷住 ）某人
She turned heads whenever she walked into a room.
只要她走进一个房间，就能吸引很多目光。
18
turn (people’s) heads
18. if something turns people’s heads, they are surprised by it 让（人）吃惊
It did turn some heads when he moved back to the village.
他搬回到村里，确实让有些人很吃惊。
19
turn a profit
19. to make a profit [美] 盈利 AmE
20
turn a phrase
20. to say something in a particular way 措词
Cohen knows how to turn a phrase in his lyrics.
科恩作词时知道如何措词。
21
LAND
土地
to break up soil so that it is ready for growing crops 翻土 T
a distant tractor turning the soil
远处正在翻土的拖拉机
22
WOOD/METAL
木材/金属
to shape a wooden or metal object using a special tool 车削 T
23
MILK
牛奶
if milk turns, it becomes sour [英] 〔牛奶〕变酸 I | BrE
24 to stop liking or supporting someone or something, or to make someone do this （使某人）反对，（使某人）与…为敌
Many people had turned against the war.
很多人开始反对战争。
Dave felt she was deliberately turning the kids against him.
戴夫感觉她在故意让孩子们与他作对。
25 if a business, department etc that is not successful turns around, or if someone turns it around, it starts to be successful （使）〔业务、部门等〕好转，扭转
The company turned around from losses of £1.4 million last year to profits of £26,800.
公司由去年的亏损 140 万英镑扭转为盈利 2.68 万英镑。
turn sth ↔ around
At Rockwell International he had turned around a badly performing division.
在洛克威尔国际有限公司，他使一个业绩糟糕的部门有了起色。
26 if a situation, game etc turns around, or if someone turns it around, it changes and starts to develop in the way you want （使）转变
After I met him, my whole life turned around.
我遇见他后，我的整个人生都发生了改变。
turn sth ↔ around
Fender’s batting could turn matches around in half an hour.
芬德的击球能让比赛在半小时内扭转局势。
27
turn around and say/do etc sth
to say or do something that is unexpected or that seems unfair or unreasonable [口] 反过来说〔不公正、不合理的话〕; 反过来做〔不公正、不合理的事〕 spoken
You can’t just turn around and say that it was all my fault.
你不能反过来说这全是我的错。
28
turn sth around
↔ to consider an idea, question etc in a different way, or change the words of something so that it has a different meaning 换个角度考虑〔某个观点、问题等〕; 改变…的用词
Let’s turn the whole idea around and look at it from another angle.
让我们换个角度来考虑这个观点。
29
turn sth around
↔ to complete the process of making a product or providing a service 完成; 生产出; 提供
We can turn around 500 units by next week.
到下周我们能完成 500 台。
30
every time sb turns around
very often or all the time [口] 经常，总是 spoken
Every time I turn around he seems to be checking up on me.
我每次回头他好像都是在监督着我的样子。
31
turn sb away
↔ to refuse to let someone enter a place or join an organization, for example because it is full 〔因满员〕不让某人进入; 不让某人加入〔组织〕
The show was so popular police had to turn people away.
演出极受欢迎，警察只能把人们打发走。
Thousands of applicants are turned away each year.
每年都有几千名申请者被拒。
32
turn sb away
↔ to refuse to give someone sympathy, help, or support 拒绝〔某人〕
Anyone who comes to us will not be turned away.
不管谁来找我们，都不会遭到拒绝的。
The insurance company has promised not to turn away its existing customers.
保险公司承诺说不会对其现有的客户置之不理。
33
turn (sb) away from sb/sth
to stop supporting someone, or stop using or being interested in something, or to make someone do this （使某人）停止支持某人;（使某人）停止使用某物，（使某人）不再对某人/某物感兴趣
Consumers are turning away from credit cards.
消费者对信用卡逐渐失去了兴趣。
events that turned
Henry away from his family
使亨利疏远了家人的一些事
34 to go back in the direction you came from, or to make someone or something do this （使）折回，（使）掉转头
It’s getting late – maybe we should turn back.
天晚了，也许我们该返回了。
turn sb/sth ↔ back
The UN convoy was turned back at the border.
联合国车队在边境被挡了回来。
35 to return to doing something in the way it was done before 重新开始做某事
[+ to ]
The people are turning back to natural resources to survive.
人们又重新开始依靠自然资源生存。
We’ve promised to help, and there’s no turning back (=you cannot change this) !
我们已经答应要帮忙，不能反悔！
36 to turn the switch on a machine such as an OVEN , radio etc so that it produces less heat, sound etc 调低〔烤箱的温度、收音机的音量等〕;
Can you turn the TV down? I’m trying to work.
你能把电视的声音关小一点吗？我要工作。
37 to refuse an offer, request, or invitation 拒绝〔建议、要求或邀请〕
They offered her the job but she turned it down.
他们给了她那份工作，但她拒绝了。
I’m not going to turn down an invitation to go to New York!
我不会拒绝去纽约的邀请！
Josie’s already turned him down (=refused his offer of marriage) .
乔茜已经拒绝了他的求婚。
38
turn sth in
↔ to give something to a person in authority, especially an illegal weapon or something lost or stolen 上交〔某物，尤指非法武器、失物或被盗物品〕
The rebels were told to turn in their weapons and ammunition.
叛乱分子被要求交出武器和弹药。
[+ to ]
My wallet was turned in to the police two days later.
两天后我的钱包被交给了警察。
39
turn sth in
↔ to give back something you have borrowed or rented [美] 交还〔借或租的东西〕; AmE
When do the library books have to be turned in?
借图书馆的书什么时候必须归还？
40
turn in sth
to produce a particular profit, result etc 产生〔利润、结果等〕
Bimec turned in net profits of £2.4 million.
Bimec 公司创造了 240 万英镑的净利润。
Last night the team turned in another dazzling performance.
昨晚这支球队又奉献了一场令人目眩的精彩表演。
41
turn sb in
↔ to tell the police who or where a criminal is 告发某人
Margrave’s wife finally turned him in.
马格雷夫的妻子最终告发了他。
42 to go to bed 上床睡觉
I think I’ll turn in early tonight.
我想今晚我要早点睡觉。
43
turn sth in
↔ to give a piece of work you have done to a teacher, your employer etc [美] 上交〔作业、做好的工作等〕; AmE BrE
Have you all turned in your homework assignments?
你们全都交了家庭作业没有？
44 to become something different, or to make someone or something do this （使某人/某物）变成
The sofa turns into a bed.
这沙发可以变成一张床。
A few weeks later, winter had turned into spring.
几周过后，冬天过去，春天来了。
Hollywood discovered her and turned her into a star.
好莱坞发现了她，把她变成了明星。
45 to change by magic from one thing into another, or to make something do this 〔通过魔法〕变成; 使…变成
In a flash, the prince turned into a frog.
转眼之间，王子变成了青蛙。
The witch had turned them all into stone.
女巫把他们都变成了石头。
46
days turned into weeks/months turned into years etc
used to say that time passed slowly while you waited for something to happen 几天之后又是几周/几个月之后又是几年等〔用于表示等待某事发生时时间过得很慢〕
Weeks turned into months, and still there was no letter.
几周过后又是几个月，还是没有信来。
47
turn sth off
↔ to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc 关闭〔电视机、引擎、电灯等〕;
Don’t forget to turn the lights off when you leave.
你走的时候别忘了关灯。
48
turn sth off
↔ to stop the supply of water, gas etc from flowing by turning a handle 关掉，截断〔自来水、煤气等〕;
They’ve turned the gas off for a couple of hours.
他们已把煤气断掉几个小时了。
49
turn off (sth)
to leave the road you are travelling on and start travelling on another road 离开，拐出〔某条路〕
[+ at/near etc ]
I think we should have turned off at the last exit.
我想我们在上一个出口就应该出去的。
turn off the road/motorway etc
Mark turned off the highway and into Provincetown.
马克驶离高速公路，开进了普罗温斯敦镇。
50
turn sb off
↔ to make someone decide they do not like something 使失去兴趣
Any prospective buyer will be turned off by the sight of rotting wood.
任何潜在的买主看到腐朽的木头，都会失去兴趣。
51
turn sb off
↔ to make someone feel that they are not attracted to you in a sexual way 使丧失性兴趣;
Men who stink of beer really turn me off.
满身啤酒味道的男人实在让我厌恶。
52
turn sth on
↔ to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc start operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc 启动〔机器〕，打开〔电视机、引擎、电灯等〕;
Jake turned on his computer and checked his mail.
杰克打开计算机查看电子邮件。
53
turn sth on
↔ to make the supply of water, gas etc start flowing from something by turning a handle 打开〔自来水、煤气〕;
He turned on the gas and lit the stove.
他打开煤气，点燃炉子。
‘I’m thirsty,’ she said, turning on the tap .
“我渴了。”她说着，打开了水龙头。
54
turn on sb turn upon sb
also 又作 to suddenly attack someone, using physical violence or unpleasant words 突然袭击某人; 恶劣地对待某人
Peter turned on Rae and screamed, ‘Get out of my sight!’
彼得突然冲着雷叫起来:“从我面前滚开！”
55
turn on sth turn upon sth
also 又作 if a situation, event, argument etc turns on a particular thing or idea, it depends on that thing 取决于某事物，依某事物而定
As usual, everything turned on how much money was available.
照例，一切都取决于有多少钱可以用。
56
turn sb on
to make someone feel sexually excited 使某人性興奮
The way he looked at her really turned her on.
他那样地看着她，把她的性趣大大地逗了起来。
57
turn sb on
to interest someone, or to make someone become interested in something 使某人产生兴趣
Science fiction just doesn’t turn me on.
科幻小说根本提不起我的兴趣。
[+ to ]
It was Walter who turned me on to vegetarian food.
是沃尔特让我喜欢上素食的。
58
turn on the charm turn it on
also 又作 to suddenly start to be very nice, amusing, and interesting, especially in a way that is not sincere 施展魅力〔尤指不是出于真心〕
Simon was good at turning on the charm at parties.
西蒙擅长在聚会上施展魅力。
59 to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result, especially one that you did not expect 最后结果是，最终成为
turn out well/badly/fine etc
It was a difficult time, but eventually things turned out all right.
那是个困难时期，不过最后还是好起来了。
To my surprise, it turned out that I was wrong.
让我吃惊的是，最后竟是我错了。
As it turned out (=used to say what happened in the end) , he passed the exam quite easily.
最后，他轻而易举地通过了考试。
turn out to be sth
That guy turned out to be Maria’s second cousin.
那家伙原来是玛丽亚的远房表兄。
60
turn the light out
to stop the flow of electricity to a light by pressing a switch, pulling a string etc 关灯
Don’t forget to turn out the lights when you go!
走时别忘了关灯！
61 if a lot of people turn out for an event, they go to watch it or take part in it 〔为某一活动〕蜂拥而出，出席，参加
[+ for ]
About 70% of the population turned out for the election.
大约有 70% 的人口参加了选举。
turn out to do sth
Thousands turned out to watch yesterday’s match against Ireland.
成千上万的人前去观看了昨天对爱尔兰的比赛。
62
turn sb out
↔ to force someone to leave a place permanently, especially their home 驱逐，赶走
If you can’t pay the rent, they turn you out.
你要是付不出房租，他们就会把你赶出去。
63
turn sth out
↔ to produce or make something 生产，制造
The factory turns out 300 units a day.
这家工厂一天生产 300 台。
64
well/beautifully/badly etc turned out
dressed in good, beautiful etc clothes 衣着考究/漂亮/粗劣等
elegantly turned-out young ladies
衣着雅致的年轻女士
65
turn sth out
↔ a. to empty something completely by taking out the contents b. to take out everything in a room, drawer etc and clean the room etc thoroughly [英] 彻底清理〔房间、抽屉等〕 BrE
The policeman made him turn out his pockets.
警察让他把口袋里的东西都掏出来。
Lea decided to turn out the attic.
利决定把阁楼彻底清理一下。
66
turn sth over to sb
to give someone the right to own something, or to make someone responsible for dealing with something 把所有权交给某人; 交托某人负责某事
He’ll turn the shop over to his son when he retires.
他退休后要把商店交给儿子经营。
turn the matter/problem/responsibility etc over to sb
I’m turning the project over to you.
我要把项目交给你负责。
67
turn sth over to sth
to use land, a building etc for a different purpose 把…改造为…
There is a new plan to turn the land over to wind farming.
有一个新的计划要把这块土地用于风力发电。
68
turn sb over to sb
to take a criminal to the police or another official organization 把某人交给警方等
Suspected terrorists are immediately turned over to the law.
恐怖分子嫌疑人会被立即送交法办。
69
turn over sth
if a business turns over a particular amount of money, it earns that amount in a particular period of time 营业额达到
Within ten years the theme park was turning over £20 million.
十年内，这座主题公园的营业额达到了两千万英镑。
70 if an engine turns over, or if someone turns it over, it starts to work （使）发动，（使）转动
The engine turned over twice and then stopped.
引擎发动了两次，然后熄火了。
71 to turn a page in a book or a sheet of paper to the opposite side [英] 翻页 BrE
Turn over and look at the next page.
翻过去看下一页。
72 to change to another CHANNEL on a television [英] 转换电视频道 BrE
Can we turn over? There’s a film I want to see.
我们换个频道好吗？有一部电影我想看。
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turn sth over
to search a place thoroughly or steal things from it, making it very untidy [英] 彻底搜查;〔为偷东西〕翻箱倒柜 BrE
Burglars had been in and turned the whole house over.
盗贼进来过，把整座房子翻了个底朝天。
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75 to try to get help, advice, or sympathy from someone 求助于，求教于
I don’t know who to turn to.
我不知道向谁求助。
The Namibian government turned to South Africa for help.
纳米比亚政府向南非求援。
76 to start to do or use something new, especially as a way of solving a problem 改用，开始使用〔新的东西，尤指作为一种解决问题的方式〕
Many people here are turning to solar power.
这儿的很多人都开始使用太阳能了。
turn to drink/crime/drugs etc
addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit
为筹毒资而走上犯罪道路的吸毒者
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turn (sth) to sth
to become a different quality, attitude, form of a substance etc, or to make something do this （使）变成;（使）变得
Our laughter turned to horror as we realized that Jody was really hurt.
当意识到乔迪真的受了伤时，我们由笑变成了怕。
When water turns to steam, it expands.
水变成水蒸气时体积会膨胀。
A sudden storm turned the earth to mud.
一场突如其来的暴雨把泥土变成了泥浆。
78 to look at a particular page in a book 翻到〔书中的某页〕
Turn to page 655 for more information.
翻到 655 页了解更多信息。
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turn sth up
↔ to turn a switch on a machine such as an OVEN , radio etc so that it produces more heat, sound etc 调大，开大〔热度、音量等〕;
Turn the oven up to 220.
把烤箱调高到 220 度。
Turn up the radio!
把收音机开大声一点！
80 to be found, especially by chance, after having been lost or searched for 突然露面，重新出现
Eventually my watch turned up in a coat pocket.
最终我的手表在一件大衣的口袋里找到了。
81 to arrive at a place, especially in a way that is unexpected 〔尤指意外地〕到达，来到
You can’t just turn up and expect a meal.
你不能说来就来，还想吃饭。
turn up late/early/on time etc
Steve turned up late, as usual.
史蒂夫照例又来晚了。
82 if an opportunity or situation turns up, it happens, especially when you are not expecting it 〔机会或情况〕突然出现，不期而至
Don’t worry, I’m sure a job will turn up soon.
别担心，我相信工作不久就会有的。
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turn sth up
↔ to find something by searching for it thoroughly 〔经过彻底搜寻〕发现，发掘出
The police investigation hasn’t turned up any new evidence.
警方的调查还没有发现任何新的证据。
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turn sth up
↔ to shorten a skirt, trousers etc by folding up the bottom and sewing it [英] 改短〔裙子、裤子等〕 BrE
85 to suddenly attack someone, using physical violence or unpleasant words 〔用暴力或恶劣言语〕突然攻击;
86 if a situation, event, argument etc turns upon a particular thing or idea, it depends on that thing 取决于，依…而定;
The court case turned upon a technicality of company law.
这起诉讼案件取决于公司法的一个细则。
noun
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CHANCE TO DO STH
做某事的机会
the time when it is your chance, duty, or right to do something that each person in a group is doing one after the other 轮到的机会; C | BrE
turn to do sth Whose
turn is it to set the table?
轮到谁摆放餐具了？
It’s your turn . Roll the dice.
轮到你了。掷骰子吧。
I think it’s our turn to drive the kids to school this week.
我想这周该轮到我们开车送孩子们上学了。
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take turns take it in turns
also 又作 if two or more people take turns doing work, using something etc, they do it one after the other, for example in order to share the work or play fairly 轮流，依次 BrE BrE
You’ll have to take turns on the swing.
你们得轮流荡秋千。
take turns doing sth
The students were taking turns reading aloud.
学生正在轮流朗读。
take turns in doing sth
We took turns in pushing the bike along.
我们轮流推自行车。
take turns to do sth
Dan and I usually take turns to cook.
我和丹通常轮流做饭。
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in turn
a. as a result of something b. one after the other, especially in a particular order 轮流地，依次地
Interest rates were cut and, in turn, share prices rose.
利率下调，股价就相应地上涨了。
Each of us in turn had to describe how alcohol had affected our lives.
我们每个人都得依次说一说喝酒如何影响了我们的生活。
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ROAD
道路
a. a place where one road goes in a different direction from the one you are on b. a curve in a road, path etc 〔路的〕弯道 C | AmE BrE
According to the map we missed our turn back there.
从地图上来看，我们错过了在前面那个地方转弯。
take the first/a wrong etc turn (go along the first etc road) 在第一个交叉处转弯/拐错弯等
I think we took a wrong turn coming out of town.
我认为我们出城时拐错弯了。
Take the second turn on the left.
在第二个交叉处左拐。
There’s a sharp turn coming up ahead.
前方有一个急转弯。
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CHANGE DIRECTION
改变方向
a change in the direction you are moving 拐弯，改变方向 C
make a left/right turn
Make a left turn at the station.
到了车站向左拐。
92
CHANGE IN EVENTS
事态的变化
a sudden or unexpected change that makes a situation develop in a different way 〔突如其来或意外的〕变化，转变 C
take a dramatic/fresh/different etc turn
From then on, our fortunes took a downward turn.
从那以后，我们的际遇每况愈下。
My career had already taken a new turn.
我的事业有了新的发展。
The President was stunned by the sudden turn of events .
总统对事态的突变感到非常震惊。
take a turn for the worse/better
Two days after the operation, Dad took a turn for the worse.
手术两天后，爸爸的病情恶化了。
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the turn of the century/year
the beginning of a new century or year 世纪之交/新年之始
the short period from the turn of the century until World War One
从世纪之交到一战之前的短暂时期
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at every turn
happening again and again, especially in an annoying way 每一回; 总是; 处处
problems that presented themselves at every turn
处处存在的问题
95
ACT OF TURNING STH
转动某物的动作
the act of turning something completely around a fixed point 转动，旋转 C
I gave the screw another two or three turns.
我又把螺丝拧了两三圈。
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by turns
10. changing from one quality, feeling etc to another 轮流地，交替地〔表现某些情感或特质〕
By turns, a 14 year old is affectionate then aggressive, silent then outspoken.
一个 14 岁的孩子，有时会跟你很亲热，有时又会很凶，有时一言不发，有时又什么话都说。
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turn of phrase
11. a. the ability to say things in a clever or funny way b. a particular way of saying something 言谈方式; 说法; 措词;
Kate has a colourful turn of phrase.
凯特说话很有趣。
What a strange turn of phrase!
这种说法真奇怪！
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speak/talk out of turn
12. to say something you should not say in a particular situation, especially because you do not have enough authority to say it 说不该说的话，说话出格〔尤指超越本分说话〕
I’m sorry if I spoke out of turn, Major Karr.
如果我说了不该说的话，我很抱歉，卡尔少校。
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do sb a good/bad turn
13. to do something that is helpful or unhelpful for someone 做有利于/有损于某人的事
You did me a good turn by driving Max home last night.
你昨晚开车送马克斯回家，真是帮了我大忙了。
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one good turn deserves another
14. used to say that if someone does something nice for you, you should do something nice for them 好心应该得到好报; 以德报德
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turn of mind
15. the particular way that someone usually thinks or feels 思想方法; 性情，习性
an academic/practical etc turn of mind
youngsters with an independent turn of mind
思想独立的青少年
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on the turn
16. a. if the TIDE is on the turn, the sea is starting to come in or go out b. starting to change, or in the process of changing c. if milk, fish, or other food is on the turn, it is no longer fresh 〔牛奶、鱼或其他食品〕开始变酸，变质 BrE
Hopefully my luck was on the turn.
我的运气有望好转了。
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turn of speed
17. a sudden increase in your speed, or the ability to increase your speed suddenly [英] 加速; 加速的能力 BrE
He’s a top goalkicker with a surprising turn of speed.
他是个踢球门球的高手，加速的能力十分惊人。
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done to a turn
18. to be perfectly cooked [英] 烹调得恰到好处 BrE
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take a turn in/on etc sth
19. to walk somewhere for pleasure [过时] 悠闲地散步，闲逛 old-fashioned
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give sb a turn
20. to frighten someone [过时] 惊吓某人 old-fashioned
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have a turn
21. to feel slightly ill [英，过时] 感觉有点不舒服 BrE old-fashioned