turn
- v.（使）转动，旋转;转动，旋动（钥匙、把手、开关等）;（使）变成，成为;（使）改变方向，转向，拐（弯）;把...用于，利用，使用;致力于，开始从事，启用;（路或河流）转弯;转身，扭转（身体部位）;赚得，获得（利润）;达到（一定年龄或时间）;翻转，翻动，把…翻过来;到达，超过;翻（土）;翻（跟斗）;（使）松开，释放;以...为中心，围绕; 转移（思考、处理、观察等的对象）;求助于，求教于;使弯曲，使扭曲;指向，冲着，把…对准;改写，翻译;表演（身体旋转动作）;（使）逆转;翻动（书或杂志的页）;（使）反胃，（使）恶心;（牛奶）变酸，变质;驱赶，打发，放走;扭伤;折起;作呕;改变信仰，皈依;盘算，反复思考;（用车床）车削成，车削出;转身攻击（或抵抗）;开始涨（或落）;（精神上）发生错乱，发生迷乱;使变得形式优美，使变得形状匀称
- n.转动，旋动;（车辆的）转弯，转向;需要，要求，目的;（突如其来或意外的）变化，转变;转折点;（依次轮到的）机会;（帮助或损害他人的）举动，行为;特色，特征;（道路的）弯道，转弯处;改动，变动，曲解;散步;天性，禀性;盘绕，盘绕的一圈;<口> 一惊,一吓;<古> 计谋，计余;<音>回音;（年代的）交替时期;<主英> （杂耍等演出的）一个节目;转变时期;短小节目;买入价和卖出价之间的差额;（板球）（球）弹地转向;（疾病的）一阵发作
turnverb
转动 move round
（使）转动，旋转
to move or make sth move around a central point
The wheels of the car began to turn.
汽车的轮子开始转动起来。
I can't get the screw to turn.
我拧不动这个螺丝钉。
He turned the key in the lock.
他转动钥匙开锁。
She turned the wheel sharply to the left.
她猛地向左打方向盘。
改变位置 / 方向 change position/direction
转身；扭转（身体部位）
to move your body or part of your body so as to face or start moving in a different direction
We turned and headed for home.
我们转身朝家走去。
She turned to look at me.
她转过头来看着我。
He turned back to his work.
他回去继续工作。
I turned away and looked out of the window.
我扭过脸去望着窗外。
He turned his back to the wall.
他转身背对着墙。
She turned her head away.
她把头扭向别处。
翻转；翻动；把…翻过来
to move sth so that it is in a different position or facing a different direction
She turned the chair on its side to repair it.
她把椅子翻转过来修理。
Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it.
你把针织套衫里面翻过来再洗。
（使）改变方向；转弯
to change the direction you are moving or travelling in; to make sth change the direction it is moving in
He turned into a narrow street.
他拐进了一条狭窄的街道。
The man turned the corner and disappeared.
那男人转过街角就没影了。
I turned the car into the car park.
我转弯把汽车开进了停车场。
转向；转弯
to curve in a particular direction
The road turns to the left after the church.
这条路过了教堂之后向左转弯。
瞄准；指向 aim/point
朝着；向…方向；对准
to aim or point sth in a particular direction
Police turned water cannon on the rioters.
警察把高压水枪对准了闹事者。
He turned the gun on himself.
他把枪口对准了自己。
She looked at him then turned her attention back to me.
她看了看他，然后又把注意力转回到我的身上。
His thoughts turned to his dead wife.
他想起了自己已故的妻子。
海潮 of tide in sea
开始涨（或落）
to start to come in or go out
The tide is turning─we'd better get back.
涨潮了，我们最好回去吧。
松开 let sb/sth go
（使）松开，释放
to make or let sb/sth go into a particular place or state
They turned the horse into the field.
他们把马松开放到牧场里。
to turn the dogs loose
把狗放开
折叠 fold
折起；翻转
to fold sth in a particular way
She turned down the blankets and climbed into bed.
她掀开毯子爬上床去。
He turned up the collar of his coat and hurried out into the rain.
他竖起大衣领子，冒雨匆匆走了。
侧手翻；筋斗 cartwheel/somersault
表演（身体旋转动作）
to perform a movement by moving your body in a circle
to turn cartwheels/somersaults
做侧手翻；翻筋斗
书页 page
翻，翻动（书页）
if you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that you can read the next page
He sat turning the pages idly.
他坐在那里无所事事地翻着书。
Turn to p.23.
翻到第23页。
比赛 game
（使）逆转
if a game turns or sb turns it, it changes the way it is developing so that a different person or team starts to win
变成 become
（使）变成，成为
to change into a particular state or condition; to make sth do this
The leaves were turning brown.
叶子变了黄色。
The weather has turned cold.
天气变得寒冷了。
He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money.
我们不给他钱时，他变得穷凶极恶。
He decided to turn professional .
他决定转为职业人员。
The heat turned the milk sour.
炎热的天气使得牛奶变酸了。
She turned a deathly shade of white when she heard the news.
她听到这个消息时面如死灰。
He's a lawyer turned politician (= he used to be a lawyer but is now a politician) .
他以前是个律师，现在成为政治家了。
年龄；时间 age/time
到达，超过（某一年龄或时间）
to reach or pass a particular age or time
She turns 21 in June.
她到六月份就满21岁了。
It's turned midnight.
已过了午夜。
胃 stomach
作呕；恶心；使（胃）不适
when your stomach turns or sth turns your stomach, you feel as though you will vomit
木材 wood
（在车床上）车削
to shape sth on a lathe
to turn a chair leg
在车床上车椅子腿
turned boxes and bowls
车削成的盒和碗
as was shown or proved by later events
我果然没用上我的伞。
I didn't need my umbrella, as it turned out (= because it didn't rain) .
to be well, badly, etc. dressed
used to report what sb says or does, when this is surprising or annoying
我为她做了这么多，她怎么竟说出那种话来？
How could she turn round and say that, after all I've done for her?
（使）与…反目成仇，变得敌对
to stop or make sb stop being friendly towards sb
She turned against her old friend.
她与老朋友翻脸了。
After the divorce he tried to turn the children against their mother.
他离婚后企图教唆子女反对他们的母亲。
（使）翻身，转身，翻转
to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this
Turn around and let me look at your back.
转过身去让我看看你的后背。
I turned my chair round to face the fire.
我把椅子转过来面向火炉。
（使企业、经济等）好转，扭转，有起色
if a business, economy, etc. turns around or sb turns it around , it starts being successful after it has been unsuccessful for a time
把某人拒之门外；不准某人进入
to refuse to allow sb to enter a place
Hundreds of people were turned away from the stadium (= because it was full) .
体育场满座，数百人被拒之门外。
They had nowhere to stay so I couldn't turn them away.
他们无处安身，所以我不能把他们打发走。
（使）原路返回，往回走
to return the way you have come; to make sb/sth do this
The weather became so bad that they had to turn back.
天气变得非常恶劣，他们不得不循原路折回。
We said we would do it─there can be no turning back.
我们说过要干这事，不能反悔。
Our car was turned back at the border.
我们的汽车在边境被挡了回来。
拒绝，顶回（提议、建议或提议人）
to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it
Why did she turn down your invitation?
她为什么谢绝你的邀请？
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far.
他迄今申请了十份工作都遭到拒绝。
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down.
他请求她嫁给他，但是她回绝了。
把…调低；关小
to reduce the noise, heat, etc. produced by a piece of equipment by moving its controls
Please turn the volume down.
请把音量调低些。
He turned the lights down low.
他把灯光调得暗了一些。
把…扭送（到警察局）；使自首
to take sb to the police or sb in authority because they have committed a crime
She threatened to turn him in to the police.
她扬言要把他交给警方。
He decided to turn himself in.
他决定到警察局去自首。
忙于自己的事情而不与人交往；闭门谢客
to become too concerned with your own problems and stop communicating with others
变成某事物
to become sth
Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare.
我们梦想的假日变成了一场噩梦。
In one year she turned from a problem child into a model student.
一年内，她从问题儿童变成了模范学生。
使（从…）变成
to make sb/sth become sth
Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man.
十年大狱使他变成了一个老头。
The prince was turned into a frog by the witch.
王子被女巫变成了一只青蛙。
拐弯；转入另一条路
to leave a road in order to travel on another
Is this where we turn off?
这儿是我们换道的地方吗？
The jet began to turn off the main runway.
那架喷气式飞机开始拐出主跑道。
不再听；不再想
to stop listening to or thinking about sb/sth
I couldn't understand the lecture so I just turned off.
我听不懂讲课，所以也就不听了。
关掉，截断（电流、煤气、水等）
to stop the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.
to turn off the light
关上灯
Please turn the television off before you go to bed.
睡觉前请关上电视。
突然攻击
to attack sb suddenly and unexpectedly
The dogs suddenly turned on each other.
那两条狗突然互相撕咬了起来。
Why are you all turning on me (= criticizing or blaming me) ?
你们怎么突然都冲我来了？
使性兴奋；使感兴趣
to make sb excited or interested, especially sexually
Jazz has never really turned me on.
我对爵士乐从未真正产生过兴趣。
She gets turned on by men in uniform.
她看到穿制服的男人就欲火攻心。
使对…感兴趣；使首次使用
to make sb become interested in sth or to use sth for the first time
He turned her on to jazz.
他使她对爵士乐产生了兴趣。
接通（电流、煤气、水等）；打开
to start the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.
to turn on the heating
打开供热系统
I'll turn the television on.
我来打开电视机。
He really knows how to turn on the charm (= suddenly become pleasant and attractive) .
他确实懂得如何一展魅力。
制造；生产；以（…装束等）出现
to produce sb/sth
The factory turns out 900 cars a week.
这家工厂每周生产900辆汽车。
赶走；逐出；撵走
to force sb to leave a place
营业额为…；做金额为…的生意
to do business worth a particular amount of money in a particular period of time
The company turns over £3.5 million a year.
这家公司一年的营业额为350万英镑。
移交，送交（他人看管，尤指当局）
to deliver sb to the control or care of sb else, especially sb in authority
Customs officials turned the man over to the police.
海关官员把那个男子移交给警方看管。
把…移交给（他人管理）
to give the control of sth to sb
He turned the business over to his daughter.
他把这个企业交给了女儿管理。
改变，转变（用途或功能）
to change the use or function of sth
The factory was turned over to the manufacture of aircraft parts.
这家工厂转产飞机部件。
向…求助（或寻求指教等）
to go to sb/sth for help, advice, etc.
She has nobody she can turn to.
她求助无门。
noun
活动 movement
转动；旋动
an act of turning sb/sth around
Give the handle a few turns.
转动几下把手。
道路；车辆 of road/vehicle
（车辆的）转弯，转向
a change in direction in a vehicle
Make a left/right turn into West Street.
向左 / 右拐入西大街。
（道路的）弯道，转弯处
a bend or corner in a road
a lane full of twists and turns
弯弯曲曲的小巷
时间 time
（依次轮到的）机会
the time when sb in a group of people should or is allowed to do sth
When it's your turn, take another card.
轮到你时，再抓一张牌。
Please wait your turn .
请等着轮到你。
Whose turn is it to cook?
轮到谁做饭了？
Steve took a turn driving while I slept.
我睡觉时，史蒂夫接着开车。
变化 change
（异乎寻常或意外的）变化，转变
an unusual or unexpected change in what is happening
a surprising turn of events
意想不到的事态变化
His health has taken a turn for the worse (= suddenly got worse) .
他的健康状况突然恶化。
Events took a dramatic turn in the weeks that followed.
在以后的几周里，事态急转直下。
The book is, by turns , funny and very sad.
这部书时而妙趣横生，时而悲悲戚戚。
表演 performance
短小节目
a short performance or piece of entertainment such as a song, etc.
Everyone got up on stage to do a turn.
每个人都登台表演了一个小节目。
步行 walk
散步；转一圈
a short walk
We took a turn around the park.
我们在公园里转了一圈。
疾病 illness
（疾病的）一阵发作；不适感
a feeling of illness
a funny turn (= a feeling that you may faint)
感到一阵晕眩
everywhere or every time you try and do sth
我事事都不顺心。
At every turn I met with disappointment.
(to do) sth that helps sb
好啦，这就是我今天做的好事。
Well, that's my good turn for the day.
cooked for exactly the right amount of time
to frighten or shock sb
you should help sb who has helped you
going to change soon
他就要时来运转了。
His luck is on the turn.
to say sth that you should not because it is the wrong situation or because it offends sb
if people take turns or take it in turns to do sth, they do it one after the other to make sure it is done fairly
雄鸟和雌鸟轮流伏窝。
The male and female birds take turns in sitting on the eggs.
We take it in turns to do the housework.
我们轮流做家务。
the time when a new century/year starts
这是在世纪之交修建的。
It was built at the turn of the century.
a particular way of thinking about things
a particular way of describing sth
an extra amount of pressure, cruelty , etc. added to a situation that is already difficult to bear or understand
a sudden increase in your speed or rate of progress; the ability to suddenly increase your speed
他在最后一圈猛然加速。
He put on an impressive turn of speed in the last lap.
to do no work
她闲了整整一星期。
She hasn't done a hand's turn all week.
to be useful for a particular purpose or period of time
These verbs are used frequently with the following adjectives.这些动词常与下列形容词连用：
become ~ |
get ~ |
go ~ |
turn ~ |
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involved |
used to |
wrong |
blue |
clear |
better |
right |
sour |
accustomed |
worse |
bad |
bad |
pregnant |
pregnant |
white |
red |
extinct |
tired |
crazy |
cold |
famous |
angry |
bald |
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ill |
dark |
blind |
Become is more formal than get . Both describe changes in people’s emotional or physical state, or natural or social changes.become较get正式。两者均指人的感情、身体状况、自然或社会的变化。
Go is usually used for negative changes.go常用于负面变化。
Go and turn are both used for changes of colour.go和turn均用以指颜色的变化。
Turn is also used for changes in the weather.turn亦用于天气的变化。
turn
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Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression ‘turn over a new leaf’ is explained at leaf.
turn 还有许多其他用法，在本词典其他词条下作了解释。例如，turn over a new leaf 这一表达在 leaf 词条下作了解释。
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VERB 转动;转身;扭转
When you turn or when you turn part of your body, you move your body or part of your body so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction.He turned abruptly and walked away...
他突然转身走了。
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VERB 转动;使转向;使改变方向
When you turn something, you move it so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction, or is in a very different position.They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...
他们把望远镜转向附近其他星系。
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V-ERG (使)转动;(使)旋转
When something such as a wheel turns, or when you turn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction.As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay...
轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。
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V-ERG 转动，旋动(钥匙、把手、开关等)
When you turn something such as a key, knob, or switch, or when it turns, you hold it and twist your hand, in order to open something or make it start working.Turn a special key, press the brake pedal, and your car's brakes lock...
转动一把特制的钥匙，踩下刹车踏板，这样你的汽车刹车就锁住了。
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VERB 转向;拐（弯）
When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling.He turned into the narrow terraced street where he lived…
他转向自己居住的那条夹在排房间的狭窄街道。
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VERB (路、河)拐弯，转弯
The point where a road, path, or river turns, is the point where it has a bend or curve in it....the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road.
滕特菲尔德路拐向主道的岔路口
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VERB (潮)涨，落
When the tide turns, it starts coming in or going out.There was not much time before the tide turned.
不久就要涨潮了。
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VERB 翻(筋斗)
When someone turns a cartwheel or a somersault, they do a cartwheel or somersault.They were still doing wild acrobatics in the yard, turning somersaults and cartwheels.
他们还在院子里一通杂耍，翻着跟头，玩着侧手翻。
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VERB 翻动(书页)
When you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that is flat against the previous page, and you can read the next page.He turned the pages of a file in front of him.
他翻阅面前的文件。
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VERB 指向;冲着;把…对准
If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them.He tried to turn the gun on me...
他企图把枪对准我。
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VERB 翻到(某页码)
If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page.To order, turn to page 236.
如需订购，参见 236 页。
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VERB 开始思考;开始讨论;把(注意力等)转向
If you turn your attention or thoughts to a particular subject or if you turn to it, you start thinking about it or discussing it.We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company...
我们开始考虑有关成立公司的具体事宜。
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VERB 求助于;求教于
If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice.For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums...
他们求助于该市最具创新风格的一家博物馆。
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VERB 致力于;开始从事;启用
If you turn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it.These communities are now turning to recycling in large numbers...
这些团体现在正转而致力于大规模的回收利用工作。
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V-ERG (使)变成;(使)成为
To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing.A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale...
在这个卡通童话里王子变成了一只青蛙。
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V-LINK (用于形容词前)变为，变得
You can use turn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective.If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police...
如果法警认为事情变得不可收拾，他就会寻求警方的帮助。
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V-LINK-ERG (使)变成(某种颜色)
If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular colour, it becomes that colour.The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red...
大海会变成浅粉色，天空则变成血红色。
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V-LINK (天气)变得
You can use turn to indicate that there is a change to a particular kind of weather. For example, if it turns cold, the weather starts being cold.If it turns cold, cover plants...
如果天气变冷，就把植物盖起来。
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N-COUNT (时局或趋势的)逆转，转变，变化
If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way.The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.
周末时丑闻有了新的发展。
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V-ERG （使）(比赛)出现逆转
In sports, if a game turns, or is turned, something significant happens which changes the way the game is developing.The game turned in the 56th minute.
比赛在第 56 分钟时发生了扭转。
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VERB 赚得，获得(利润)
If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends.The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit...
那家公司将有能力支付债务，而且还会赚得一笔可观的利润。
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VERB 达到(…年龄);到(…点钟)
When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns a particular time, it passes that time.It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty...
他立志要在而立之年以前攒够 100 万美元。
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N-SING 世纪之交/新年伊始
Turn is used in expressions such as the turn of the century and the turn of the year to refer to a period of time when one century or year is ending and the next one is beginning.They fled to South America around the turn of the century.
他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。
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VERB 使成形;车削
When someone turns a wooden or metal object that they are making, they shape it using a special tool....the joys of making a living from turning wood.
靠车削木材谋生的乐趣
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N-COUNT (依次轮流时的)轮班，次序，轮番
If it is your turn to do something, you now have the duty, chance, or right to do it, when other people have done it before you or will do it after you.Tonight it's my turn to cook...
今晚该我做饭了。
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N-COUNT (疾病的)瞬间发作
If you say that someone is having a turn, you mean they feel suddenly very unwell for a short period of time.He is having one of his turns…
他又犯病了。
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PHRASE （表示两种感情或品质的交替）时而，间或
You can use by turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other.His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved.
他的语气时而透着愤怒，时而流露出哀怨。
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PHRASE 形势的变化
If there is a particular turn of events, a particular series of things happen.They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events.
这种出乎意料的形势变化让他们无比震惊。
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PHRASE 每每;总是;处处
If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff...
因为缺乏训练有素的员工，其生产经营总是遇到各种障碍。
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PHRASE (对…)有利的事,有帮助的事
If you do someone a good turn, you do something that helps or benefits them.He did you a good turn by resigning...
他辞职对你有利。
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PHRASE 彻底搜查;把…翻个底朝天
If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.They hadn't found a scrap of evidence though they had turned his flat inside out.
他们虽然把他的公寓翻了个底朝天，却没有找到一丝证据。
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PHRASE 彻底改变，完全搅乱（体制或生活方式）
If something such as a system or way of life is turned inside out or upside down, it is changed completely, making people confused or upset.He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down.
他惊呆了。他的世界已经完全被打乱了。
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PHRASE 继而;转而;反过来
You use in turn to refer to actions or events that are in a sequence one after the other, for example because one causes the other.One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, in turn, confided in a reporter.
手术小组的一名成员把这个消息泄露给了在一起工作的一个内科医生，后者又透露给了一位记者。
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PHRASE 逐一;依次;轮流地
If each person in a group does something in turn, they do it one after the other in a fixed or agreed order.There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn.
当这些女人们逐一发言时，她们每个人都赢得了喝彩声。
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PHRASE 思维;性情;秉性
If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.She was of a rational turn of mind.
她是个理性的人。
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PHRASE 冒失地说;说话出格
If you speak out of turn or talk out of turn, you say something that you do not have the right or authority to say.I hope I haven't spoken out of turn.
希望我没有多嘴。
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PHRASE 速度;脚力;马力
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PHRASE 轮流;依次
If two or more people take turns to do something, or in British English take it in turns to do something, they do it one after the other several times, rather than doing it together.We took turns to drive the car...
我们轮流开车。
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PHRASE (情况)突然恶化/突然好转
If a situation takes a turn for the worse, it suddenly becomes worse. If a situation takes a turn for the better, it suddenly becomes better.Her condition took a sharp turn for the worse.
她的病情突然急剧恶化。
noun
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- taking a short walk out and back
- we took a turn in the park
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- turning or twisting around (in place)
- with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
- Synonym: twist
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- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- he made an abrupt turn away from her
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- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- he took a turn to the right
- Synonym: turning
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- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- it is my turn
- it is still my play
- Synonym: play
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- a favor for someone
- he did me a good turn
- Synonym: good turn
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- a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
- he did his act three times every evening
- she had a catchy little routine
- it was one of the best numbers he ever did
- Synonym: act routine number bit
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- a movement in a new direction
- the turning of the wind
- Synonym: turning
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- an unforeseen development
- events suddenly took an awkward turn
- Synonym: turn of events twist
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- a circular segment of a curve
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- Synonym: bend crook twist
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- (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
- Synonym: bout round
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- a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- it's my go
- a spell of work
- Synonym: go spell tour
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- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- wrench one's ankle
- The wrestler twisted his shoulder
- the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
- I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
- Synonym: twist sprain wrench wrick rick
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- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute;become
- The weather turned nasty
- She grew angry
- Synonym: grow
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- change to the contrary
- The trend was reversed
- the tides turned against him
- public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern
- Synonym: change by reversal reverse
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- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
- The people turned against the President when he stole the election
- Synonym: change state
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- become officially one year older
- She is turning 50 this year
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- change color
- In Vermont, the leaves turn early
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- go sour or spoil
- The milk has soured
- The wine worked
- The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
- Synonym: sour ferment work
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- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- She called on her Representative to help her
- She turned to her relatives for help
- Synonym: call on
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- direct at someone
- She turned a smile on me
- They turned their flashlights on the car
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- alter the functioning or setting of
- turn the dial to 10
- turn the heat down
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- cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- bend the rod
- twist the dough into a braid
- the strong man could turn an iron bar
- Synonym: flex bend deform twist
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- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- turn the flour onto a plate
- Synonym: release
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- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- turn the legs of the table
- turn the clay on the wheel
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- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
- turn the earth in the Spring
- Synonym: plow plough
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- change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
- Turn towards me
- The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face
- She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs
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- pass to the other side of
- turn the corner
- move around the obstacle
- Synonym: move around
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- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
- people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium
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- to send or let go
- They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion
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- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- turn a page of a book
- Synonym: turn over
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- cause to move around or rotate
- turn a key
- turn your palm this way
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- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- turn your face to the wall
- turn the car around
- turn your dance partner around
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- move around an axis or a center
- The wheels are turning
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- get by buying and selling
- the company turned a good profit after a year
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- accomplish by rotating
- turn a somersault
- turn cartwheels
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- undergo a change or development
- The water turned into ice
- Her former friend became her worst enemy
- He turned traitor
- Synonym: become
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- cause to change or turn into something different;ssume new characteristics
- The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him
- The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold
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Turn the key anticlockwise / in an anticlockwise direction .
逆时针方向转动钥匙。
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Turn the key clockwise .
顺时针方向转动钥匙。
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Well , that 's my good turn for the day .
好啦，这就是我今天做的好事。
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You must signal which way you are going to turn .
你要朝哪个方向转，必须发出信号。
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Whether we need more food depends on how many people turn up .
我们是否需要更多的食物，这要视到场人数而定。
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Turn around and let me look at your back .
转过身去让我看看你的后背。
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In one year she turned from a problem child into a model student .
一年内，她从问题儿童变成了模范学生。
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No one could have foreseen things would turn out this way .
谁都没有预料到事情的结果会这样。
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Take the first turning but one .
在第二个拐弯处转弯。
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The tide is turning ─ we 'd better get back .
涨潮了，我们最好回去吧。
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Take the first turning on the right .
在第一个路口向右拐。
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When it 's your turn , take another card .
轮到你时，再抓一张牌。
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Turn right at the end of the road .
在路的尽头向右转。
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We said we would do it ─ there can be no turning back .
我们说过要干这事，不能反悔。
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Please turn the television off before you go to bed .
睡觉前请关上电视。
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The weather got so bad that we had to turn back .
天气变得非常恶劣，我们不得不循原路折回。
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She looked at him then turned her attention back to me .
她看了看他，然后又把注意力转回到我的身上。
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All right class , turn to page 20 .
好啦，同学们，翻到第20页。
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Objects like this turn up at sales with surprising frequency .
这样的东西在拍卖会上出人意料地频繁出现。
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In times of crisis I know which friends I can turn to .
在危难关头我知道能投靠哪些朋友。
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Can you turn the volume up a little bit ?
你能把音量开大点儿吗？
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I think we must have taken a wrong turning somewhere .
我觉得我们一定是在什么地方拐错了路。
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Turn right at the end of the street .
在街的那头往右拐。
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Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man .
十年大狱使他变成了一个老头。
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There was a queue of traffic waiting to turn right .
有一大串车辆等着右转弯。
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Did you signal before you turned right ?
右转弯前你示意了吗？
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He turned back to his work .
他回去继续工作。
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Follow this road until you get to the school , then turn left .
沿着这条路走到学校，然后向左拐。
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Only traffic turning right may enter the box .
只允许右拐的车辆进入交叉路口黄格区。
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He always turns up just when you least expect him .
他总是在你最意料不到的时候出现。
普通用词，可指任何变化，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。
A witch changed the boy into a mouse.
女巫把那男孩变成了一只老鼠。
The economic situation has changed considerably.
经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
The leaves on the trees change colour in the autumn.
树叶在秋天改变颜色。
常指轻微改变，强调在保持原状的情况下进行局部改变。
Your coat is too big. You must have it altered.
你的外衣太大了，得找人改一下。
The working condition must be altered to meet the new requirements.
工作环境必须改善，以适应新的要求。
指改变形式、用途、使用方式等，也指改变信仰、观点、态度等。
Please convert this money into RMB.
请把这钱兑换成人民币。
Her mother has converted to Catholicism.
她母亲已改信天主教。
指对某物作细小的改动以对其进行改进，使其更适用或更高效。
The plan must be modified if it is to be used.
这项计划要用就必须修改。
You'd better modify your tone.
你最好说得和缓些才是。
指在形式、外观、性质等方面彻底改变，即成为全新的东西。
The magician transformed the handkerchief into a bird.
魔术师把那条手帕变成了一只鸟。
Solar energy can be transformed into power.
太阳能可以转化为能量。
普通用词，指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面发生变化。
Coal can be turned into heat.
煤可以转化成热。
He turned this novel into an English best-seller.
他把这本小说变成了英语畅销书。
指根据某一情况的变化而变化，也指更改某事物。
The prices of fish vary according to market conditions.
鱼的价格随着市场行情而变化。
Old people don't like to vary their habits.
老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。
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