turn
柯林斯词典
- VERB AND NOUN USES
1. V-T/V-I 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. 转动 (身体); 转身
He turned abruptly and walked away. 他突然转身走开了。
He sighed, turning away and surveying the sea. 他叹了口气,转过身去,眺望着大海。
2. PHRASAL VERB Turn around means the same as turn. 转身
I felt a tapping on my shoulder and I turned around. 我感到有人拍了一下我的肩膀,于是转过身去。
3. V-T 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. 使转向
They turned their telescopes toward other nearby galaxies. 他们把望远镜转向附近的其他星系。
She had turned the bedside chair to face the door. 她已经把那张床边的椅子转过来对着门。
4. V-T/V-I When something such as a wheel turns, or when you turn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction. 转动
As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay. 随着轮子的转动,制陶工人给黏土塑形。
5. V-T/V-I 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. 转动 (开启)
Turn the key three times to the right. 把那钥匙向右转3次。
Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes. 把炉火转到很低,煮上20分钟。
6. V-T/V-I When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling. 转向; 拐弯
He turned into the narrow street where he lived. 他拐进了他住的那条狭窄的街道。
Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road. 现在向右转沿着西渡口路走。
7. N-COUNT Turn is also a noun. 转向; 拐弯
You can't do a right-hand turn here. 你不能在这里右转弯。
8. V-I The point where a road, path, or river turns is the point where it has a bend or curve in it. (路或河流) 转弯
...the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road. …坦特菲尔德路转向主干道的那个拐角。
9. N-COUNT Turn is also a noun. 转弯
...a sharp turn in the road. …公路上的一个急转弯。
10. V-I When the tide turns, it starts coming in or going out. (潮水) 涨; 落
There was not much time before the tide turned. 没过多少时间就退潮了。
11. V-T When you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that it is flat against the previous page, and you can read the next page. 翻动 (书页)
He turned the pages of a file in front of him. 他翻着面前的一份档案。
12. V-T If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them. 把 (武器或挑衅的情绪) 指向
He tried to turn the gun on me. 他试图把枪对着我。
13. V-I If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page. 翻到 (某页)
To order, turn to page 236. 要订货,请翻到第236页。
14. V-T/V-I 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. (注意力) 转向
We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company. 我们把注意力转向了与组建公司有关的实际问题上。
We turn now to our primary question. 我们现在转到我们的主要问题上。
15. V-I If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice. 求助于
For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums. 为了寻求帮助,他们求助于该市最具创新精神的博物馆中的一座。
16. V-I If you turn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it. 开始做; 开始用
These communities are now turning to recycling as a cheaper alternative to landfills. 这些社区现正开始用回收这种较为廉价的方法替代废物填埋法。
17. V-T/V-I To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing. 变成 (某物)
A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale. 在这部卡通童话片里,一位王子变成了一只青蛙。
18. V-LINK You can use turn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective. 变得 (接形容词)
If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police. 如果司法官认为情况可能会变糟,他会寻求警方帮助。
19. V-LINK If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular color, it becomes that color. 变成 (某种颜色)
The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red. 大海将变成浅粉色,而天空将变成血红色。
20. V-LINK 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. (天气) 变得
If it turns cold, cover the plants. 如果天气变冷,就把植物盖起来。
21. N-COUNT If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way. (情况的) 变化
The scandal took a new turn over the weekend. 这一丑闻在周末时发生了新的变化。
22. V-T If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends. 赚取[商业] [no passive]
The firm will be able to pay off its debts and still turn a modest profit. 该公司将能够还清其债务,而且还会稍有赢利。
23. V-T When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns a particular time, it passes that time. 达到 (一定的年龄或时间)
It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty. 他的雄心是在30岁以前积攒100万美元。
24. N-SING 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. (世纪或年代的) 交替时期
They fled to South America around the turn of the century. 他们在世纪之交时逃往南美。
25. N-COUNT 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. (多人依次) 轮到的机会
Tonight it's my turn to cook. 今晚轮到我做饭。
26. →see also turning
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1. PHRASE If there is a particular turn of events, a particular series of things happen. 形势的变化
They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events. 他们对出乎意料的形势变化感到震惊。
2. PHRASE 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. 常常; 总是[强调]
Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff. 它的运转常常因受过培训的员工人数不够而受到限制。
3. PHRASE If you do someone a good turn, you do something that helps or benefits them. 有利的事
He did you a good turn by resigning. 他辞职对你有利。
4. PHRASE 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. 转而
One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, in turn, confided in a reporter. 该外科小组的一名成员把此事泄露给一个同行医生,而后者转而又将此透露给了一位记者。
5. PHRASE If each person in a group does something in turn, they do it one after the other in a fixed or agreed order. 依次地
There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn. 女士们依次发言时,每一位都得到了喝彩。
6. PHRASE If two or more people take turns to do something, they do it one after the other several times, rather than doing it together. 轮流
We took turns driving. 我们轮流驾驶。
7. PHRASE 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. 突然变坏; 突然变好
Her condition took a sharp turn for the worse. 她的病情突然急剧恶化。
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turn /tɜːn/ (turning,turned,turns)
PHRASES
turn /tɜːn/ (turns)
剑桥词典
- There was no air conditioning , just a ceiling fan turning slowly .
- I heard someone turn a key in the lock .
- She turned the handle and slowly opened the door .
- We watched as the sails of the windmill slowly started to turn.
- When this wheel turns, it makes those big stones turn which grind the grain into flour .
- Follow the road for two kilometres , then turn left .
- The sight was so horrible that I had to turn away.
- He would always turn and wave at the end of the street .
- The intruders turned and ran as the police shone their torches full on them.
- The plane turned northwards .
- The car spun off the road , turned over twice and came to rest in a field .
- That painting is upside-down - turn it the other way, quick !
- It's time to turn the cassette over - that side's finished .
- Turn the cushion the other way up, so that the stain doesn't show.
- He keeps turning the pages , but I don't think he can actually be reading it that quickly .
- He started to turn grey in his mid-forties.
- We're planning to turn the smallest bedroom into an office .
- The situation could turn nasty at any moment .
- He was an amateur singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional .
- You make wine by leaving grape juice to ferment until all the sugar has turned to alcohol .
- Could you turn the light off, please ?
- To turn the television on, you just push this button .
- The bath is running over - quick , turn the taps off.
- Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down?
- The electricity has been turned off.
turn verb (GO ROUND)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to (cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line
(使)转动;(使)旋转
The earth turns on its axis once every 24 hours . 地球每24小时绕地轴自转一周。
She turned on her toes , holding out her skirt . 她拎起裙摆踮着脚尖旋转。
The wheels started to turn (around). 轮子开始转动了。
Turn the steering wheel as quickly as you can. 以最快速度打轮。
She turned the doorknob and quietly opened the door . 她转动门把手,悄悄地开了门。
Slowly, I turned the door handle . 我慢慢地拧动门把手。
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turn verb (CHANGE DIRECTION)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to (cause to) change the direction in which you are facing or moving
(使)转向;(使)转身
Turn right at the traffic lights . 在红绿灯处向右拐。
The path twists and turns for the next half mile . 接下来这条小路有半英里是弯弯曲曲的。
We have to turn down/into/up the next road on the right . 我们必须在下一个路口往右拐。
Plants tend to turn towards the source of light . 植物往往朝向光源生长。
She turned to face him. 她转过身面对他。
He turned round and waved to us. 他转身向我们招手。
He turned on his heel (= turned quickly to face the opposite direction ) and left the room . 他迅速转身离开了房间。
The person on my left turned to me and whispered "Not another speech !" 我左边的人转向我,耳语道:“可别再来一场演讲!”
His wife tried to speak to him, but he turned his back (on her)/turned away (from her) (= moved so that his back, not his face , was towards her to show his anger ). 他的妻子想跟他说话,可他却转过身去不予理睬。
At about three o'clock, the tide started to turn (= the sea started to come closer to or move away from the beach ). 大约3点钟,潮水开始涌动。
He turned his head to me to listen . 他转过头来听我讲话。
I'll just turn the car round and go back the way we came. 我这就调转车头,原路返回。
We watched until the car had turned (= gone around) the corner . 我们一直看着那辆车子拐弯后才作罢。
The army turned their guns on (= pointed them at and started to shoot at) the protesters . 军队朝抗议者开枪。
She can turn (= perform ) a somersault . 她会空翻。
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turn verb (CHANGE POSITION)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to move , or to move an object or page , so that a different side or surface is on the top
翻动(书页);(使)翻转;(使)翻身
Now turn the page , please , and start work on Exercise 2. 现在请翻到下一页,开始做练习2。
She turned the vase over to look for the price . 她把花瓶翻过来看价格。
He turned over two or three pages . 他翻了两三页。
She put out the light , turned over (= rolled in order to face in another direction ) and went to sleep . 她熄了灯,翻了个身,就睡着了。
Now turn to (= open the book at) page 23 and look at the first paragraph . 现在请翻到第23页,看第一段。
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turn verb (BECOME)
[ 系动词:后面接回指句子主语的名词或形容词的不及物动词, 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]to (cause to) become , change into, or come to be something
(使)变得;(使)成为
The weather has suddenly turned cold . 天气突然变凉了。
When I refused to pay , he turned nasty . 当我拒绝付钱时,他的态度变得很恶劣。
She turned pale and started to shiver . 她的脸色变得苍白,身子开始颤抖。
The mood of the meeting turned solemn when the extent of the problem became known . 当问题的严重程度披露后,会议的气氛开始变得严肃起来。
The companies worked well together for a while, but eventually the relationship turned sour (= became bad ). 这些公司一度合作得很好,但最后关系闹僵了。
Keele, pop star turned business tycoon , has launched a new range of cosmetics . 基尔,从流行音乐歌星摇身成为商业巨子,已经推出了一个新系列的化妆品。
The dry weather turned the soil into/to concrete . 干旱天气使土壤板结。
By the end of September , the leaves have started to turn (= become brown ). 到9月底,叶子就开始变黄。
Her attitude turned from politely interested to enthusiastic during the course of our conversation . 在我们谈话期间她的态度发生了转变,先是出于礼貌表示感兴趣,后来就变得很热情。
turn 16, nine o'clock, etc.
to become a particular age or time
达到16岁/9点钟(等等)
She turned 18 last year . 她去年满18岁。
It's just turned ten o'clock. 刚到10点。
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turn verb (SWITCH)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词, 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]to use a control to switch a piece of equipment or a power or water supply on or off, or to increase or reduce what it is producing
旋动,拧动(操纵装置);(为升高或降低…而)旋动,拧动
Turn off/out the light . 关灯。
Who turned the TV on? 谁开的电视?
I asked him to turn down the heating . 我叫他把暖气关小一点。
Turn the sound up - I can't hear what they're saying. 把声音开大一些——我听不清他们在说什么。
The heater turns off (= can be switched off) using this switch . 用这个开关可以关闭暖气。
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turn verb (TWIST)
turn your ankle old-fashionedto damage the muscles in the foot by suddenly twisting it too strongly
扭伤脚踝,崴了脚
She turned her ankle on the rocks and had to hobble back to camp . 她在石头上崴了脚,不得不蹒跚着走回营地。
turn verb (WOOD)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ] engineering specializedto shape a piece of wood while it is attached to a machine that spins it
在车床上车(木头)
a turned bowl 车成的碗
习语
not turn a hairturn a blind eye
turn a deaf ear
turn your back on sth
turn your back on sb
turn your hand to sth
turn sb's head
turn your nose up
turn sth on its head
turn over a new leaf
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turn sb's stomach
turn sth upside down
turn tail
turn the clock back
turn the corner
turn the other cheek
turn the spotlight on sth
turn the tables on sb
短语动词
turn (sb) against sb/sthturn sth around
turn away
turn sb away
turn (sb) back
turn sth/sb down
turn in
turn sb in
turn sth in
turn (sb/sth) into sb/sth
更多短语动词
turn off (sth)
turn sb off
turn sth on
turn on sb
turn on sth
turn sb on
turn sb on to sth
turn out
turn sth out
turn sb out
turn over
turn (sth) over
turn over sth
turn sth over
turn somewhere/sth over
turn sth over to sb
turn sb over to sb
turn sth round
turn to sb/sth
turn to sth
turn (sth) to sth
turn up (somewhere)
turn up
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