| 单词 | turn up |
| 释义 | turn upturn up phrasal verbphr v a) turn something ↔ upINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT 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〕 OPP turn down 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！ b) APPEARto 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。 c) GO TO/ATTENDto 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. 你不能来了就想有饭吃。 turn up late/early/on time etc Steve turned up late, as usual. 史蒂夫照例又来晚了。 d) HAPPENif 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。 e) turn something ↔ upFIND OUT to find something by searching for it thoroughly 〔经过彻底搜寻〕发现某物，发掘出某物 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。 f) turn something ↔ up British EnglishBrEDC to shorten a skirt, trousers etc by folding up the bottom and sewing it 改短〔裙子、裤子等〕 → turn up trumps at trump1(4)Examples from the Corpus turn up• Would you mind turning the heat up?• Ben's been looking for a job for two months, but nothing good's turned up.• I'd almost given up hope of finding a house I liked, and then suddenly this one turned up.• After seven months on the case, the police failed to turn up any real clues.• Hey, turn this up for a second, I like this song.• Can you turn the television up? I can't hear it.• A thorough examination of the company's account books turned up several interesting facts.• Don't worry about your earrings - I'm sure they'll turn up sooner or later.• Someone turned up the music, and people started dancing.• We hooked up my stereo and turned up the volume as loud as it would go.• Is the sound turned up too loud for you?• Have those files turned up yet? turn up late/early/on time etc• It's not fair on the people who turn up on time.• Would the star turn up on time?• They might turn up on time and do all the right things, or they might not. → turn up at turn1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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