1Move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point.

这个大轮子正在旋转。

我转动门上的钥匙，蹑手蹑脚地进去了。

1. 1.1with object Perform (a somersault or cartwheel).
   翻跟斗
   Example sentencesExamples

   • At his feet is a dog turning a cartwheel, seemingly to the snap of Wolfe's fingers.
   • Moray eels shout at you in silent warning from their crevices and rays have been known to turn somersault.
   • Chelsea laughed, turning a cartwheel across the green.
   • Rhea jumped up, kicking off from the demon's shoulders, turning a high somersault across the room.
   • Germans were always solemn; a pig turning somersaults could not make them smile.
   • Feeling the urge to vomit, his stomach was currently turning cartwheels.
   • He popped into the air and flew over several disorderly piles of stuff, turning somersaults as he went.
   • The fourth, and possibly most pertinent, question is whether young girls today ever turn cartwheels.
   • Hurrying from the room, his mind turned dizzying somersaults with thoughts of his missing wife and what her reappearance might mean.
   • Who cares whether he's turning somersaults or running off to the sideline to get water (actually he played pretty well).
   • But the lawyers need to turn some somersaults before they can get there.
   • Even Carolyn could turn a cartwheel, so Ellie doubted that she could make the squad.
   • When a boy can turn cartwheels, his colour and country of origin are of no importance at all.
   • When I stand up the room tips a little as if I'm wasted, and my stomach is currently turning somersaults.
   • More than that, she adds, being able to balance on her hands, to turn cartwheels, to tumble and flip is part of who she is.
   • By the time the guests arrived she wasn't turning cartwheels, but she was pretty perky.
   • Her wingman obeyed, turning a somersault and ending up flying straight at the Flankers.
   • He bit his lip, trying to avoid looking at either the ship or the sea itself; both were already making him nauseous and he could feel his stomach turning somersaults.
   • Suppose that he happened to glance around and notice a monkey turning a somersault.
   • It's easy, but frightening, to imagine Eagles coach Andy Reid turning cartwheels if he actually were to get Williams.

   Synonyms

   perform, execute, do, carry out
2. 1.2with object Twist or sprain (an ankle).
   扭伤（脚踝）
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The beachside is a mess, and Hillary for one would not like to risk a stroll along the seafront in case of turning my finely turned ankle.
   • One person twisted or turned his or her ankle.
   • Sprained ankles commonly result from tripping or turning the ankle the wrong way.

   Synonyms

   sprain, twist, rick, wrench

2with object and adverbial Move (something) so that it is in a different position in relation to its surroundings or its previous position.

我们焦虑地等他翻牌。

1. 2.1no object Change the position of one's body so that one is facing in a different direction.
   转动身体
   Charlie turned and looked at his friend

   查理转过身子，看着他的朋友。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Watch people turn round to see what's on.
   • My hips and body are turning faster, which knocks my timing out.
   • He turned so his body was toward me and put an elbow on the tabletop, his head in his hand, propping it up.
   • She bent down, picked up her cloak, and wrapped it back around her body before turning around.
   • He turned from his position at the window to see which one of the three it was this time.
   • The man turns around from his position and looks down upon the face of the woman below him.
   • He's very effective as a receiver if he has time to get his body turned downfield after the catch.
   • Chris brought himself to a sitting position and gasped, turning around to see her facing him.
   • I shook my head, turning away from the body that she held limply.
   • Slowly his body turned and he took a step forward, followed by another and then another.
   • As if out of body, he turned and picked her up, idly stroking her head before setting her on the ground.
   • She quickly turned again to see nothing… again.
   • He turned and used his body as a barrier between her and the ball, moving from side to side to try and get around her.
   • She easily rotates her body, turning so she isn't vertical anymore, but horizontal, facing me and on all fours, her claws dug into the wood and drawing sap.
   • Gia turned from her crouched position and took in the features of the man lying on the table.
   • The way the shape of her body changed as she turned and walked away.
   • She led him to the edge of the pool then turned around so her body was against his.
   • With a twist of his body, Vince turned so that his left leg was now resting on top of the broken wall of stone.
   • Finn hadn't noticed that I was awake by now, so I just enjoyed my present position before turning around to face him.
   • I opened my eyes and forced my body to turn just in time to stop myself from landing on my stomach.

   Synonyms

   change direction, turn round, change course, make a u-turn, reverse direction
2. 2.2with object Aim, point, or direct (something)
   瞄准，指向，指引
   she turned her head toward me

   她把头转向我。

   the government has now turned its attention to primary schools

   政府现在已经把注意力转向了小学。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The scene between Kimberly and Gaines, where she tries to attract attention by beating on the windows and he lazily turns the gun towards her, was a nice moment.
   • Eventually, Zem turned his gaze upward, to the stars, thinking.
   • After William's death, Mrs. Morel turns her love and attention to Paul.
   • At this, Colby turned his gaze upward in thought.
   • She suddenly felt like she was going in a wrong direction and she turned her head and ran smack into a corner.
   • We have to turn our minds and attention to the serious challenge about what to do about social conditions.
   • I turned my gaze upward, trying to concentrate on something else.
   • The appearance of a comet attracted Harriot's attention and turned his scientific mind towards astronomy.
   • Now he is turning his hand to directing a feature film for the first time.
   • If you're like me and your attention is starting to turn toward home, this issue offers plenty of ideas.
   • I hopped up quickly, cautiously moving around, rolling my eyes in every direction, turning my head every which way.
   • After a week like no other, people turned a sad, wary eye skyward on their way to work.
   • During the mating season, birds' attention turns toward nesting.
   • The horse gave the man one last fleeting glance before turning his head towards the direction of the forest and breaking into a gallop.
   • The old man turns his gaze directly across the street.
   • On close inspection, you will see that butterflies have very large eyes, allowing them to see in every direction without turning their heads.
   • Once May Day is over, direct activists are to turn their attentions to a huge arms exhibition at the end of the summer.
   • Several curious onlookers turn their heads towards the direction of the laughter.
   • She scoffed his direction as she turned her head toward her sandwich once more.
   • Afraid to look in her direction now, he sat up slowly and turned his back toward her.

   Synonyms

   aim at, point at, level at, direct at, train at, focus on
3. 2.3 Change or cause to change direction.
   （使）改变方向
   no object we turned around and headed back to the house

   我们转身返回屋子。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The robber stole cash before making off on foot and turning left in the direction of Braintree.
   • The taller, thinner Lewis moves haphazardly, turning here and there, unsure where to go.
   • They turned round once more towards Holme and drove slowly back to the spot.
   • Tim frowned, then shook his head and gritted his teeth, turning down a different street, changing direction.
   • Then he said the car turned towards the pavement but the driver appeared to change her mind at the last minute.
   • Giving a fleeting look at his mother in the car, he turned and walked towards the dorms.
   • Popo turned, and saw his black car turning left, headed towards one of the main exit highways.
   • I went down to the end of the road and turned left in the direction of the newsagent.
   • The figure reacted as if she had transformed into a ghost, turning away and moving back in the direction they had come with considerably more speed than they had used in their approach.
   • Give us your take on St. Petersburg as a whole and the first time ever that the IndyCar Series cars turned both right and left.
   • With in-flight turns, first move your eyes in the direction the aircraft is turning - then follow with your head.
   • The prey very soon learns that just running away from the predator as fast as it can is doomed to failure, whereas turning randomly to move in a zig-zag fashion is much more successful.
   • Giles froze and listened to Wes as he gave directions to Gunn to turn the boat and head back to shore.
   • The beast turned a different way and tore up the hallway, many screams following.

   Synonyms

   change direction, turn round, change course, make a u-turn, reverse direction

   bend, curve, wind, twist, loop, meander, snake, zigzag
4. 2.4no object (of the tide) change from flood to ebb or vice versa.
   （潮）涨落
   Example sentencesExamples

   • But signs from the US may show the tide is turning.
   • However, with today's Law Lords decision and the government's defeat on detention without charge the tide may finally be turning.
   • Perhaps they haven't realized that the tide is turning.
   • However, it took so long that the tide turned and started to pull her out of place.
   • A little after 2pm the tide turned and it ran like the proverbial clappers.
   • To get a bait out to the fish as soon as the tide turns I use a party balloon to trot the bait to the fish.
   • How long before the tide turns and takes half of it back out again?
   • The tide started turning during the '70s, mostly due to economic factors.
   • Dracula called in a fog to keep the boat docked until after the tide turned, so that he could board it.
   • The ocean's tide is turning as Covel heads back to Cordova.
   • The sky is closing in, darker clouds sweeping in almost as fast as the tide has turned.
   • Following the destruction of the American fleet at Pearl Harbour, the tide had slowly turned.
   • As an industry, we still have a long way to go - but the tide is turning.
   • When the tide turns and the water becomes slack, the dives are dull, with little wildlife.
   • The flood of people running for the gates rolled back, like a tide turning, and the people scattered, no longer a single united mass.
   • They were going north-east, but when the tide turned, they would sweep back towards the south-west.
   • Being local lads, Paul and myself are more than aware that Cougar fans have had more than their fair share of ups and downs over the last few seasons, but now I feel that the tide is turning for us again.
   • By 3pm the tide had turned and the boats were approaching the Crossness sewage outfall at Belvedere.
   • And there are some pointers that the tide is turning, even if slowly.
   • And then, like the tide turning, I felt a great rushing and churning inside.
5. 2.5with object Move (a page) over so that it is flat against the previous or next page.
   翻开（书页）
   she turned a page noisily

   她哗啦一声翻了一页书。

   no object turn to page five for the answer

   把书翻到第5页找答案。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It turns a very sad page in the history of this government.
   • She turned a few more pages until she came across some recipes for low fat treats.
   • As soon as the first page has been turned the author's shock tactics come out in full force.
   • For more information on how you can help these charities, turn to page 2, or you can fill out the form in the Concern advert on this page.
   • If he had turned one more page, he would have seen all of the drawings I had done of him.
   • You can not help but turn each and every page in succession, until you reach the end.
   • The page had to be turned, he argued, in the interests of the nation.
   • I turned a few more pages, seeing the cast of characters and a few more illustrations.
   • Conscientious readers will find it slow going unless they overcome the constant temptation to turn to the references section.
   • He turned a few more pages and saw a pic of him and Emily which was taken at the Bacchanalia.
   • The romantic comedy takes flight, and it is hard to put the book down until the last page has been turned.

   Synonyms

   flip over, flick over, flick through, leaf through
6. 2.6with object Fold or unfold (fabric or a piece of a garment) in the specified way.
   把（布，衣服的一部分）折叠，展开
   he turned up the collar of his coat

   他把大衣的领子翻了上去。

   Synonyms

   double, double over, double up, crease, turn under, turn up, turn over, bend, overlap
7. 2.7with object Pass around (the flank or defensive lines of an army) so as to attack it from the side or rear.
   包抄（敌军）
   Example sentencesExamples

   • With almost 80,000 men Wellington outnumbered the French, and tried to pin Joseph to his position by a frontal attack while turning his flank.
8. 2.8archaic with object Bend back (the edge of a blade) so as to make it blunt.
   〈古〉弯曲（刀锋）使变钝
   thou hast also turned the edge of his sword
9. 2.9with object Remake (a garment or a sheet), putting the worn outer side on the inside.
   翻新（衣服，被单）把磨损的外面翻折作内面
   a sheet that Mrs Dibb wanted turned sides to middle

3no object Change in nature, state, form, or color; become.

埃米琳脸色变得苍白。

1. 3.1with object or adverbial Cause to change; cause to become.
   使改变；使变成
   potatoes are covered with sacking to keep the light from turning them green

   马铃薯上罩着帆布蔽光以免变绿。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The new database has turned what used to be a headache into easy work.
   • They had turned what was only a means into an end in itself.
   • It turns Popeye green and gives him the ability to go ‘Pac-Man’ on Bluto.
   • Some press reports, rather than turning public opinion against the Kelly Gang, boosted their reputation.
   • Today turned the place into rather more of a gallery than normal, however.
   • The process is rather like turning a sock inside out, with the result that the center of the disc ends up as the distal end, or tip, of the leg.
   • New head coaches are faced with the daunting task of taking a roster they had no hand in shaping and turning it into a winning combination almost overnight.
   • They've got enough problems already, the way this war is shaping up, without turning His favor against them.
2. 3.2with object and complement or adverbial Send or put into a specified place or condition.
   使处于（某地或某环境）
   the dogs were turned loose on the crowd

   放狗攻击人群。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Coach Jon Gruden says Woodson will be turned loose more often as a blitzer and used as a slot receiver.
   • When it got to this point in the game, this was the only time John could go out and turn everything loose.
   • If the team takes Suggs, it will have to turn him loose to chase the quarterback to take full advantage of his skills.
   • Well, if you make a tea out of the leaves, root, flowers, or seed of that plant, it will turn you every which way but loose.
   • Still it wasn't a disaster yet, but it would mean turning Theophilus loose on acquiring the oil.
   • By the time you are level, it seems that a model yacht has been turned loose on Sydney Harbour.
   • They gave me a lovely nametag and lanyard and then turned me loose in the gaming room.
   • Richie said he was pulling so hard to the pole that he was afraid he'd run off if he turned him loose.
   • When you give an order, you're actually turning someone loose.
   • He's the sort that writes your piece for you, whether you ask him questions and write down the answers or turn him loose on a laptop.
   • He will be turned loose to rush the quarterback more often against the Raiders.
   • They also knew that there was no way that they would get their army if they were to just turn us loose and tell us to have children.
   • Without a family or home or stable identity, she is turned loose in her community.
   • He must have been a powerful presence in a variety of ways when you cranked him up and turned him loose in church.
   • He's great at delegating, giving you an assignment, and then turning you loose on it and not trying to micromanage you or second-guess you.
   • So I start by turning him loose in a pen he's never seen before.
   • She stopped at that hand, turning Tara loose to run with the other horses.
   • Coach Lefty Driesell turns 'em loose and lets'em go, and they know what to do.
   • Rogers still isn't at full strength, and the team wants to make sure the problem is cleared up before turning him loose in practice.
   • After our many chores are done, Miss Windygale often turns us loose for a merry romp through the fields.
3. 3.3with object Pass the age or time of.
   超过（一定年纪，时间）
   I've just turned forty

   我刚过40。

   Synonyms

   reach, reach the age of, get to, get to the age of, become, pass
4. 3.4 (of leaves) change color in the autumn.
   （秋日树叶）变色
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Go away from the city, sail the seas, and not a leaf would have turned by the time you are back.
   • The weather cools down, the leaves turn, there are new shows on Broadway, sweaters and coats in the shops.
   • Leaves are turning and are providing us with a beautiful last blast of colour before they fall and disintegrate into a sodden mush of brown.
   • I find joy, not in the material things, or not in achievements, but just the fact that I got to see the sun shine or the leaves are turning.
   • Most pruning should be done after the leaves turn, indicating that the plant is dormant.
   • I thought about flying then decided that it would be a good thing to go on a road trip in the Mini in the early Autumn, when the leaves are starting to turn.
   • The leaves are beautiful and turning, but if you are stupid and young you can still go out without a jacket.
   • Soon the leaves will turn and the ground will be ablaze with autumn's botanical fire.
   • With summer now a memory, and the leaves beginning to turn, its time to prepare to put your boat away for the winter.
   • No frost yet, so the leaves are not turning en masse; instead there has been a long succession of lovely sunny days and blue skies.
   • It sounds utterly inappropriate as the leaves turn, night draws in and Wales floods.
   • The leaves are turning, it is a beautiful scene.
   • Autumn was only just around the corner but the leaves weren't turning yet and the weather still felt like summer.
   • We will even see leaves start to turn - they will have to, with nights as cool as those we've had.
   • There is a precious week here in the north, when the leaves have turned and have not yet been shredded by the wind, and this is it.
   • But when the air cools and the leaves turn, you yearn for something a bit more grown-up.
   • Give the tree a good top prune in early autumn, just as the leaves are starting to turn and before it gets cold.
   • At Brangayne Vineyard, the leaves on the poplars are turning and there's a sharp edge of autumn in the air.
   • If I see plants with yellowing foliage I have to stop and ask myself why the leaves are turning.
   • As fall comes, and the leaves turn and swirl in colorful whirlwinds, we eagerly look forward to it.
5. 3.5 (with reference to the stomach) make or become nauseated.
   （使）（牛奶）变酸
   with object the smell was bad enough to turn the strongest stomach

   这味难闻得足以使任何人都翻胃。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It could be anyone, but still her stomach turns, and she's glad when the man comes and Jimmy folds the paper, tucks it away and out of sight.
   • The story which unfolded over the past few months at Nottingham Crown Court was enough to make the most sturdy of stomachs turn.
   • I feel sick, my stomach lurching and turning and doing a dance I didn't request.
   • The sight of those five smug and arrogant oil corporation CEOs was enough to turn one's stomach.
   • My stomach turns a little at the greasy aroma; caffeine and wholegrain is the only menu I'm interested in.
   • The latest round of political maneuvering in Indonesia is enough to turn one's stomach.
   • His mouth salivates while his stomach turns for him to fill it with the warm food.
   • Their stomachs turn, but he just carries on looking at the river running between his dirty feet.
   • It's not a pretty sight, and my stomach turns when I look at him.
   • This month's Home Office revelations must turn even the stoutest stomach.
   • On the one hand, appeasing awful governments turns many a stomach, including mine.
   • Your stomach will turn with anticipation on the drive over to SkyDive Toronto, located north of Barrie.
   • But my stomach turns when I think about my sister marrying that guy.
   • I was more nervous than I'd expected and my stomach turned as we paused outside of King's Cross.
   • My stomach has been turning at some of the coverage.
   • My body shakes at every joint, my empty stomach turns and nausea rushes over me in waves.
   • Just the thought had his stomach turning, and that had his anger boiling.
   • My stomach turns at the notion, but the real gravity of the situation doesn't sink in until a few minutes later.
   • The movie is very bloody, featuring close-up shots of cannibalism which are likely to turn the strongest stomach.
   • I'm up at seven o'clock on the day of the game and my stomach's turning.

   Synonyms

   nauseate, cause to feel sick, cause to feel nauseous, sicken, make sick, make someone's gorge rise, make someone's stomach rise
6. 3.6 (with reference to milk) make or become sour.
   （使）（牛奶）变酸
   with object the thunder had turned the milk

   打雷使牛奶变酸了。

   Synonyms

   become sour, go sour, go off, sour, curdle, become rancid, go bad, spoil, taint

4turn tono object Start doing or becoming involved with.

1939年他开始认真地拍电影。

1. 4.1 Go on to consider next.
   继而考虑（下一个）
   we can now turn to another aspect of the problem

   我们现在可以继而考虑这个问题的另一方面。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Later, of course, his Honour turns to consider this evidence which was right at the heart, far from being extraneous.
   • I will now turn to the application of section 129, and the role of the Speaker.
   • When the Special Adjudicator sat at 10 a.m. he referred to the Applicant's appeal before turning to another case listed that day.
   • With the jurisprudence in mind, I turn to the application of the factors to the case at hand.
   • Before turning to the Grounds of Appeal, it is necessary to give some account of the arrest, detention and interviewing of the three appellants.
   • Finally, I turn to consider the practical consequences of giving the magistrates' court jurisdiction.
   • In a flash, the minds of around thirty people turn to where their future drinks money will be coming from.
   • Before turning to the application, we summarise briefly the evidence as taken from the transcripts of the summing up and the witness statements.
   • Considering that it seems to be the standard form of attire here, the conversation quickly turns to the appeal of men in suits.
   • With the above background information in place, let us now turn to logophoric pronouns in African languages.
   • When the conversation turns to this problem, reference is often made to the state secrets act.
   • The 11 th chapter turns to research applications of flow cytometry.
   • For further information we must therefore turn to an examination of the object itself.
   • With this information in hand, we now turn to several of the assertions in Isom's article.
   • But as soon as the discussion turns to application, the student would be lost.
   • Attention will then turn to the application of the general rights of liberty and security of person.
   • We turn to consider how those principles should be applied in the present context.
   • Let us now turn to other ways to gain information about the ancient Greek mathematicians.
   • In the next chapter, we turn to a philosophy that insists that mathematics is inherently informal.
   • I therefore turn to consider whether the law imposes any limitation upon the exercise of power under the section.

   Synonyms

   move on to, go on to, begin to consider, turn one's attention to, attend to, address oneself to, apply oneself to
2. 4.2 Go to for help, advice, or information.
   求助于；求教于；查阅
   who can she turn to?

   她能指望谁？

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The women have no recourse if something goes wrong, no one to turn to for further advice.
   • Anyone in dire straits because of the floods should turn to the official appeal for help.
   • It is clear senior aides also encouraged him to turn to a referendum in his search for legitimacy.
   • The fact that Sprint is turning to IBM for its application development appears to be a key element of the pact.
   • It's not so much the BBC or foreign sources of information that people are turning to.
   • No disaster can hit the world, without audiences increasingly turning to those new producers of information.
   • Some sites provide information which discourages patients from turning to conventional treatments for cancer.
   • The community turns to Florida Today as its source of information.
   • With the high rate at which formal employment is eluding many young people many are turning to the informal sector for a living.
   • In a desperate bid to save time and money, one consultant turned to voice recognition software.
   • Chang also noted that a number of top information technology players are turning to Linux as an operating system for mobile devices.
   • However, I ask him whether the cancer and his great age have made him consider turning to religion as a comfort.
   • Flash training is always an uphill battle but there are many sources of information that one can turn to.
   • Many are now turning to betting markets for better information.
   • We found it the most informative source we could turn to for a quick update.
   • Who do you turn to for news and information about science and health issues?
   • Though most victims remain silent, even those who turn to police find no recourse.
   • Biologists are turning to information technology to produce critically needed efficiencies in their work.
   • A small but growing group of Americans are turning to the Internet for objective information they can believe.
   • Lacking the funds necessary to purchase this relief through formal markets, one turns to the informal sector.

   Synonyms

   seek help from, have recourse to, approach, apply to, look to, appeal to
3. 4.3 Have recourse to (something, especially something dangerous or unhealthy)
   借助（某物，尤指危险或不健康的事物）
   he turned to drink and drugs for solace

   他开始在酒精、毒品中寻求慰藉。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • This is the reason so many journalists become cynical and grumpy, and more than a few turn to drink.
   • Since then, he had been fired from two jobs, and in the face of rising pot prices, had turned to other, more harmful drugs.
   • Boredom is also another reason for youngsters turning to drink.
   • Tea or coffee are the two drinks most of us turn to first thing in the morning.
   • The court heard he had been a promising rugby player but had turned to drink and drugs when he was injured.
   • In despair he turned to heroin, later kicking the habit through a method of his own devising.
   • The thought was that people with low self-esteem turn to drinking or drugs for solace.
   • I turn to the other recourse for rancid times: the cultivation of my garden.
   • When stressed, she doesn't turn to cigarettes or drink, or even beating the hell out of the soft furnishings.
   • As a result, the villagers turn to the bottle, drinking to forget how dreary their lives are.
   • In mitigation, the court heard he had turned to drink following a split with his wife.
   • As a comedian, I spend the days in sheer panic with my notebook, then at night I turn to drinking.
   • People turn to drink, people lose their families, people lose their wife.
   • Having said that, if I was denied a drink at the age of 20 I'd probably have turned to drink.
   • It may also reduce the numbers who turn to a variety of unproved, and even harmful, alternative approaches.
   • And, it becomes a service of sorts as in the absence of the drink people turn to the illicit killer ones.
   • He subsequently turned to drink and drugs and speaks about his road to recovery.
   • Left on the streets all day and scorned would you not become depressed, paranoid, turn to drink or drugs or thieve for a living?
   • The trauma leads some to turn to drink or drugs, as well as having difficulty forming lasting relationships themselves.
   • To relieve her anxieties, Wong, 26, turns to a collagen fortified drink and forces herself to eat more fruits.

   Synonyms

   take to, resort to, have recourse to

5with object Shape (something) on a lathe.

这个花盘是车出来的，而不是铸出来的。

1. 5.1 Give a graceful or elegant form to.
   使形状变得优美（或雅致）
   if I could turn a tune, I even think I should sing

6Make (a profit).

1An act of moving something in a circular direction around an axis or point.

需要转动钥匙4次的保险锁。

1. 1.1 A bend or curve in a road, path, river, etc.
   （道路、路线、河流等的）转弯，曲折
   the twists and turns in the passageways

   过道上的弯弯曲曲。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • When we entered the city, it was all lit up with bright lights and the roads had many twists and turns.
   • That daunting task was made worse by plentiful leanings, curves, twists and turns.
   • On a tight slalom course, we found it stable under power but a trifle squirrelly under hard braking into a turn.
   • She imagined how charming it would be to meet a handsome young man around the turn of the path.
   • She had memorized the twists and turns of the path she took now.
   • Although it boasts the twists and turns of a single track road, it could have reached the same destination by motorway.
   • Kenny kept leading them around twists and turns and crazy bends in the road before they finally pulled up to a beautiful three-story house.
   • Sabrina went through twists and turns of the secret passage way.
   • Then, as they approached the left-hand turn, he tried to get ahead, clipping the Ferrari.
   • The image shows a straight road ahead with no turns flanged by cryptic road signs jutting out at strange angles.
   • At 56 feet long the vehicle should have had a struggle to negotiate twists and turns - but the sharpest of bends was taken with ease.
   • The distance is less than seven miles as the crow flies, but is 13 miles by water, because of the twists and turns of the river.
   • Parenting, in all of its stages, is a path with mythic twists and turns - a spiritual adventure of the highest order.
   • This path has taken many curves and turns and at every point when there is a crossroad, something propels me in the right direction.
   • What's more certain is that when it comes to understanding knots, the road ahead almost certainly has more twists and turns.
   • Rogul led them through a maze of twists, turns, and secret passages.
   • This new circuit will allow for the testing of braking system performance in snow and ice conditions on sharp corners and twisty turns.
   • The road is filled with plenty of twists, turns and curves.
   • I know the road well so I know exactly where night-time leaves its sharp twists, turns and blind bends.
   • With 73 turns and a rise and fall of 975 feet, almost every conceivable dynamic suspension condition is encountered each lap.

   Synonyms

   bend, corner, dog-leg, twist, zigzag
2. 1.2 One round in a coil of rope or other material.
   （一卷绳子等的）一圈
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Once you have completed about ten turns of the whipping take a sharp razor knife and cut the remainder of the trapped line flush with the whipping.
   • The filament is helical, and has ~ 11 monomers for every two turns of the one-start helix.

   Synonyms

   loop, twist, curl, hoop, roll, ring, twirl, gyre, whorl, scroll, curlicue, convolution

2A change of direction when moving.

他们左转弯，并加快了速度。

1. 2.1 A development or change in circumstances or a course of events.
   情况（或事件的）发展（或改变）
   life has taken a turn for the better

   生活开始变好。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He admitted things seemed to have taken a turn for the better in recent years.
   • Alarmed by the turn of events the governments behave like spurned lovers.
   • In a surprising turn of events, today was warm and sunny.
   • The case represents an unprecedented turn of events for Internet journalism.
   • This turn of events scares the hell out of me.
   • Events in the office continue to take a turn for the surreal.
   • As the group's fantasies become more ambitious, events take a sinister turn.
   • Ms Wilkins says until the unexpected turn of events she faced a grim Mother's Day.
   • In a sudden turn of events, Malik's family refused to pay his defence lawyers.
   • Enemies become friends and friends become enemies during a surprising turn of events.
   • In a surprising turn of events, it appears that he may do something right regarding immigration.
   • However, events took an unexpected turn when Jordan kept her family waiting, arriving two hours late for the party.
   • Industry observers say that the sudden turn of events in the industry has to be assimilated with a note of caution.
   • In a terrible turn of events, someone has spilled beer on the server.
   • Phrases lead to complex, surprising turns and developments.
   • It is a turn of events even the most inventive Hollywood screenwriter would be hard-pressed to make up.
   • Soon, though, its songs take a turn towards William Blake and the Old Testament.
   • The firm is apologetic, and clearly ashamed at the turn of events.
   • This has to be one of the most bizarre turns of events I've seen in a very long time.
   • But embracing their own intricate turns of temperament and giving up on feeling safe all the time is what gave Scott and Evan their music, and what gave us Lazersnake.

   Synonyms

   improve, get better, pick up, look up, perk up, rally, turn a corner, turn the corner

   deteriorate, get worse, grow worse, worsen, decline, retrogress

   development, incident, occurrence, happening, circumstance, phenomenon
2. 2.2 A time when one specified period of time ends and another begins.
   （时间上的）转折点，交替时刻
   the turn of the century

   世纪之交。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • However, around the turn of the 15th century, the practice began of having a small chorus sing polyphonically.
   • They also stepped up on their weapons cache since the turn of the millennium.
   • Barbershop singing originated in the US at the turn of the last century, when quartets would sing in real barbers' shops.
   • It collapsed during a storm at the turn of the century.
   • By the turn of the century, Buenos Aires was the largest city in Latin America, with a population of over one million.
   • By the turn of the century, smallpox had nearly eliminated the Haida people.
   • The sandstone buildings date back to the turn of the century when terraced houses first became popular in Glasgow.
   • I have a theory that this maybe a turn of the century thing.
   • Schreker's opera not as a work from a turn of the century long ago, but as a paradigm with very contemporary relevance.
   • They were still active in Central Otago after the turn of the century.
   • After the turn of the 20th Century, the fast decline in the number of tigers was mainly due to poaching and hunting.
   • Having dropped just three points since the turn of the year, the Sandhill Lane club are now chasing down a top-five finish.
   • The first element of the vision was radical at the turn of the millennium.
   • There was no way we would be able to feed all the billions of extra hungry mouths come the turn of the century…
   • I often feel I am an anachronism, that I would be more at home at the turn of the century than today.
   • By the turn of the century, Al-Jazeera broadcasts could be watched around the clock on all five continents.
   • It's the turn of a new century and Dummies Theatre is in the mood for reflection, literally and figuratively.
   • He will look to kick-start his season after just four victories since the turn of the year.
   • The guild was established at the turn of the last century.
   • London's FTSE 100 index peaked at 6,900 at the turn of the millennium.
3. 2.3 A place where a road meets or branches off another; a turning.
   两条路的汇合处；岔路口；道路转弯处
   Example sentencesExamples

   • I stuck to the Navigation Map which is easier to use than the north-facing map and also highlights your next turn at the top of the screen.
   • Running down the long corridors he took a wrong turn, crashing into a group of girls before he realised his mistake.
   • Alex had been driving during the night while Max slept, but somehow he'd taken a wrong turn in the dark, a wrong turn that turned into several wrong turns.
   • Just as he approached the turn near the Talbooth restaurant, a black beast bigger than a dog but with the tail of a cat strayed across his path.
   • Her next turn was four miles up the street, a right into a business complex.
   • Garry said they drove from Darwen town centre towards Ewood and for some reason Sean missed his turn into Branch Road.
   • After a short rest he started descending but quickly realised he'd taken the wrong turn.
   • Whilst trying to get home yesterday we managed to miss the turn for the North Circular due to lack of clear signage.
   • The new works have allowed an improved view of the approach to the turn and has widened the roadway at a crucial spot.
   • In the other parts of the city, all through the dead ends and turns of the back alleys, Rocky knew his way like he had a map stored away in some garbage can.

   Synonyms

   turning, junction, crossroads
4. 2.4 A change of the tide from ebb to flow or vice versa.
   （潮）涨落
   Example sentencesExamples

   • This week marks the return of an old friend, who comes to us now at the turn of the tide.
   • On the second day the action again tailed off much beyond the turn of the tide.
   • They have to be hauled during the turn of the tide, when the water flow is at a minimum.
   • But when they see the accuracy of the position, we will see the turn of the tide.
   • Nature speaks at the tide's turn, when all that drifts is gathered, going round again.
   • The opening has signalled a turn of the tide for unionism in Australia.
   • However, the tide of the war takes a precipitous turn, forcing Riley and his commanders to take drastic measures.
   • But the last two games have been pretty dire, and we are all fervently hoping that tomorrow we will see the turn of the tide!
   • We had to wait until next day and the turn of the tide to conduct the first dive on our newest wreck.
5. 2.5the turn The beginning of the second nine holes of a round of golf.
   （高尔夫球中）回程开始点（后九洞的开始）
   he made the turn in one under par

   他到达回程开始点时比标准杆少一杆。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • By the time he approached the turn, he had dispensed with his trademark cap along with the aura of controlled authority he usually brings to a golf course.
   • Woods reached the turn having dropped six shots in nine holes.
   • The gap was still one hole at the turn, after a brace of deuces at the short ninth from Westwood and Haas.
   • The match was pretty tight on the front nine but I had a couple of really good holes around the turn and I pulled away.
   • Not wanting to be embarrassed, I shot a 47 on the front nine and really bore down after the turn.
   • I had a match to play that afternoon as well and ran into Kassie at the clubhouse when she was making the turn.
   • Instead of a hot dog at the turn, eat an energy bar with a blend of protein, fats and carbohydrates.
   • It's a second bogey in three holes since the turn.
   • The veteran Watson moves to two under as he approaches the turn.
   • Not too shabby, but at the turn is usually the point where I would run into trouble.
   • I love the guy who orders two hamburgers, French fries and a soda at the turn.
   • She had four birdies on a bogey-free front side and led by four strokes at the turn.

3An opportunity or obligation to do something that comes successively to each of a number of people.

轮到他说话了。

1. 3.1 A short performance, especially one of a number given by different performers in succession.
   （尤指轮流表演的）短小节目
   a comic turn

   一个喜剧小节目。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The bank employees do comic turns, so they don't appear threatening.
   • In the past few years, those of us who've made this argument have largely been proven true, due to a couple of very strong turns by the actor in Chicago and Unfaithful.
   • Their caustic relationship alternates between comic turns and hair-raising go-for-blood verbal combat.
   • But this being a variety show, a concept as outdated as the acts themselves, at least the turns were mercifully short.
   • This will be followed by what used to be called a ‘medley’ of musical turns, a bit of pop, extracts from West End musicals and a bit of classical music.
   • The finale featured solo turns by some of Glover's student devotees, young and old, and a joyous shim-sham dance by the entire cast.
   • But 2004 conjured up several memorable turns, including the likes of Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa and Tom Cruise in Collateral.
   • Rather, we thrill to the juxtaposition of four amazing actors trading turns as the literary lovers in their prime and autumnal years.
   • Stewart's like a young Jodie Foster, before that actress took a turn with Taxi Driver.
   • I stare through the comic turns, the cardboard walls and doors, the creaky plots, the clunking dialogue.
   • Benicio Del Toro does a marvellous turn as a mentally debilitated Indian.
   • Michael J Fox does a good turn as the voice of Milo, and James Garner's Rourke is evil enough to be engaging.
   • It was a very good cast, all in all, with great contributions from the male chorus, in hilarious turns as the rowdy serenading musicians and the police force.
   • As a child I used to love New Year's Eve because the holiday community to which we belonged built a bonfire, sang songs and did comic turns.
   • It was engaging and unusual and loaded with actors taking new turns.
   • But he is bogged down by a terrible script - crammed with all that is clunky, cutesy and phoney - and surrounded by actors giving turns of pure ordure.
   • Polak is a powerful presence in the lead, displaying remarkable physical and emotional range, while Treasa Levasseur is a standout in both comic and tragic turns.
   • His comic turn failed to save him from nine months' hard labour.
   • There are some quietly assured turns from Paschal Scott as Mick Flanagan and Noel O'Donovan as Dandy.

   Synonyms

   act, routine, performance, number, piece
2. 3.2 A performer giving one of a number of short performances.
   短小节目表演者
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Rush is always an entertaining turn and the role promises to license a hyperactive nastiness.
   • To many in Scotland, Smith is just a comic turn and it's often taken outsiders to recognise her ability to do more than just drop one-liners.
   • A cheeky Scouse chappie, Kenny Everett, was making a bit of a name for himself too, but he seemed more of a comic turn than a jock.
   • Then best known as one of the stars of The Comedians, Granada's popular showcase of northern comic turns, Reid was as surprised as anyone when he was asked to front the new series in 1975.
   • The news that the Queen Mother was in fact a comic turn grabbed the next day's headlines.
   • There's a fat guy in it who doesn't seem to be a comic turn nor a villain.
   • She simply agonises over how to describe what she does when a camera is pointed at her, saying that she feels more like a performer or a circus turn than an actress.

4A short walk or ride.

你为什么不绕花园蹓跶上一圈？

5informal A shock.

你让我们大吃一惊！

1. 5.1 A brief feeling or experience of illness.
   （短暂的）生病
   tell me how you feel when you have these funny turns

   告诉我你得上这些怪病时的感受。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • At one point, Currie found himself up by the patient's head, which gave him a bit of a funny turn.
   • I can have a drink with those sort of reactionaries whereas fascists bring on one of my funny turns.
   • If one of them could take a funny turn just before the race, that would be perfect.
   • In our study 25% of patients with funny turns had features on EEG that could be misinterpreted.
   • Suddenly decided to recheck my maths and realised I must have had a funny turn.
   • But she then started to experience funny turns and we cancelled the holiday.
   • But Auntie has been having a lot of funny turns lately.
   • Harry thought I was having another one of my funny turns.

6The difference between the buying and selling price of stocks or other financial products.

1. 6.1 A profit made from the difference between the buying and selling price of stocks or other financial products.
   （股票等的）买卖差价

7Music
A melodic ornament consisting of the principal note with those above and below it.