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turn (obj) BECOMEHtV:n, $tV:rnvto (cause to) become, change into or come to be (something)变化,改变; (使)变得; (使)变成,(使)成为; 变色The weather has suddenly turned cold. [L]天气突然变冷了。When I refused to pay, the man turned nasty. [L]当我拒绝付钱时,那个男人变得恶声恶气。The girl turned pale and started to shiver. [L]那个女孩脸色变得苍白, 开始发抖。The mood of the meeting turned solemn when the extent of the problem became known. [L]当问题的严重程度披露后, 大会的气氛变得严肃了。The companies worked well together for a time, but eventually the relationship turned sour (= became bad). [L]公司之间有一段时间曾经合作得很好, 但最后关系变僵了。Sykes had turned informer and told the police where to find his fellow gang members. [L]赛科斯已经成为告密者, 他告诉警察到哪儿去找他的帮派同伙。I would never have believed you'd turn traitor. [L]我绝对无法相信你会成为叛国者。Keele, pop star turned business tycoon, has launched a new range of cosmetics. [L]基尔由一名流行歌星成为商业巨子, 已经开发了一个新系列的化妆品。The dry weather turned the soil into/to concrete. [T always + adv/prep]干燥的天气把土壤变成了硬块。The council was hoping to turn a children's home into a residence for adolescent girls. [T always + adv/prep]市政会希望把一个儿童之家改变成少女们的宿舍。Her attitude turned from politely interested to enthusiastic during the course of our conversation. [I]在我们交谈过程中, 她的态度从有礼貌的感兴趣变成热情洋溢。The town turned from a small seaside resort into a major commercial centre when oil was discovered. [I]发现石油后,这座城镇由一个海边小度假胜地变成了一个主要商业中心。The witch cast a spell on the prince and turned him into a frog/and he turned into a frog. [always + adv/prep]巫婆以符咒镇住了王子, 把他变成了一只青蛙/他变成了一只青蛙。(humorous) It's too late for me -- I turn into a pumpkin (= need to go home or to bed) at eleven.对我来说太晚了----11点我会变成南瓜(11点我得回家/睡觉)。Turn is used with times and ages to show that a particular point has been reached or gone past.(在年龄、时间等方面)达到; 超过,逾It's just turned (= It's a little later than) 10 o'clock. [L]刚过10点。She turned (= became) 18 last year. [L]去年她18岁了。He still hasn't retired although he's turned (= is now a little older than) 60. [L]虽然他已经超过60岁了, 但仍没退休。By the end of September, the leaves have started to turn (= become brown). [I]到九月底, 叶子就开始变成深黄色了。If something turns out in a particular way, it becomes that way in the end, or it finally becomes known.原来是; (最后)证明是As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.如结果所证明的, 我们决定早点离开是对的。How did the recipe turn out?处方灵不灵?Did your visit to your parents turn out all right?你去看望父母结果还好吧?It turns out (= It is now known, although it was not before) that she had known him when they were children. [+ that clause]原来他们还是孩子时她就认识他了。The truth turned out to be stranger than we had expected. [+ to infinitive]事实真相最后证明比我们原来期望的要奇怪得多。He turned out to have a younger brother. [+ to infinitive]原来他有一个弟弟。
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