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1 | I/T to change the position of your body or head so that you are facing in a different direction (使)(身体或头部)转向,面向,对着 |
| She turned and smiled at me. 她转过身来向我微笑。 |
| He turned his head and looked around the room. 他转过头去环视房间。 |
| +to Maria turned to the reporters and said: ‘I’ m innocent.’ 玛丽亚对着记者说道:“我是无辜的。” |
| +away Lopez just glared at the other man and then turned away. 洛佩兹只是瞪着另一个男子,接着转身就走了。 |
| +around/round The girls in front turned round and grinned. 前面的姑娘转过身来,咧嘴一笑。 |
| turn to do sth The whole audience turned to stare at the latecomers. 所有的观众都转过头来盯着那几个迟到的人。 |
| 1a | T to change the position of something so that it is pointing in a different direction 使改变位置 | | turn sth around/round Turn your chairs round so you’ re facing me. 把你们椅子转过来面向我坐。 | | turn sth on sb/sth The attacker killed three people before turning the gun on himself. 袭击者杀了3个人后把枪对准了自己。 | | turn sth over Turn the tape over and press ‘Play’ . 把磁带换一面,按“播放”键。 | |
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2 | I to change the direction in which you are moving or travelling 换方向 |
| +around/towards/into etc We turned into our drive, glad to get home. 我们拐进自家的车道,为到家而感到高兴。 |
| The truck turned around and came back towards us. 卡车掉了个头,朝我们开过来。 |
| turn left/right Follow this path, then turn right and walk uphill. 顺着这条路走,接着右拐上坡。 |
| 2a | T turn sth around/towards/into etcto make something change the direction in which it is moving 调转,换(方向) | | He turned the car in the direction of the city. 他把车子掉了个方向,朝城里开去。 | | They ordered the pilot to turn the plane around. 他们命令飞行员掉头。 | |
| 2b | I if a road or river turns, it bends and goes in a different direction (路或河流)转弯 | | Here the road turns sharply to the right. 那条路在这儿向右急转。 | |
| 2c | I if the tide turns, it moves in the opposite direction (潮水)开始涨,开始落 | |
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3 | I to make a circular movement 旋转;转动 |
| I heard the key turn in the lock. 我听到钥匙在锁孔里旋动的声音。 |
| 3a | T to make something move in a circle 使旋转;使转动 | | Turning this wheel will start the machine. 转动这个轮子会开动机器。 | |
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4 | T if you turn the page of a book or magazine , you move it in order to read a different page 翻动(书或杂志的页) |
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5 | linking verb to change and do or become something else 转为;成为;变为 |
| turn professional Duval turned professional in 1993. 杜瓦尔于1993年成为职业选手。 |
| turn cold/chilly The weather turned quite chilly in the afternoon. 下午天气变得相当冷。 |
| 5a | to change and become another colour 变色 | | The leaves turn bright red in autumn. 树叶在秋天变得通红通红的。 | |
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6 | linking verb to become a particular age or a particular time 达到(一定年龄或时间) |
| He turned 40 in March. 他3月份就40岁了。 |
| It’ s just turned midnight. 刚刚过了午夜。 |
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7 | I/T if your stomach turns, or something turns your stomach , you feel as if food in your stomach is going to come out through your mouth (使)反胃;(使)恶心 |
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8 | I/T mainly journalism if someone turns a game or fight , or it turns, it starts to develop in a different way 扭转(比赛或战斗的局面);(使)转变 |
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9 | I if milk turns, it becomes sour (牛奶)变酸,变质 |
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10 | T to give a particular shape to a piece of wood or metal using a lathe (用车床)车削成,车削出 |
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- | not know where/which way to turn |
| to not know what to do in a difficult situation |
| 走投无路;不知如何是好 |
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- | turn your back on sb/sth |
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1 | to turn your body so that your back is pointing towards someone or something 背对某人/某物 |
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2 | to refuse to accept someone or something that you have previously accepted 抛弃(先前接受的人或事物) |
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- | turn a corner |
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1 | to go around a corner of a street , building etc 拐弯 |
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2 | to reach a better point in your business or relationship 好转;走出低谷 |
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- | turn sb’ s head |
| to make someone feel more important , intelligent etc than they really are |
| 使某人自以为是;使某人飘飘然 |
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- | turnheads |
| to attract a lot of attention |
| 引人注目 |
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PHRASAL VERBS |
- | ˌturn aˈgainst |
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| turn against sb/sth: to stop liking or supporting someone or something and start opposing them 与…为敌;与…反目;抛弃 | The rival factions turned against each other in a bitter struggle for power. 在激烈的权力斗争中,几个竞争小派系反目成仇。 | | a | turn sb against sb/sthto make someone stop liking or supporting someone or something 使(某人)与…为敌;使(某人)与…反目;使抛弃 | | She’ s managed to turn your whole family against you. 她使你的全家人与你反目。 | | |
- | ˌturn aˈround or ˌturn ˈround BRITISH |
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1 | I/T to stop being unsuccessful and start being successful , or make something do this (使)好转 | The £400 million loan will help turn the Russian economy around. 这笔4亿英镑的贷款将有助于俄罗斯经济走出低谷。 | |
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2 | T to complete a piece of work , process , or activity within a particular time (在某段时间内)完成 | We can produce quality work and turn it around very quickly. 我们不仅能保证质量,而且能在短时间内完成。 | |
| - | turn around and do sth | | to react to something , especially in a way that is surprising or not helpful | | (尤指令人吃惊或帮不上忙地)改变主意而做某事,转变态度而做某事 | | | | It was your idea, so don’ t turn around and say you’ re too busy. 这可是你的主意,所以别改变主意说你很忙。 | | | |
- | ˌturn aˈway |
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| to refuse to let someone come into a place 不准…入内;把…拒之门外 |
- | ˌturn aˈway from |
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| turn away from sth: to refuse to accept or use something any longer 拒绝接受;不再使用 | Many shoppers turned away from products that were not environmentally friendly. 很多购物者不再购买非环保产品。 | |
- | ˌturn ˈback |
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1 | I/T to return the same way that you came instead of continuing on your journey , or make someone do this (使)往回走;(使)折回 | Bad weather forced them to turn back. 恶劣的天气迫使他们打道回府。 | | Refugees who reach the border may be turned back. 到达边境的难民可能会被勒令折返。 | |
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2 | I to return to a previous situation or condition 恢复原样 | I’ ve gone too far to turn back now. 我已经做过头,现在没法恢复原样了。 | |
- | ˌturn ˈdown |
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1 | to refuse to accept an offer or request 拒绝(提议或要求) | How could you turn down such a fantastic job? 你怎么能拒绝这么好的工作机会呢? | | I don’ t believe it: he turned me down flat! 我真不敢相信,他居然直截了当地拒绝了我! | |
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2 | to reduce the amount of sound , heat , or light produced by a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch 调低,关小(音量、热度或光亮等) | Can you turn the music down a bit? 你能把音乐开小点吗? | | The lights were turned down low. 灯光调得很暗。 | |
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3 | turn down to fold the edge of something 折起边角;折转 | The top sheet had been neatly turned down. 最上层被单的边角已被掖得整整齐齐。 | |
- | ˌturn ˈin |
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1 | T to tell the police about someone , or take them to the police , because they have committed a crime (向警方)告发;将…送交警察 | His own brother turned him in. 他的亲兄弟把他送交警察。 | | turn yourself in She turned herself in to local police. 她向当地警方投案自首。 | |
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2 | T MAINLY AMERICAN to return something to the person it belongs to , especially something that was lost or was lent to you 交还,交回(尤指某人遗失或借出的东西) | 2a | to give something to the person who has officially asked for it or who is in charge 上交;递交 | | turn in sth to sb Mitro turned in his resignation to the President. 米特罗向总统递交了辞呈。 | | |
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3 | T turn in sth: to produce a particular amount or degree of something 取得;作出;完成 | Bicknell turned in a fine all-round performance. 比克尼尔在全能项目上表现出色。 | |
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4 | I informal old-fashioned to go to bed at night (晚上)上床睡觉 |
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5 | I/T to point or be directed inwards , or make something do this (使)朝里;(使)向内 | Turn your toes in, like this. 像这样把脚趾往里翻。 | |
- | ˌturn ˈin on |
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| turn in on yourself: to start to think only about yourself and your own problems and forget about other people and their problems 开始只考虑自己;埋头于自己的事务 |
- | ˌturn ˈinto |
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| turn into turn into/to sb/sth: to change or develop into something different 变成 | What started out as an enjoyable holiday turned into a nightmare. 本来令人愉快的假期变成一场恶梦。a. | | a | turn sbsth into sbsthto make someone or something change or develop into something different 使变成 | | turn sth into sth The freezing temperatures had turned the water in the lake into ice. 极低的温度使湖水结成了冰。 | | His first novel was turned into a television film. 他的第一部小说被改编成了一部电视片。 | | |
- | ˌturn ˈoff |
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1 | T to stop using a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch 关掉,关闭(设备) | Will you turn the television off, please? 请把电视机关掉,好吗? | | It is now safe to turn off your computer. 现在可以安全地关闭计算机了。 | | 1a | to stop using a supply of water , gas , or electricity by turning a tap , pressing a button , or moving a switch 切断(水、煤气或电) | | The emergency crew has turned off local power and gas supplies. 紧急事件处理小组切断了当地的电力和煤气供应。 | | Go and turn the tap off before the bath overflows. 去把水龙头关上,别让浴缸里的水溢出来。 | | |
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2 | I/T turn off sth: to leave the road you are travelling along in order to go along another one that leads away from it 拐入旁路;离开…转入岔道 | Turn off the road onto a dirt driveway. 离开这条路,往一条土岔路上走。 | | +at If you’ re coming on the M4, turn off at junction 26. 如果你走的是M4号路,在26号交叉口拐上岔道。 | |
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3 | T to make someone feel bored or no longer interested in something 使厌烦;使失去兴趣 | This sort of talk could turn a lot of voters off. 这种讲话会使很多选民感到厌烦。 | | 3a | I to stop paying attention 不再关注 | | When people lose interest they just turn off. 一旦人们失去兴趣,他们就不再关注。 | | |
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4 | T turn sb off: to stop someone feeling sexually attracted or sexually excited 激不起…的性欲;使失去性欲 | His bad breath really turns me off! 他的口臭简直让我兴味索然! | |
- | ˌturn ˈon |
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1 | to start using a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch 关掉,关闭(设备) | Is your computer turned on? 你的电脑开了吗? | | 1a | to start using a supply of water , gas , or electricity by turning a tap , pressing a button , or moving a switch 打开,开(水、煤气或电) | | Turn on the outside tap, will you? 打开外面的水龙头,好吗? | | |
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2 | turn on sb: to make a sudden and unexpected attack on someone using violence or very angry words 突然袭击;突然破口大骂 |
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3 | turn on sth: if an event or a discussion turns on something , whether it is accurate or has a good result depends completely on that thing 完全取决于;视…而定 | The trial turned on the medical evidence presented by the defence. 审判结果完全取决于被告提出的医学证据。 | |
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4 | turn sth on: to make a deliberate effort to use a special quality that you have in order to achieve something 特意使用 | He’ ll have to turn on all his charm to persuade her. 他将不得不特意使出自己所有的魅力来说服她。 | |
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5 | turn sb on: to make someone feel sexually attracted or sexually excited 使产生性吸引;激发…的性欲 | He’ s very nice, but he just doesn’ t turn me on. 他很不错,但他引不起我的兴趣。 | |
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6 | turn sb on: informal to make someone become interested in something 使感兴趣 | turn sb on to sth That book really turned me on to astronomy. 那本书确实激发了我对天文学的兴趣。 | | 6a | used for saying that something that interests someone else does not interest you 我才不感兴趣呢 | | |
- | ˌturn ˈout |
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1 | I to develop in a particular way or have a particular result 发展为;结果为 | Obviously, I’ m disappointed at the way things have turned out. 很明显,事情的发展让我大失所望。 | | I’ m sure it will all turn out well in the end. 我确信这件事最终会有好结局的。 | | as it turned out As it turned out, the storm missed Puerto Rico. 结果,暴风雨并未袭击波多黎各。 | | 1a | I to be discovered to be something , have something etc 被发现是;被发现有 | | The tape turned out to contain vital information. 原来这盘带子上有至关重要的信息。 | | It all turned out to be a mistake. 结果证明是个误会。 | | it turns out (that) It turns out that I was right all along. 结果表明我一直是正确的。 | | |
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2 | T to stop using a light by pressing a button or moving a switch 关(灯) |
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3 | I to go somewhere in order to be present at an event or take part in an activity 去参加 | Only 62% of the electorate turned out to vote. 只有62%的选民参加了投票。 | |
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4 | T to produce something , especially in large numbers (尤指大量)生产,制造 | The company plans to turn out 2,000 small planes a year. 公司计划一年生产2,000架小型飞机。 | |
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5 | T to force someone to leave a place , especially their home 赶走;(尤指)把…赶出家门 | Our landlord turned us out on the street. 房东把我们赶到大街上。 | | turn sb out of sth If they don’ t pay, they could be turned out of the house. 要是他们不交钱,他们可能被赶出那栋房子。 | |
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6 | T to remove something from a container by turning it upside down (从容器中)倒出 | Turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool. 把蛋糕倒到铁丝架上冷却。 | | 6a | to remove everything from your pockets or a bag 翻出(兜里或袋里的所有东西) | | |
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7 | I/T to point or be directed outwards , or make something do this (使)朝外;(使)向外 | Keep your back straight and turn your toes out. 绷直背部,脚趾往外伸。 | |
| - | be turned out | | to be dressed in a particular way | | 被打扮;被装扮 | | | | Their children are always very well turned out. 他们的孩子总是被打扮得很漂亮。 | | | |
- | ˌturn ˈover |
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1 | T to give someone or something to someone who has a position of authority 移交;托交 | turn sb/sth over to sb The local police turned him over to the FBI. 当地警方将他移交给了联邦调查局。 | |
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2 | T to allow something to be used for a particular purpose or by a particular person 允许将…用于;允许(某人)使用… | turn sth over to sth The museum has turned all its halls over to the dinosaurs. 博物馆已将所有展厅用于展览恐龙。 | | turn over sth to sth They have turned over the property to the Conservation Society. 他们允许保护协会使用这处地产。 | |
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3 | I/T to turn a page in a book or a sheet of paper so that the other side is towards you 翻过(书页或纸张) | You may turn over your exam papers now. 现在可以把试卷翻到另外一面。 | |
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4 | I/T BRITISH to stop watching one television station and start watching another 换(电视频道);换(台) | Let’ s turn over – this is really boring. 我们换台吧,这节目真无聊。 | |
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5 | T turn over sth: to make a particular amount of money in a particular time 营业额达… |
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6 | I/T if an engine turns over , or you turn it over , it starts or continues to operate (使)(发动机)发动,转动 |
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7 | T to think carefully about all the details of something 仔细考虑;周密考虑 | He began to turn the scheme over in his mind. 他开始仔细琢磨这个计划。 | |
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8 | T BRITISH informal to steal from a place 偷窃;偷盗 | We got back to find the flat had been turned over. 我们回来后发现公寓被盗了。 | |
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1 | T turn to sb: to go to someone for help when you are having difficulty dealing with a situation 求助于;求救于 | 1a | turn to sthto start to do or use something in an attempt to help yourself when you are having difficulty dealing with a situation (在面对困境时)开始做,开始使用 | | turn to crime/drink/drugs He turned to drugs after his wife left him. 妻子离开他之后,他开始吸毒。 | | |
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2 | linking verb turn into | turn to sth Shock at the killings quickly turned to anger. 屠杀引发的震惊很快就变成愤怒。 | | turn sth to sth Roads were turned to mud by days of rain. 接连几天的大雨使道路泥泞不堪。 | |
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3 | T turn sth to sbsth: to direct your attention , thoughts etc towards someone or something 将(注意力、思想等)转向,移向 | It is time he turned his mind to more serious problems. 是他思考更为严肃问题的时候了。 | | 3a | T turn to sthto start thinking about or discussing something 开始考虑;开始讨论 | | Let’ s turn to more important matters now. 现在让我们开始讨论更重要的问题吧。 | | |
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4 | T turn to sth: to look for a particular page in a book 翻到(书中的某一页) | Turn to page 17 for our prices. 翻到第17页看我们的价格。 | |
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1 | T to increase the amount of sound , heat , or light produced by a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch 调高,开大(声音、热度或光亮等) | Can you turn the volume up a bit? 能把音量开大点吗? | | Don’ t turn the TV up – I’ m trying to read. 别把电视声音开大,我正想看点书呢。 | |
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2 | I to come somewhere unexpectedly or without making a firm arrangement (出其不意地或未作安排就)出现,来到 | There is no need to book – just turn up on the night. 没必要预订,只要那天晚上来就行。 | | +for She failed to turn up for work on Monday. 她星期一没来上班。 | |
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3 | I to be found , especially by accident , after being lost or not known about (尤指遗失或失去消息后意外地)被找到,被发现 | The documents finally turned up in an office along the corridor. 这些文件最后在走廊边的一间办公室里被发现了。 | | 3a | T to find something lost , hidden , or unknown by looking for it (经搜寻)发现 | | The police haven’ t turned up anything new, have they? 警方还没发现任何新线索,是吧? | | |
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4 | I to happen unexpectedly or by chance (出乎意料或偶然地)发生 | You’ ll get another job: something is bound to turn up soon. 你会有新工作的,机会应该很快就会出现。 | |
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5 | T to make a piece of clothing or cloth shorter by making a fold along the bottom edge and fastening it with stitches 将(衣服或衣料)折边改短 |
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6 | T to open a fold along the edge of a piece of clothing 竖起,翻起(衣服的折边) | He turned up his jacket collar against the cold. 他竖起夹克衣领御寒。 | |
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