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| 1 | someone’ s turn is the time when they can or must do something , because they are with other people who are each doing the same activity one after the other （多人依次轮流时）轮到的机会 |
| You’ ve already moved your piece – it’ s my turn now. 你已经走过棋子，现在轮到我了。 |
| sb’ s turn to do sth I’ m sure it’ s your turn to wash the dishes. 我确信是轮到你洗碗碟了。 |
| wait your turn (=be patient until it is your turn) You’ ll just have to wait your turn like everyone else. 耐心等着轮到你 |
| | 1a | if people take turns or take it in turns to do something , each of them does their share of it , one after the other 轮流；依次 | | We took turns steering the boat. 我们轮流驾船。 | |
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| 2 | a change of direction made by a person or vehicle 转向；转弯；换方向 |
| He made a left turn into a quiet street. 他向左拐进一条僻静的街道。 |
| | 2a | a place where a road bends to the right or left （道路的）转弯处 | | There’ s a very sharp turn at the end of the road. 这条路的尽头有个急转弯。 | |
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| 3 | a movement in a circle made by an object 旋转；转动 |
| He gave the tap one more firm turn. 他又拧紧了一下水龙头。 |
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| 4 | a change in a situation （情况的）变化，转变 |
| The argument over drugs in sport took an unexpected turn yesterday. 关于体育赛事中兴奋剂的争论昨天出现了出乎意料的变化。 |
| take a turn for the better/worse The weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. 天气忽然变坏了。 |
| turn of events (=an unexpected change in a situation) our shock at today’ s tragic turn of events 出乎意料的变化 |
| | 4a | changing from one state , mood , or quality to another 轮流地；交替地 | | Maria is by turns protective and vulnerable. 玛丽亚有时很会保护自己，有时则很脆弱。 | |
| | 4b | starting to change 开始变化；正在转变 | | My luck’ s definitely on the turn now. 我现在肯定要转运了。 | |
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| 5 | a short performance consisting of a song , a piece of music , a series of jokes etc as part of a set of performances （作为整套演出一部分的）短节目 |
| I’ m going to do a turn at the concert next week. 我在下周的音乐会上有个节目。 |
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| 6 | old-fashioned a short walk taken for pleasure 散步 |
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| 7 | BRITISH informal old-fashioned an occasion when you suddenly feel ill or very weak （疾病、不适感等的）一阵发作 |
| I think she’ s having one of her turns. 我想她是发病了。 |
| give sb a turn (=to frighten someone so that they feel ill) You gave her quite a turn, suddenly appearing like that! 吓坏某人 |
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| - | at every turn
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| wherever or whenever someone tries to do something |
| 每一回；处处；每次 |
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| - | done/cooked to a turn
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| cooked for exactly the right amount of time |
| 烹调时间掌握得恰到好处 |
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| - | a good/bad turn
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| 1 | an action that helps or harms someone 有利/有害（某人）的行为 | He had done her a good turn. 他帮了她一个大忙。 | |
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| 2 | used for saying that you should be kind to someone who has been kind to you 以德报德 |
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| - | in turn
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| 1 | as a result of something that is part of a connected series of events 结果；后来；转而；反过来 | Her mother taught her, and she in turn taught her own daughter. 她母亲教了她，她转而又教了自己的女儿。 | |
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| 2 | one after the other in an order that has been agreed or officially decided 轮流；依次 | We look at each element of the process in turn. 我们依次观看工序的每个步骤。 | |
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| - | speak/talk out of turn
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| to say something that you should not say because you have no right to say it or because it upsets someone |
| 说话冒失；说不该说的话 |
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| - | the turn of the century/year
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| the time around the end of one century or year and the beginning of the next |
| 世纪/年份之交 |
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| a mansion built at the turn of the century 在世纪之交落成的大厦 |
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| - | turn of mind
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| a particular way of thinking |
| （…样的）思维方式 |
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| She has a very practical turn of mind. 她非常务实。 |
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| - | turn of phrase
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| 1 | an expression 措词 | That’ s a rather unfortunate turn of phrase. 那是相当不雅的措词。 | |
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| 2 | a particular way of expressing yourself …样的表达方式；…样的措词方式 | As a letter writer he had a neat turn of phrase. 他写信简洁明了。 | |
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| - | turn of speed BRITISH
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| 1 | the ability to go very fast 快行的能力 |
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| 2 | a sudden large increase in speed 速度的忽然加快 |
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