简明英汉词典 | ||
turn to | ||
v. | ||
转向, 变成, 求助于, 致力于, 开始行动 | ||
美国传统词典[双解] | ||
turn | ||
turn | ||
AHD:[t?rn] | ||
D.J.[t*8n] | ||
K.K.[t)n] | ||
v.(动词) | ||
turned, turn.ing, turns | ||
v.tr.(及物动词) | ||
(1) |
To cause to move around an axis or a center; cause to rotate or revolve. | |
使旋转,转动:使绕着一个轴或中心移动;使转动或旋转 | ||
(2) |
To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening: | |
转动:使转动以达到某种结果,如打开、关闭、拧紧或拧松: | ||
turn the key; turn a screw. | ||
转动钥匙;拧动螺丝钉 | ||
(3) |
To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement: | |
扭动,旋动:通过旋转或类似动作改变或控制(如机械装置)的功能: | ||
Please turn the iron to a hotter setting. | ||
请把熨斗旋动到更热 | ||
(4) |
To perform or accomplish by rotating or revolving: | |
翻,翻转:通过转动或旋转来执行或完成: | ||
turn a somersault. | ||
翻筋斗 | ||
(5) |
To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side: | |
翻转:改变…的位置而使下面的成为上面的: | ||
turn the steak; turn a page. | ||
翻转牛排;翻一页书 | ||
(6) |
To spade or plow (soil) to bring the undersoil to the surface. | |
翻耕,翻土:翻(土)或犁(土),从而把下面的泥土翻到表面上来 | ||
(7) |
To reverse and resew the material of (a collar, for example). | |
翻修:用翻料或重缝的方法修整(如领子) | ||
(8) |
To revolve in the mind; meditate on; ponder. | |
盘算;反复思考;考虑 | ||
(9) |
To give a rounded form to (wood, for example) by rotating against a cutting tool. | |
车削:在切割工具上旋转而使(如木头)成为圆形 | ||
(10) |
To give a rounded shape to (clay, for example) by rotating and shaping with the hands or tools. | |
使成形,使成圆形:用手或工具旋转和定型而使(例如粘土)成为圆形 | ||
(11) |
To give a rounded form to: | |
使成圆形: | ||
turn a heel in knitting a sock. | ||
编织短袜时把脚的后跟织成圆形 | ||
(12) |
To give distinctive, artistic, or graceful form to: | |
使变得形式优美,使变得形状匀称:给予独特,艺术,优雅的形式: | ||
“They know precisely how to turn a dramatic line or phrase that is guaranteed to make the evening news”(William Safire) | ||
“他们当然知道如何写出适合晚间新闻的文采优美的词句”(威廉·萨菲尔) | ||
(13) |
To change the position of by traversing an arc of a circle; pivot: | |
绕过,转动:绕过一段圆弧改变位置;使绕枢轴转动: | ||
turned his chair toward the speaker. | ||
转动椅子面向说话人 | ||
(14) |
To cause (a scale) to move up or down so as to register weight: | |
称重:使(秤台)上下移动以记录重量: | ||
Even a feather will turn a delicate scale. | ||
一台精密的天平能称出即使是一片羽毛的重量 | ||
(15) |
To fold, bend, or twist (something). | |
使折叠,使弯曲,使扭曲 | ||
(16) |
To change the position or disposition of by folding, bending, or twisting: | |
翻,翻转:通过折叠、弯曲成扭曲而改变位置或姿式: | ||
Turn the design right side up on all your jacket buttons. Turn the hat inside out. | ||
把你外套上的纽扣的图案翻转正了。把帽子的里面翻出来 | ||
(17) |
To make a bend or curve in: | |
弄弯:把…弄弯把…弄成曲线: | ||
He could turn a bar of steel. | ||
他能把一根钢棒弄弯 | ||
(18) |
To blunt or dull (the edge of a cutting instrument). | |
弄钝,弄卷刃(切割工具的刃) | ||
(19) |
To injure by twisting: | |
扭伤:因扭曲而弄伤: | ||
turn an ankle. | ||
扭伤了脚踝 | ||
(20) |
To upset or make nauseated: | |
使作呕,使恶心: | ||
That story turns my stomach. | ||
这个故事令我作呕 | ||
(21) |
To change the direction or course of: | |
使…改变方向,使改变路程: | ||
turn the car to the left. | ||
把车朝左拐 | ||
(22) |
To divert or deflect: | |
使转向,使改变方向: | ||
turn a stampede. | ||
使群众分心 | ||
(23) |
To reverse the course of; cause to retreat: | |
使撤退;使掉头: | ||
“Then turn your forces from this paltry siege/And stir them up against a mightier task”(Shakespeare) | ||
“那么把你的军队调离这足取的围攻/而鼓动他们去完成更艰巨的任务”(莎士比亚) | ||
(24) |
To make a course around or about: | |
迂回,绕过,拐过: | ||
turn a corner. | ||
绕过拐角 | ||
(25) |
To change the purpose, intention, or content of by persuasion or influence: | |
转变,改变:通过劝说或施加影响而改变目的、意图或倾向: | ||
His speech turned my thinking. | ||
他的演说改变了我的想法 | ||
(26) |
To change the order or disposition of; unsettle: | |
使混乱,使迷乱;使错乱: | ||
“Sudden prosperity had turned [his] head” (Macaulay) | ||
“飞来的横财使[他的] 脑筋不太正常” (麦考利) | ||
(27) |
To set in a specified way or direction by or as if by rotating or pivoting; point: | |
转动:通过或好象通过旋转或绕枢轴旋转而放在一定的方向或形态;指向: | ||
turn the antenna east. | ||
把触角转向东 | ||
(28) |
To present in a specified direction by or as if by rotating or pivoting: | |
朝向,转弯:通过或好象旋转或绕枢轴转动而使出现在某一方向: | ||
turn one's face to the wall. | ||
将脸转向墙 | ||
(29) |
To aim or focus; train: | |
瞄准或聚焦于;使对着: | ||
turn one's gaze to the sky. | ||
抬眼凝视天空 | ||
(30) |
To devote or apply (oneself, for example) to something: | |
致力于,投身于:使(如自己)投身或致力于某事: | ||
She turned herself to music. | ||
她致力于音乐 | ||
(31) |
To cause to act or go against; make antagonistic: | |
使反对,使敌对;使…成为敌人: | ||
News of the scandal turned public opinion against the candidate. | ||
关于丑闻的报道使公众舆论都反对候选人 | ||
(32) |
To cause to go in a specific direction; direct: | |
引导,指导:使向某一特定方向运动;引导: | ||
They turned their way back. | ||
他们掉头向回走 | ||
(33) |
To send, drive, or let go: | |
驱赶,打发,放走: | ||
turn the bully out of the bar; turned the dog loose. | ||
把这个恶棍赶出酒吧;把狗放开 | ||
(34) |
To pour, let fall, or otherwise release (contents) from or into a receptacle: | |
倒,倾倒:倾倒或用其他方法把容器中的东西倒出或倒入容器: | ||
Turn the dough onto a floured board. | ||
把生面团倒在撒了面粉的板上 | ||
(35) |
To cause to take on a specified character, nature, identity, or appearance; change or transform. Used with to or into : | |
改变:使具有特定的性质、本质、身份或外形;改变或使变成。与to 或 into 连用: | ||
water that had been turned to ice; turn a rundown house into a show place. | ||
已变成冰的水;把一所破旧的房子改变成一个表演场所 | ||
(36) |
To make sour; ferment: | |
使变酸;使变质: | ||
Lack of refrigeration turned the milk. | ||
没有电冰箱会使牛奶变质 | ||
(37) |
To affect or change the color of: | |
使变色,使颜色改变: | ||
Autumn turns the green leaves golden. | ||
秋天使绿叶变成了金黄色 | ||
(38) |
To exchange; convert. Used with to or into : | |
交换;转换。与to 或 into 连用: | ||
turns her singing talent into extra money. | ||
把她的歌唱天赋转换成外块 | ||
(39) |
To keep in circulation; sell and restock: | |
周转:使流通;出卖然后再进货: | ||
We turned a great deal of merchandise during the holidays. | ||
在假期中我们周转大量的商品 | ||
(40) |
To get by buying and selling: | |
赚取,挣得:通过买和卖而挣得: | ||
turn a fair profit. | ||
赢利情况不错 | ||
(41) |
Slang To perform (an act of prostitution): | |
【俚语】 进行(卖淫活动): | ||
turning tricks. | ||
卖淫 | ||
v.intr.(不及物动词) | ||
(1) |
To move around an axis or a center; rotate or revolve. | |
旋转,周转:绕轴心或中心移动;旋转或周转 | ||
(2) |
To have a sensation of revolving or whirling, especially as a result of dizziness or giddiness. | |
晕旋:有回旋或旋转的感觉,尤指是头晕或旋转的结果 | ||
(3) |
To change position from side to side or back and forth: | |
翻转,转动:从一面到另一面或从前到后地改变位置: | ||
I tossed and turned all night. | ||
我整夜辗转反侧 | ||
(4) |
To progress through pages so as to arrive at a given place: | |
翻书,翻页:翻动书页以到达特定地方: | ||
Please turn to page 361. | ||
请翻到361页 | ||
(5) |
To operate a lathe. | |
开动车床 | ||
(6) |
To be formed on a lathe: | |
车削:在车床上加工: | ||
a softwood that turns easily. | ||
极易车削的软木 | ||
(7) |
To direct one's way or course: | |
转向:朝一个方向或路线走: | ||
The truck turned into the service station. We turned off the highway at the first exit. | ||
卡车朝加油站驶去。我们在第一个出口离开了高速公路 | ||
(8) |
To change or reverse one's way, course, or direction: | |
转变,变化:改变或背离自己的道路,行程或方向: | ||
Too tired to go farther, we turned toward home. | ||
我们已筋疲力尽,再也走不动了,只有掉头回家 | ||
(9) |
To have a specific reaction or effect, especially when adverse. | |
转变,转折:产生相反作用或特定的结果,尤指相反的情况 | ||
(10) |
To change one's actions or attitudes adversely; become hostile or antagonistic: | |
反对,敌对:相反地改变自己的行动或态度;变得敌对或反对: | ||
The once servile peasants turned against the cruel king. | ||
曾一度臣服的农民起来反对残暴的国王 | ||
(11) |
To attack suddenly and violently with no apparent motive: | |
突然袭击:没有明显动机地突然和猛烈地袭击: | ||
The tiger turned on the animal trainer. | ||
老虎突然向训兽员袭击 | ||
(12) |
To channel one's attention, interest, or thought toward or away from something: | |
转移,转变:改变自己的注意力、兴趣或想法而转向或背离某物: | ||
“In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love”(Tennyson) | ||
“在春天,年轻人的想象力很容易转移到关于爱情的遐想上去了”(坦尼森) | ||
(13) |
To devote or apply oneself to something, as to a field of study: | |
致力于:从事或献身于某事,如一门学问: | ||
Unsuccessful in mathematics, the student turned to biology. | ||
在数学上一无所成,这个学生转而从事生物学的研究 | ||
(14) |
To convert to a religion. | |
改变信仰 | ||
(15) |
To switch one's loyalty from one side or party to another. | |
背离,脱离:将自己对一方或一党的忠诚转向中另一方或另一党 | ||
(16) |
To have recourse to a person or thing for help, support, or information. | |
依赖,求助:向某人或其它求助、请求支持或打听消息 | ||
(17) |
To depend on something for success or failure; hinge: | |
成败的要素,关键: | ||
“The election would turn not on ideology but on competence”(George F. Will) | ||
“选举将取决于竞争力而非空论”(乔治F.威尔) | ||
(18) |
To change so as to be; become: | |
变为;成为: | ||
His hair turned gray. I am a lawyer turned novelist. | ||
他的头发变得花白了。我是个从律师改业的小说家 | ||
(19) |
To change; become transformed. Used with to or into : | |
改变;变成。与to 或 into 连用: | ||
The sky turned to pink at dawn. The night turned into day. | ||
天空在黎明时分变成了粉红色。黑夜变成了白天 | ||
(20) |
To reach and pass (a certain age, for example): | |
到达或过了(例如,一定的年龄): | ||
My niece has turned three. | ||
我的侄女三岁了 | ||
(21) |
To become sour: | |
变酸: | ||
The milk turned because we did not refrigerate it. | ||
牛奶变酸了,因为我们没有它放到冰箱里 | ||
(22) |
To change color: | |
变色: | ||
The leaves have turned. | ||
叶已经变色了 | ||
(23) |
To be stocked and sold: | |
进货并销售: | ||
This merchandise will turn easily. | ||
这种商品很容易脱手 | ||
(24) |
To become dull or blunt by bending back. Used of the edge of a cutting instrument. | |
使变钝:因向后弯曲而变钝。用于切割工具的刃 | ||
n.(名词) | ||
(1) |
The act of turning or the condition of being turned; rotation or revolution. | |
转动,旋转:转动的动作或被转动的状况;转动或旋转 | ||
(2) |
A change of direction, motion, or position: | |
转向,转弯:改变方向、动作成立置: | ||
Make a left turn at the corner. | ||
在拐角处向左转弯 | ||
(3) |
A place, as in a road or path, where a change in direction occurs; a curve: | |
转弯处,转折点:方向出现变化的地点,如公路或小路上;弯曲: | ||
a sharp turn in the road. | ||
公路上的一个急转弯 | ||
(4) |
A departure or deviation, as in a trend: | |
转变:偏离或背离,如某一趋势的: | ||
a strange turn of events. | ||
事件的奇怪转变 | ||
(5) |
A point marking the end of one period of time and the beginning of the next: | |
转变时期,交替时期:标志着一个时期的结束和下一个时期的开始的时间: | ||
the turn of the century. | ||
世纪交替的时期 | ||
(6) |
A chance or an opportunity. | |
机会,机遇 | ||
(7) |
One of a series of such opportunities accorded people in succession or in scheduled order: | |
次序:依次轮流或按时间表的顺序排列的一系列机会中的一次: | ||
waiting for her next turn at bat. | ||
在棒球比赛中等练她的下一次击球机会 | ||
(8) |
A period of participation: | |
回合: | ||
a turn at wrestling. | ||
摔跤运动的一个回合 | ||
(9) |
An attack of illness or severe nervousness. | |
疾疾或紧张情绪的侵袭 | ||
(10) |
Informal A momentary shock or scare: | |
【非正式用语】 一惊,一吓:瞬间的吃惊或恐惧: | ||
I had quite a turn when I first heard the crash. | ||
当我刚听到撞车时着实吓了一跳 | ||
(11) |
A characteristic mood, style, or habit; a natural inclination: | |
天性,禀性:典型的情绪、风格成习惯;自然的倾向: | ||
a curious and speculative turn of mind. | ||
生性好奇,爱冒险 | ||
(12) |
A propensity or an adeptness: | |
天赋,禀赋: | ||
a turn for carpentry. | ||
有做木工的天赋 | ||
(13) |
A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words: | |
措辞:与众不同的、优雅的或艺术性的表达方式或词语安排: | ||
the poetic turn of a phrase. | ||
诗意的词句 | ||
(14) |
A movement or development in a particular direction: | |
变化,转向:向特定方向的运动或发展: | ||
a turn for the worse. | ||
变得更糟 | ||
(15) |
A variation of a given kind or type: | |
变动:给定的种类或类型的变动: | ||
“His muse occasionally takes a humorous and satirical turn”(Albert C. Baugh) | ||
“他的诗句偶尔会变得幽默而有讽剌意味”(艾伯特C.鲍) | ||
(16) |
A deed or an action having a good or bad effect on another: | |
举动,行为:对另一人有帮助或损害的行为或举动: | ||
“He thought some friend had done him an ill turn”(Stephen Crane) | ||
“他认为有个朋友对他有不利的举动”(斯蒂芬·克兰) | ||
(17) |
Advantage or purpose: | |
利益,目的: | ||
It served his turn. | ||
这对他有利 | ||
(18) |
A short walk or excursion out and back: | |
走一圈,兜一圈:外出进行短距离散步或游览然后回来: | ||
took a turn in the park. | ||
在公园里走一圈 | ||
(19) |
A distortion in shape. | |
变形:形状扭曲 | ||
(20) |
The condition of being twisted or wound. | |
盘绕:被扭曲或盘绕的状况 | ||
(21) |
A winding of one thing about another. | |
缠绕:用一物缠绕另一物 | ||
(22) |
A single wind or convolution, as of wire on a spool. | |
盘绕一圈:绕一圈或一卷 ,如缠在锭子上的线 | ||
(23) |
Something that winds or turns around a center axis. | |
一卷:围绕着轴心绕成一圆圈的东西 | ||
(24) |
Music A figure or an ornament consisting of four or more notes in rapid succession and including in addition to the principal note the one that is a degree above and the one that is a degree below it. | |
【音乐】 加音:由一组四个或四个以上的音符,包括上方、下方辅助音绕着主音符或标出的音符构成的装饰音 | ||
(25) |
A brief theatrical act or stage appearance. | |
短剧,舞台表演:短小的戏剧或舞台演出 | ||
(26) |
A transaction on the stock market involving both a sale and a purchase. | |
股票交易:股票交易市场上的一次交易,涉及买和卖 | ||
(27) |
South Atlantic U.S. The amount that can be carried in the arms in one load: | |
【美国南大西洋沿岸】 一捧,一抱:双臂一次所能搬运的量: | ||
a turn of firewood. | ||
一抱柴禾 | ||
常用词组 | ||
turn away | ||
(1) |
To send away; dismiss: | |
把…打发走;解雇: | ||
turned away the salesperson. | ||
解雇了推销员 | ||
(2) |
To repel: | |
驱逐: | ||
The poor location of the condominium turned away many prospective buyers. | ||
公寓房偏僻的位置赶跑了许多很有希望的买主 | ||
(3) |
To avert; deflect: | |
挡开;使转向: | ||
turned away all criticism. | ||
挡开了所有的批评 | ||
turn back | ||
(1) |
To reverse one's direction of motion: | |
折回,往回走:掉转某人的运动方向: | ||
stopped on the road and had to turn back. | ||
在公路上停了下来,只好往回走 | ||
(2) |
To drive back and away: | |
使折回,赶回去: | ||
turned back the uninvited comers. | ||
把不速之客赶了回去 | ||
(3) |
To halt the advance of: | |
使停止前进,挡住: | ||
managed to turn back the advancing army. | ||
设法挡住了向前推进的军队 | ||
(4) |
To fold down: | |
翻起,折转: | ||
Turn back the corner of the page to save your place in the book. | ||
在书角上折一下来作读到哪里的记号 | ||
turn down | ||
(1) |
To diminish the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of: | |
降低,减弱:调低速度、音量、强度或流量: | ||
Turn down the radio, please. | ||
请把收音机的音量调低 | ||
(2) |
To reject or refuse, as a person, advice, or a suggestion: | |
拒绝:拒绝某人、建议或忠告: | ||
We politely turned down the invitation. | ||
我们有礼貌地拒绝了邀请 | ||
(3) |
To fold or be capable of folding down: | |
翻下:折转或能够被翻下: | ||
turn a collar down; a collar that turns down. | ||
翻下衣领;能翻下的衣领 | ||
turn in | ||
(1) |
To hand in; give over: | |
交还;上交: | ||
turned in the final exam. | ||
上交期末考试试卷 | ||
(2) |
To inform on or deliver: | |
检举,陈述: | ||
The criminal turned herself in. | ||
罪犯自首了 | ||
(3) |
To produce: | |
完成: | ||
turns in a consistent performance every day. | ||
每天的表现都很一致 | ||
(4) |
Informal To go to bed: | |
【非正式用语】 上床睡觉: | ||
I turned in early last night. | ||
我昨晚很早就上床睡觉了 | ||
turn off | ||
(1) |
To stop the operation, activity, or flow of; shut off: | |
关闭,停止:终止运转、行为或流动;关掉: | ||
turned off the television. | ||
关掉电视 | ||
(2) |
Slang | |
【俚语】 | ||
(3) |
To affect with dislike, displeasure, or revulsion: | |
讨厌,厌恶:使不喜欢,讨厌或厌恶: | ||
That song really turns me off. | ||
我一点也不喜欢那首歌 | ||
(4) |
To affect with boredom: | |
使厌烦: | ||
The play turned the audience off. | ||
这出戏让观众很倒味 | ||
(5) |
To lose or cause to lose interest; withdraw: | |
失去或使失去兴趣;撤回: | ||
turning off to materialism. | ||
沦为实利主义 | ||
(6) |
To cease paying attention to: | |
不注意: | ||
Unable to leave my seat, I turned off the boring speaker and thought about vacation. | ||
不能离开我的座位,我对那个令人厌烦的讲演者置之不理,开始考虑假期 | ||
(7) |
To divert; deflect. | |
分散;转移 | ||
(8) |
Chiefly British To dismiss (an employee). | |
【多用于英国】 解雇(员工) | ||
turn on | ||
(1) |
To cause to begin the operation, activity, or flow of: | |
打开,开启:使开始运作、活动或流动: | ||
Turn on the light bulb. | ||
打开电灯 | ||
(2) |
To begin to display, employ, or exude: | |
开始展示,显露出,流露出: | ||
turn on the charm. | ||
显露出魅力 | ||
(3) |
Slang | |
【俚语】 | ||
(4) |
To take or cause to take a mind-altering drug, especially for the first time. | |
开始或使开始吸毒,尤指第一次 | ||
(5) |
To be or cause to become interested, pleasurably excited, or stimulated. Often used with to : | |
使兴奋,使刺激:产生或使产生兴趣、兴奋或刺激。通常与to 连用: | ||
My uncle turned me on to jazz. She turned on to surfing this summer. | ||
我叔叔使我对爵士乐发生了兴趣。这个夏季她对滑水发生了兴趣 | ||
(6) |
To excite or become excited sexually. | |
(使)激发性欲 | ||
turn out | ||
(1) |
To shut off: | |
关上,关掉: | ||
turned out the lights. | ||
关掉了灯 | ||
(2) |
To arrive or assemble, as for a public event or entertainment: | |
聚集,召集:聚集或召集,如参加公众活动或娱乐: | ||
A large group of protesters have turned out. | ||
一大群抗议者聚集到了一起 | ||
(3) |
To produce, as by a manufacturing process; make: | |
生产:产出,如通过制作过程;制造: | ||
an assembly line turning out cars. | ||
生产小汽车的流水线 | ||
(4) |
To be found to be, as after experience or trial: | |
证实:发觉是,如经历或试验之后: | ||
The rookie turned out to be the best hitter on the team. | ||
新手证明是队里最出色的击球员 | ||
(5) |
To end up; result: | |
结果;结果: | ||
The cake turned out beautifully. | ||
蛋糕最后做出来很漂亮 | ||
(6) |
To equip; outfit: | |
装备;配置: | ||
troops that were turned out beautifully. | ||
装备精良的队伍 | ||
(7) |
Informal To get out of bed. | |
【非正式用语】 起床 | ||
(8) |
To evict; expel: | |
赶出;使搬走: | ||
The tenants were turned out. | ||
房客都被赶走了 | ||
turn over | ||
(1) |
To bring the bottom to the top or vice versa; invert. | |
翻转,翻过来:把底翻到上面或相反面;翻转 | ||
(2) |
To shift the position of, as by rolling from one side to the other. | |
翻滚:改变位置,似乎通过从一边到另一边滚动 | ||
(3) |
To shift one's position by rolling from one side to the other. | |
翻身:从一边滚向另一边改变位置 | ||
(4) |
To rotate; cycle: | |
旋转;转动: | ||
The engine turned over but wouldn't start. | ||
发动机转了一圈,但是没有起动 | ||
(5) |
To think about; consider: | |
考虑;思考: | ||
She turned over the problem in her mind. | ||
她仔细考虑了这个问题 | ||
(6) |
To transfer to another; surrender: | |
移交;交出: | ||
turned over the illegal funds. | ||
交出了非法资金 | ||
(7) |
To do business to the extent or amount of: | |
营业额达: | ||
turn over a million dollars a year. | ||
一年的营业额是一百万美元 | ||
(8) |
To seem to lurch or heave convulsively: | |
翻动:似乎在痉挛性地抽动: | ||
My stomach turned over. | ||
我的胃在翻动 | ||
turn to | ||
To begin work: | ||
开始工作: | ||
If you quit dawdling and just turn to, the cleaning will be done in a day. | ||
如果你停止闲逛,马上开始工作,清洁工作一天就能做完 | ||
turn up | ||
(1) |
To increase the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of: | |
开大,调高:增加速度、音量,强度或流量: | ||
turn up the public-address system. | ||
调高播音系统的音量 | ||
(2) |
To find: | |
发现,找到: | ||
She turned up the missing papers under her blotter. | ||
她在记事本下找到了丢失的文件 | ||
(3) |
To be found: | |
找到: | ||
The papers will turn up sooner or later. | ||
文件迟早会找到的 | ||
(4) |
To make an appearance; arrive: | |
出现;到达: | ||
Several old friends turned up at the reunion. | ||
好几个老朋友出现在聚会上 | ||
(5) |
To fold or be capable of folding up: | |
折叠:折叠或能够被折叠: | ||
turning up his cuffs; cuffs that will turn up. | ||
卷起自己的袖口;卷起来的袖口 | ||
(6) |
To happen unexpectedly: | |
意外地发生: | ||
Something turned up and I was unable to go. | ||
发生了一点意外,我不能离开 | ||
(7) |
To be evident: | |
变得明显: | ||
Her name constantly turns up in art circles. | ||
她的名字经常出现在艺术圈里 | ||
习惯用语 | ||
at every turn | ||
In every place; at every moment. | ||
处处;时时 | ||
by turns | ||
One after another; alternately: | ||
轮流地,交替地: | ||
“From the . . . testimony emerges a man by turns devious and honest, vulgar and gallant, scatterbrained and shrewd”(Life) | ||
“从指证来看,一个人交替地表现为狡猾和诚实,粗鄙和豪侠,浮躁和精明”(生活) | ||
in turn | ||
In the proper order or sequence. | ||
依次地,轮流地 | ||
out of turn | ||
(1) |
Not in the proper order or sequence. | |
未按照正当的次序或顺序地 | ||
(2) |
At an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner: | |
不合时宜地,轻率地: | ||
I may be speaking out of turn, but you might like to know that your attire does not conform to the dress code here. | ||
或许我说话有些不合时宜,但是你可能愿意知道你的衣着与这里的服装规则不相符 | ||
to a turn | ||
To a precise degree; perfectly: | ||
正好;恰好: | ||
The roast was done to a turn. | ||
面包烤得恰到好处 | ||
turn a blind eye | ||
To refuse to see or recognize something: | ||
熟视无睹:拒绝正视,装作没看见: | ||
turned a blind eye to government corruption. | ||
对于政府的腐败熟视无睹 | ||
turn a deaf ear | ||
To refuse to listen to or hear something: | ||
置若罔闻,装作没听见: | ||
turned a deaf ear to the protests. | ||
对抗议置若罔闻 | ||
turn a hair | ||
To become afraid or upset: | ||
慌张,不安:变得慌张或不安: | ||
didn't turn a hair during the bank robbery. | ||
在抢劫银行发生的过程中,没有露出丝毫慌张的神色 | ||
turn (one's) back on | ||
(1) |
To deny; reject. | |
拒绝;放弃 | ||
(2) |
To abandon; forsake. | |
抛弃;丢弃 | ||
turn (one's) hand | ||
To apply oneself, as to a task: | ||
着手:从事,如一项工作: | ||
turned her hand to writing the dissertation; was lazy and wouldn't turn his hand. | ||
开始着手写学术论文;很懒,不肯开始工作 | ||
turn (one's) head | ||
(1) |
To cause to become infatuated. | |
使变得糊涂 | ||
(2) |
To cause to become egotistical and conceited: | |
使变得自负,自高大自: | ||
Success has turned his head. | ||
成功使他变得自高自大 | ||
turn over a new leaf | ||
To change, as one's attitude or conduct, for the better. | ||
改过一新:向好的方面转变,如自己的态度成举止 | ||
turn tail | ||
To run away. | ||
逃跑,逃走 | ||
turn the corner或 | ||
turn a corner | ||
To reach and surpass a midpoint or milestone. | ||
到达并超越了终点或里程碑 | ||
turn the other cheek | ||
To respond to insult or injury by patiently eschewing retaliation. | ||
逆来顺受:以忍耐对待侮辱和伤害 | ||
turn the scales | ||
To offset the balance of a situation. | ||
打破僵局:打破某一形式的平衡状态 | ||
turn the tables | ||
To reverse a situation and gain the upper hand. | ||
转败为胜:扭转了局势而处于上风 | ||
turn turtle | ||
To capsize or turn upside-down: | ||
倾覆,底朝天翻转: | ||
Our sailboat turned turtle during the squall. | ||
在风暴中我们的帆船翻了个底朝天 | ||
turn up (one's) nose | ||
To regard (something) with disdain or scorn: | ||
轻视,看不起:不把…放在眼里,蔑视: | ||
turned up her nose at the food. | ||
她对食物嗤之以鼻 | ||
语源 | ||
(1) |
Middle English turnen | |
中古英语 turnen | ||
(2) |
from Old English turnian, tyrnan | |
源自 古英语 turnian, tyrnan | ||
(3) |
Old French torner | |
古法语 torner | ||
(4) |
both from Latin torn3e [to turn in a lathe] | |
都源自 拉丁语 torn3e [在车床上旋转] | ||
(5) |
from tornus [lathe] | |
源自 tornus [车床 ] | ||
(6) |
from Greek tornos * see ter…- 1 | |
源自 希腊语 tornos *参见 ter…- 1 | ||
参考词汇 | ||
(1) |
turn, rotate, revolve, gyrate, spin, whirl, circle, eddy, swirl | |
(2) |
These verbs all mean to move or cause to move in a circle. | |
这些动词的意思都是在圆圈内转动或使转动。 | ||
(3) |
Turn, the most general, means to move in a circular course: | |
Turn 最具概括性,意思是沿环形路线移动: | ||
a planet turning on its axis; | ||
行星以自己的轴为中心旋转; | ||
turned and stared at me. | ||
转过身盯着我。 | ||
(4) |
Rotate usually involves movement around an object's own axis or center: | |
Rotate 通常涉及物体绕自己的轴或中心旋转的动作: | ||
The top rotated with decreasing speed as the spring wound down. | ||
当发条越来越松时,陀螺也越转越慢。 | ||
(5) |
Revolve can have the same meaning as rotate, while in certain contexts it is distinguished from rotate as involving orbital movement: | |
Revolve 的意思与rotate 大致一样,但在特定的语境中,它涉及到在轨道上的运动,因此与 rotate 有所区别: | ||
The earth revolves around the sun. | ||
地球绕太阳公转。 | ||
(6) |
Gyrate usually refers to revolving in or as if in a spiral course: | |
Gyrate 一般指螺旋形的或好象是螺旋形的转动: | ||
waltzers gyrating giddily. To spin is to rotate rapidly, often within a narrow compass: | ||
跳华尔兹舞的人快速旋转,令人眼花缭乱。 Spin 的意思是快速旋转,通常在狭窄的范围内: | ||
“He . . . spun round, flung up his arms, and fell on his back, shot through” (John Galsworthy). | ||
“他猛地转过来,张开双臂,仰面倒在地上,被子弹射穿” (约翰·高尔斯华绥)。 | ||
(7) |
Whirl applies to rapid or forceful revolution or rotation: | |
Whirl 指迅速或有力的转动或旋转: | ||
whirling snowflakes. | ||
飞旋的雪片。 | ||
(8) |
Circle refers to circular or approximately circular motion: | |
Circle 指圆形的或大致成圆形的运动: | ||
sea gulls circling above the ocean. | ||
海鸥在大海上盘旋。 | ||
(9) |
Eddy usually denotes rapid circular movement like that of a whirlpool: | |
Eddy 通常暗含象旋涡一样的圆形运动: | ||
Storm clouds eddied overhead. | ||
乌云在头顶翻滚。 | ||
(10) |
Swirl, often interchangeable with eddy, sometimes connotes a graceful undulation, spiral, or whorl: | |
Swirl 通常与eddy 可以互换, 有时表示优美的起伏、旋转或螺旋: | ||
The flood waters swirled wildly under the bridge. | ||
滚滚急流在桥下翻滚而过。 | ||
The milliner swirled tulle lavishly above the brim of the hat. See also Synonyms at resort | ||
卖帽子的商人将面纱过多地卷在帽沿上 参见同义词 resort | ||
现代英汉词典 | ||
turn | ||
[t\:n] | ||
vt., vi. | ||
(1) |
旋转,转动 | |
Turn the desk end for end. | ||
把办公桌转个向。 | ||
Turn the lid clockwise if you want to fasten it tightly. | ||
如果你想把盖子旋紧,就按顺时针方向拧。 | ||
The wheels were turning. | ||
轮子在转动。 | ||
(2) |
使改变方向 | |
She turned left at the end of the road. | ||
她在路的尽头向左拐。 | ||
Oil the trolley, and then it will turn more freely. | ||
给手推车加点油,这样它就能自由运转了。 | ||
Nobody can turn back the wheel of history. | ||
任何人都无法使历史车轮倒转。 | ||
He was turning the pages of the book. | ||
他在翻这本书。 | ||
(3) |
对准;指向 | |
(4) |
使变成 | |
to turn red | ||
变红 | ||
She turned her house into a shop. | ||
她把房子改成了商店。 | ||
We must turn this precious plot to good account. | ||
我们必须充分利用这块宝地。 | ||
(5) |
使变酸 | |
The heat's turned the milk. | ||
天气热,牛奶都变酸了。 | ||
(6) |
把(木头、金属)制成各种式样 | |
(7) |
使感到不舒服;恶心 | |
Fatly food turns my stomach. | ||
油腻的菜吃起来很倒胃。 | ||
(8) |
(与against连用)对…转取敌对态度;与…为敌,使(某人)与(某人)为敌 | |
(9) |
使变质;使变形 | |
to turn love to hate | ||
转爱为恨 | ||
(10) |
赶走,驱赶 | |
to turn sb. out of the house | ||
把某人赶出门 | ||
(11) |
弄得乱七八糟 | |
(12) |
使翻转 | |
词性变化 | ||
turn | ||
n. | ||
(1) |
旋转;转一圈 | |
the turn of a wheel | ||
轮子的转动 | ||
(2) |
转弯;转变方向 | |
a turn in the road | ||
马路的转弯处 | ||
(3) |
时间的转换点 | |
at the turn of the century | ||
世纪之交 | ||
(4) |
转变;转机 | |
The sick person has taken a turn for the better. | ||
病人的情形好转。 | ||
(5) |
时机;机会 | |
You have missed your turn. | ||
你错过了机会。 | ||
(6) |
行为;事迹 | |
a good turn | ||
善良的行为 | ||
(7) |
震惊;吓呆 | |
You gave me quite a turn. | ||
你把我吓了一大跳。 | ||
(8) |
发病 | |
She's had one of her turns again. | ||
她又发病了。 | ||
习惯用语 | ||
at every turn | ||
处处;经常;总是 | ||
常用词组 | ||
turn down | ||
(1) |
减弱,降低,压低(力量、声音等) | |
Please turn the television down a bit. | ||
请把电视机音量关小点。 | ||
to turn down the gas | ||
关小煤气 | ||
(2) |
拒绝,不接受 | |
turn in | ||
(1) |
睡觉 | |
(2) |
把…交给警方 | |
(3) |
归还 | |
turn on | ||
(1) |
打开(煤气、自来水、电灯等) | |
(2) |
袭击;攻击 (= turn upon) | |
(3) |
(吸用麻醉品后)产生幻觉 | |
turn out | ||
(1) |
关闭(煤气、自来水、电灯等) | |
(2) |
出席;到场 | |
(3) |
生产;出产 | |
We are to turn out 100,000 586 computers next year to meet the market requirements. | ||
我们计划明年生产十万台586计算机以满足市场需要。 | ||
(4) |
(将柜橱、抽屉里的东西)清出来 | |
(5) |
(常与to, that连用)结果 | |
Things turned out to be exactly as the professor had foreseen. | ||
事情正如教授所预见的那样。 | ||
The plan turned out a failure. | ||
这项计划结果归于失败。 | ||
turn over | ||
(1) |
考虑;思索 | |
(2) |
使(发动机)怠速运转 | |
(3) |
把…交给警方 | |
(4) |
营业额达到;做(某一数额的)生意 | |
turn to | ||
向…求助;求得安慰 | ||
turn up | ||
(1) |
找到;发现 | |
(2) |
被找到 | |
(3) |
(将底边折起)把(衣服)改短 | |
(4) |
出现;来临;露面 | |
(5) |
把声音开大;把力量加大 | |
(6) |
发生(意想不到的事) | |
现代英汉综合大辞典 | ||
turn | ||
[tE:n] | ||
vt. | ||
(1) |
转, 转动, 旋转 | |
turn a wheel | ||
转动轮子 | ||
The wheel of history cannot be turned back. | ||
历史的车轮不能倒转。 | ||
She turned the key in the lock. | ||
她用钥匙开锁。 | ||
(2) |
翻, 翻转, 倒转, 倒置, 翻新(衣服等) | |
turn a page | ||
翻一页 | ||
turn a phonograph record | ||
把唱片翻过来 | ||
He turned a somersault. | ||
他翻了个筋头。 | ||
I had my overcoat turned. | ||
我把大衣翻个面。 | ||
(3) |
使弯曲, 扭曲; 对折(书页等); 使(刀口[刃])卷起, 使变钝 | |
turn a lead pipe | ||
弯铅管 | ||
He turned the edge of the knife. | ||
他使刀口卷刃[变钝]。 | ||
He turned his ankle. | ||
他扭伤脚踝。 | ||
(4) |
使朝向, 转向, 指向, 转移; 劝说; 集中 | |
turn one's steps homewards | ||
转身回家 | ||
turn one's head away | ||
把头掉开 | ||
T-it more to the right. | ||
把它向右边转动一下。 | ||
T-your face this way. | ||
请把脸转到这边。 | ||
(5) |
把(注意力等)转向; 把...用于; 把...对准 | |
turn one's hand to writing | ||
致力于 写作 | ||
turn one's guns on the enemy | ||
把枪口对准敌人 | ||
T-your attention to business. | ||
请把注意力集中在事务上。 | ||
She turned her thoughts toward home. | ||
她转念思家。 | ||
(6) |
挡开, 使偏斜 | |
turn a punch | ||
挡住一拳 | ||
This metal is thick enough to turn a bullet. | ||
此金属厚得可以挡住子弹。 | ||
(7) |
使变成; 改变; 使变质[变酸] | |
The hot weather has turned the milk. | ||
天热使牛奶变质了。 | ||
The cold weather turned leaves red. | ||
寒冷天气使树叶变红。 | ||
(8) |
驱使, 撵, 驱散, 击退 | |
turn sb. out of the door | ||
把某人赶出门 | ||
turn the enemy's attack | ||
击退敌人的进攻 | ||
He was turned out of the hall for making too much noise. | ||
他因过于喧闹而被赶出会场。 | ||
(9) |
使倾倒, 使颠倒 | |
turn the contents of one's bag out to the table | ||
把袋里的东西倒在桌上 | ||
(10) |
兑换; 翻译, 改写 | |
turn coins into paper money | ||
把硬币换成纸币 | ||
Can you turn this article into Chinese? | ||
你能把这篇文章译成汉语吗? | ||
(11) |
(时刻)超过, 逾 | |
He has turned fifty. | ||
他已经五十岁了。 | ||
It has just turned half past two. | ||
现在刚过两点半。 | ||
(12) |
对...仇视, 使作对, 使回击 | |
turn a son against his father | ||
使儿子仇视父亲 | ||
(13) |
绕过 | |
turn a street corner | ||
沿街角拐弯 | ||
(14) |
搅乱(心智), 使(心神)不安, 使冲昏(头脑) | |
Too much praise turns his head. | ||
过多的赞扬冲昏了他的头脑。 | ||
(15) |
使作呕, 使恶心 | |
The mere sight of food turned his stomach. | ||
一见食物, 他就想呕吐。 | ||
The rotten fish turned my stomach. | ||
臭鱼使我恶心。 | ||
(16) |
使遭受, 使受到; 使用, 利用 | |
turn money to good use | ||
使金钱得到很好利用。 | ||
He can turn his hand to almost everything. | ||
他几乎什么都(学得)会。 | ||
(17) |
使具有优美形式 | |
a well turned phrase | ||
漂亮的词句 | ||
He can turn pretty compliments. | ||
他会说动听的恭维话。 | ||
(18) |
使(货币、货物)流通, (存货)出清; 赚, 挣 | |
turn a penny | ||
赚一些钱 | ||
a turn profit | ||
赚钱, 牟利 | ||
(19) |
【刷】倒植, 倒排 ⑵⑽【机】车(削), 旋, 为...车外圆, 被车[旋]; 使成圆形 | |
turn a machine part | ||
车机器部件 | ||
Let's get the lathe to turn the new piston. | ||
咱们用车床车[加工]新的活塞吧。 | ||
词性变化 | ||
turn | ||
[tE:n] | ||
vi. | ||
(1) |
旋转; 转动, 环绕 | |
The wheels were turning slowly. | ||
轮子在缓慢地转动着。 | ||
The earth turns round the sun. | ||
地球绕太阳旋转。 | ||
(2) |
翻身, 转弯, 翻转 | |
All night long he turned and tossed in bed. | ||
整整一夜他在床上翻来覆去地睡不着。 | ||
Now please turn round. | ||
现在请转过身来。 | ||
The road turns sharp right. | ||
路向右急转。 | ||
(3) |
求教, 求助 | |
We often turn to this handbook for information on transistors. | ||
我们常从这本手册查阅有关晶体管的资料。 | ||
(4) |
翻到, 查阅, 转到 | |
Please turn to page twelve. | ||
请翻到十二页。 | ||
The conversation inevitably turned to the changes that had taken place in the village. | ||
话题不可避免地转到谈村子里发生的变化。 | ||
(5) |
变成, 变得; 变质, 变酸; 改变信仰; 变色 | |
The milk has turned. | ||
牛奶变质了。 | ||
Maple leaves have turned crimson . | ||
枫叶已经红了。 | ||
The weather suddenly turned cold. | ||
天气突然冷了起来。 | ||
This afternoon will be cloudy, turning clear. | ||
今天下午阴转晴。 | ||
He later turned Moslem. | ||
他后来改信了伊斯兰教。 | ||
At a low temperature, water turns into ice. | ||
水在低温时就结成冰。 | ||
(6) |
转而反对(against); 发怒, 攻击(on) | |
Why did they suddenly turn against you? | ||
他们为什么突然转而反对你? | ||
(7) |
晕眩; 作呕 | |
My stomach turned at the sight of blood. | ||
我一看见血就想吐。 | ||
My head is turning. | ||
我头晕。 | ||
(8) |
变钝 | |
The knife's edge has turned. | ||
刀变钝了。 | ||
(9) |
依赖, 取决于 | |
The success of the meeting turns on the weather. | ||
这次集会是否成功取决于天气状况。 | ||
(10) |
【机】被旋, 被车, 在车床上加工 | |
a metal that turns easily | ||
容易车的金属 | ||
(11) |
(商品)转手, 易手 | |
n. | ||
(1) |
旋转; 转身; 翻转; 转向, 转弯;【军】迂回 | |
(2) |
转角, 转弯处; 曲折处 | |
(3) |
变化; 转机; 转折点 | |
(4) |
形状, 样子; 倾向; 癖性; 气质; 特殊才能 | |
(5) |
一个回合, 走一圈; 散步; 行为, 举动 | |
(6) |
[英]杂技演员 | |
(7) |
轮流, 轮班 | |
(8) |
一卷, 一圈; 线匝, 匝数; 圈数 | |
(9) |
[pl. ]月经 | |
(10) |
【音】回音;【刷】倒头铅字 | |
(11) |
[美俚](杂技、广播等的)一个节目 | |
(12) |
(对原作的)改动, 改写 | |
(13) |
(语言等的)特色; 措词(特征) | |
(14) |
[口]惊吓 | |
(15) |
一笔证券交易; 一笔证券交易的获利 | |
(16) |
【机】车床; 有旋转把柄的橱门闩 | |
(17) |
[古]计谋[策]; 必[需]要 | |
make a turn | ||
拐[转]弯; 转一圈 | ||
take two turns | ||
拧[转]两圈 | ||
a coil of 500 turns | ||
五百匝的线圈 | ||
on the afternoon turn | ||
值下午班 | ||
Matters have taken a bad turn. | ||
事情恶化。 | ||
I don't like the turn of the sentence. | ||
我可不喜欢这句话的措词。 | ||
It gave me quite a turn. | ||
可把我吓了一跳。 | ||
It is your turn now. | ||
现在轮到你了。 | ||
No one is allowed to get his ticket out of turn. | ||
任何人都不准不按次序买票。 | ||
继承用法 | ||
turnabout | ||
n. | ||
(1) |
转身, 转向; 向后转 | |
(2) |
(方针、倾向等)转变 | |
(3) |
转到另一边; 变质 | |
(4) |
叛徒 | |
(5) |
(娱乐场的)转马 | |
(6) |
正反面都能穿的衣服 | |
turn-about-face | ||
n. | ||
变节; 改变主意 | ||
turnaround | ||
[`t\:nE9raJnd] | ||
n. | ||
(1) |
供车辆回旋的空地, 回车场; 回车道 | |
(2) |
飞机卸货、加油、检修及再装货所需的时间 | |
(3) |
(立场、方针等)转变 | |
turnaway | ||
vt. | ||
离开, 转变...的方向; 不看; 解雇, 不许进入, 不愿接受, 走开, 出发 | ||
turnback | ||
n. | ||
(1) |
懦夫 | |
(2) |
(衣物的)翻新部分 | |
词性变化 | ||
turn | ||
[tE:n] | ||
adj. | ||
翻折的 | ||
turnbench | ||
[`t\:nbentF] | ||
n. | ||
(可携带的)钟表工人用的车床 | ||
turnbuckle | ||
[`t\:n9bQkl] | ||
n. | ||
(松紧)螺套, 松紧螺旋扣, 螺丝接头, 紧线器, 拉线[花篮]螺丝, 拉丝螺干[螺纹套] | ||
turnbutton | ||
n. | ||
旋转式按纽 | ||
turncap | ||
[`t\:nkAp] | ||
n. | ||
(烟囱顶)旋转帽, 风帽 | ||
turncoat | ||
[5t\:nkEJt] | ||
n. | ||
变节者, 叛徒 | ||
turncock | ||
[5t\:nkRk] | ||
n. | ||
(有柄)旋塞 | ||
turndown | ||
[`t\:ndaJn] | ||
adj. | ||
(衣领等)可翻折的, 穿时翻下的 n. | ||
(1) |
翻折物 | |
(2) |
拒绝 | |
(3) |
衰落, 萧条 | |
turned-on | ||
[`t\:nd`Cn,-`R:n] | ||
adj. | ||
对时髦事物极敏感的, 好赶时髦的 | ||
turnhall | ||
n. | ||
体育馆 | ||
turn-in | ||
n. | ||
折进物(如书籍封面沿硬纸板边折进的部分) | ||
turnkey | ||
[5t\:nki:] | ||
n. | ||
监狱看守 | ||
adj. | ||
(建筑商等对工程)一揽子承包的, 用户只须转动钥匙即可使用的 | ||
turnoff | ||
n. | ||
(1) |
岔开, 避开; 断开[路], 切断, 关(闭), 扭闭 | |
(2) |
岔道, 支路 | |
(3) |
成品 | |
turnon | ||
n. | ||
接通[入], (扭)开, 开启 | ||
turnpike | ||
n. | ||
(1) |
(旧时的)收税栅 | |
(2) |
收税路, 收税高速公路 | |
(3) |
公路, 大道; (铁路)跨线桥, 高架桥 | |
turnplate | ||
[`t\:npleIt] | ||
n. | ||
转台[盘] | ||
turnrow | ||
n. | ||
地头 | ||
turn-screw | ||
n. | ||
旋凿, 螺丝起子, 传动丝杠 | ||
turnsheet | ||
n. | ||
转辙板 | ||
turnsick | ||
[`t\:nsIk] | ||
n. | ||
蹒跚病 | ||
turn-to-turna. | ||
圈[匝]间的 | ||
turn-under | ||
n. | ||
(1) |
翻入[折转]到下面的行动 | |
(2) |
底面曲线, 弯向下面的曲线(弯度) | |
习惯用语 | ||
a hand's turn | ||
举手之劳, 一臂之力; 一点工作 | ||
a turn of fortune's wheel | ||
命运的转变 | ||
About turn! (=Right about turn!) | ||
【军】向右转! | ||
at every turn | ||
处处, 到处; 每一次, 经常地 | ||
be turned (of) | ||
年在...以上, 年过 | ||
by turns | ||
轮流地; 时而...时而... | ||
call the turn | ||
定调子; 发号施令; 操纵, 左右着 | ||
do sb. a bad turn | ||
做有损于某人的事, 危害某人 | ||
do sb. an ill turn | ||
做有损于某人的事, 危害某人 | ||
do sb. a good turn | ||
做有利于某人的事, 为某人效了一次劳 | ||
give a new turn to | ||
对...给与新的说法, 给与...另外一种说法 | ||
give another turn of the screw | ||
对(某人)施加压力 | ||
give sb. another turn of the screw | ||
对(某人)施加压力 | ||
give sb. a turn | ||
[口]使某人大吃一惊, 把某人吓了一跳 | ||
give sb. quite a turn | ||
[口]使某人大吃一惊, 把某人吓了一跳 | ||
go for a turn | ||
(1) |
散步 | |
(2) |
兜一圈, 玩一玩 | |
in turn | ||
轮流地; 挨个, 依次; 反过来 | ||
in one's turn | ||
(1) |
(依次)轮到时 | |
(2) |
这一回 | |
in the turn of a hand | ||
顷刻之间 | ||
Left turn! | ||
【军】向左转! | ||
make a turn | ||
转, 转弯 | ||
on the turn | ||
正在转变, 正在变化; 正在好转; (牛奶)变酸 | ||
One good turn deserves another. | ||
[谚]以德报德。 | ||
out of turn | ||
(1) |
不依顺序地 | |
(2) |
冒冒失失地, 轻率地 | |
Right turn! | ||
向右转! | ||
serve one's (own) turn (=serve a turn) | ||
(1) |
满足个人的需要 | |
(2) |
(紧急时)能起作用; 能应急 | |
serve sb. the good turn | ||
(在...方面)对某人有好处 | ||
serve sb. the good turn of | ||
(在...方面)对某人有好处 | ||
serve sb.'s turn | ||
对某人有用; 适合某人的需要 | ||
short turn | ||
短小的节目 | ||
star turn | ||
(1) |
主要节目, 压轴戏 | |
(2) |
引人注目的人物, 大红人 | |
take a turn | ||
(1) |
转, 转弯 | |
(2) |
散步, 溜达溜达 | |
(3) |
(骑马, 乘船)玩一玩, 兜一兜风 | |
(4) |
做一会(工作) | |
(5) |
(形势)转变 | |
take a turn for the better | ||
好转, 变好 | ||
take a turn for the worse | ||
变坏, 恶化 | ||
take turns | ||
依次, 轮班; 轮流 | ||
the turn of life | ||
【医】(妇女的)绝经期, 更年期 | ||
the turn of the century | ||
一个世纪之末和下一个世纪之初; 世纪初, 世纪末 | ||
the turn of the tide | ||
形势的转变 | ||
to a turn | ||
(1) |
刚好, 恰到好处 | |
(2) |
精确地, 尽善尽美 | |
to the turn of a hair | ||
极其精确, 惟妙惟肖 | ||
to the turn to a hair | ||
极其精确, 惟妙惟肖 | ||
walk a turn | ||
来回地走走 | ||
turn about | ||
(1) |
转向相反的方向, 掉转方向 | |
(2) |
轮流, 更替 | |
(3) |
反复思考 | |
turn against | ||
(1) |
(使)变成和...敌对 | |
(2) |
使(事情)对...不利 | |
turn and rend sb. | ||
突然责骂某人 | ||
turn and wind | ||
(1) |
(骑马者)把马头掉过来掉过去 | |
(2) |
任意支配(某人) | |
turn around(=turn round) | ||
(1) |
转过去, 转身 | |
(2) |
改换意见; 改变宗旨; 采取新政策 | |
(3) |
(船只)下完乘客[卸完货]开船 | |
turn away | ||
(1) |
转过脸去, 背过脸去 | |
(2) |
把...打发走, 把...驱逐出去; 解雇 | |
(3) |
离开 | |
(4) |
避开, 防止 | |
turn back | ||
(1) |
转回去, 往回走 | |
(2) |
挡回, 使折回 | |
(3) |
(to)翻回书页; 回溯到 | |
(4) |
折转 | |
turndown | ||
[`t\:ndaJn] | ||
(1) |
(使)折起来; (使)翻下来 | |
(2) |
调低, 关小(灯光) | |
(3) |
拒绝, 摒弃; 驳回 | |
(4) |
转入(另一条路) | |
(5) |
把纸牌面朝下摆着 | |
(6) |
(经济等)走下坡, 衰退 | |
turn forth | ||
驱逐, 赶走 | ||
turn in | ||
(1) |
拐进去; 转身进去 | |
(2) |
(使)向里弯曲 | |
(3) |
[口]交还; 上缴 | |
(4) |
[口]上床, 就寝 | |
(5) |
告发; 检举; 出卖 | |
(6) |
[口]抛弃, 放弃 | |
(7) |
作出, 取得 | |
turn in on oneself | ||
与他人断绝来往; 闭关自守, 采取了孤立主义 | ||
turn in upon oneself | ||
与他人断绝来往; 闭关自守, 采取了孤立主义 | ||
turn into | ||
(1) |
拐入, 进入 | |
(2) |
(使)变成, (使)成为 | |
turn it in | ||
(1) |
辞去工作; 放弃工作; 停止说(使人不愉快的事情) | |
(2) |
(用于祈使句中)别搞了, 住嘴 | |
turn it up | ||
(1) |
辞去工作; 放弃工作; 停止说(使人不愉快的事情) | |
(2) |
(用于祈使句中)别搞了, 住嘴 | |
turn of events | ||
形势的变化 | ||
turn of expression | ||
表达方式, 措辞 | ||
turn of mind | ||
性情; 气质倾向, 才能 | ||
turn of speech | ||
口吻, 说法 | ||
turn of speed | ||
行速, 速力 | ||
turn off | ||
(1) |
关(自来水、电灯、收音机等) | |
(2) |
辞退, 解雇 | |
(3) |
(人)转入另一条路, 拐弯; 岔开(路) | |
(4) |
岔开(话题等) | |
(5) |
生产, 制造 | |
(6) |
(用车床)削掉, 车出 | |
(7) |
处理掉; 抛售 | |
(8) |
[俚]绞死 | |
(9) |
变质, 变酸, 坏掉 | |
(10) |
[口](使)沮丧, (使)不感兴趣 | |
(11) |
变成, 转为 | |
(12) |
[口]使成婚; 使嫁出 | |
turn on | ||
(1) |
拧开(自来水、电灯、收音机) | |
(2) |
要看...而定, 以...为转移 | |
(3) |
反对, 攻击; 对...怀敌意 | |
(4) |
[口](使)感到兴趣; (使)兴奋激动 | |
(5) |
[美俚](使)服用麻醉品; (使)变得兴奋 | |
turn out | ||
(1) |
(使)向外弯曲 | |
(2) |
关上(自来水、电灯等) | |
(3) |
生产, 制造; 培养出 | |
(4) |
驱逐(某人)出去; 解雇(某人) | |
(5) |
翻转[出], 倒空 | |
(6) |
出动; 出席, 参加 | |
(7) |
[口]起床 | |
(8) |
证明是..., 结果是...; 发展为... | |
(9) |
打扮, 装束; 装备 | |
(10) |
把(牛、羊等)赶出栏外放牧 | |
turn over | ||
(1) |
(使)翻过来; (使)翻倒, (使)打滚 | |
(2) |
交给, 移交 | |
(3) |
熟思, 再三考虑 | |
(4) |
营业额为..., 做(多少钱的)生意 | |
(5) |
周转 | |
(6) |
(货物等)大量卖出, 有销路 | |
(7) |
发动(机器等); 转动 | |
(8) |
翻阅(书刊) | |
(9) |
把...接转到下一行 | |
(10) |
(胃)恶心; (心)乱跳 | |
turn to | ||
(1) |
指向, 转向 | |
(2) |
求取于, 依赖 | |
(3) |
变成; 结果成为 | |
(4) |
着手; 开始工作; 积极行动 | |
turn up | ||
(1) |
向上; 向上翻; 使朝上 | |
(2) |
开大; 扭亮(灯火等); 加快(速度等) | |
(3) |
翻起, 翻掘 | |
(4) |
露面, 来到; 发生, 出现; (东西)被找到 | |
(5) |
发现, 找到 | |
(6) |
[口]使呕吐 | |
(7) |
结果是..., 证明是 | |
(8) |
[英]参考, 查阅; 寻找, 查 | |
(9) |
拐入, 转入; 转身登上 | |
(10) |
杀死 | |
(11) |
[英]放弃; 释放; 放松, 放掉 | |
(12) |
转速达到, 功率达到 | |
(13) |
【航海】(船)抢风转变航向 | |
turn upon | ||
(1) |
有赖, 取决于; 随...而定 | |
(2) |
突然攻击, 突然责骂; 对...翻脸 | |
特殊用法 | ||
ampere turns | ||
安(培)匝(数) | ||
back turn | ||
逆向匝, 反作用匝 | ||
backstroke flip turn | ||
仰泳滚翻转身 | ||
binding turns | ||
绑匝(绝缘子上绑线) | ||
choking turn | ||
扼流圈 | ||
clockwise turn | ||
顺时针方向转动 | ||
control turn | ||
控制线匝 | ||
counter-ampere turns | ||
反安匝 | ||
crawl flip turn | ||
爬泳前滚翻转身 | ||
cross over turn | ||
压步转弯 | ||
cross ampere turn | ||
交磁安匝 | ||
damping turn | ||
阻尼线匝 | ||
demagnetizing ampere turns | ||
去磁安匝, 退磁安匝 | ||
down turn | ||
经济下降 | ||
engine turn | ||
机动雕刻 | ||
fractional turn | ||
分级转动 | ||
front turn | ||
向前转身 | ||
full turn | ||
转体 | ||
handstand turn | ||
倒立转体 | ||
home turn | ||
最后弯道 | ||
hop turn | ||
快转体 | ||
horizontal turn | ||
水平转身, 水磨式转身 | ||
illegal turn | ||
转身犯规 | ||
jobber's turn | ||
中间人的赢利, 赚头 | ||
kick turn | ||
踢腿转弯 | ||
lateral turn | ||
侧转身, 拉边转身 | ||
left turn | ||
左旋 | ||
Maxwell turns | ||
麦克斯韦匝 | ||
multiple turn | ||
多圈的, 多匝的; 多转的; 多螺线的 | ||
negotiate a turn | ||
拐弯道 | ||
nonoperating ampere turn | ||
不吸安匝 | ||
operating ampere turn | ||
工作安匝 | ||
pivot turn | ||
(仰泳)平转身 | ||
procedure turn | ||
程序转向 | ||
programmed turn | ||
程序转弯 | ||
quarter turn | ||
直角转弯 | ||
quick turn | ||
转身灵活 | ||
release ampere turn | ||
释放安匝 | ||
reverse turn | ||
反转 | ||
right turn | ||
右旋 | ||
rotor turn | ||
转子线匝 | ||
rough turn | ||
粗车 | ||
round turn | ||
(棉花交易所)买卖双方 | ||
sea turn | ||
海雾风 | ||
series turn | ||
串(联)绕(组)线圈 | ||
sharp turn | ||
急转弯 | ||
standing kick turn | ||
原踢腿转弯, 踢转 | ||
standing turn with steps round the heel | ||
原地踏步式转弯, 踏转 | ||
stock turn | ||
存货周转; (包括买进和卖出的)一次股票周转 | ||
toll turn | ||
[英]牲畜市场税 | ||
triple turn | ||
转体三周 | ||
tumble turn | ||
滚翻转身 | ||
work and turn | ||
全张翻版印(刷) | ||
turn of commodity | ||
商品周转 | ||
turn of the tide | ||
(海)潮转换 | ||
参考词汇 | ||
turn rotate revolve spin whirl | ||
都含“转动"的意思。 | ||
(1) |
turn系常用词, 指“绕着一个点转动", 如: | |
The wheel turns. | ||
轮子转动。 | ||
(2) |
rotate指“物体绕其中心点转动", 如: | |
The earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. | ||
地球每24小时依其轴心自转一次。 | ||
(3) |
revolve 可与 rotate互换, 指“环行转动或旋转", 如: | |
The earth revolves around the sun. | ||
地球围绕着太阳转。 | ||
(4) |
spin 指“持续旋转", 如: | |
spin a top | ||
抽陀螺。 | ||
(5) |
whirl 指“快速、持续地旋转", 如: | |
The leaves whirled in the wind. | ||
树叶在风中飞舞。 | ||
美国传统词典 | ||
turn | ||
turn | ||
AHD:[t?rn] | ||
D.J.[t*8n] | ||
K.K.[t)n] | ||
v. | ||
turned, turn.ing, turns | ||
v.tr. | ||
(1) |
To cause to move around an axis or a center; cause to rotate or revolve. | |
(2) |
To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening: | |
turn the key; turn a screw. | ||
(3) |
To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement: | |
Please turn the iron to a hotter setting. | ||
(4) |
To perform or accomplish by rotating or revolving: | |
turn a somersault. | ||
(5) |
To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side: | |
turn the steak; turn a page. | ||
(6) |
To spade or plow (soil) to bring the undersoil to the surface. | |
(7) |
To reverse and resew the material of (a collar, for example). | |
(8) |
To revolve in the mind; meditate on; ponder. | |
(9) |
To give a rounded form to (wood, for example) by rotating against a cutting tool. | |
(10) |
To give a rounded shape to (clay, for example) by rotating and shaping with the hands or tools. | |
(11) |
To give a rounded form to: | |
turn a heel in knitting a sock. | ||
(12) |
To give distinctive, artistic, or graceful form to: | |
“They know precisely how to turn a dramatic line or phrase that is guaranteed to make the evening news”(William Safire) | ||
(13) |
To change the position of by traversing an arc of a circle; pivot: | |
turned his chair toward the speaker. | ||
(14) |
To cause (a scale) to move up or down so as to register weight: | |
Even a feather will turn a delicate scale. | ||
(15) |
To fold, bend, or twist (something). | |
(16) |
To change the position or disposition of by folding, bending, or twisting: | |
Turn the design right side up on all your jacket buttons. Turn the hat inside out. | ||
(17) |
To make a bend or curve in: | |
He could turn a bar of steel. | ||
(18) |
To blunt or dull (the edge of a cutting instrument). | |
(19) |
To injure by twisting: | |
turn an ankle. | ||
(20) |
To upset or make nauseated: | |
That story turns my stomach. | ||
(21) |
To change the direction or course of: | |
turn the car to the left. | ||
(22) |
To divert or deflect: | |
turn a stampede. | ||
(23) |
To reverse the course of; cause to retreat: | |
“Then turn your forces from this paltry siege/And stir them up against a mightier task”(Shakespeare) | ||
(24) |
To make a course around or about: | |
turn a corner. | ||
(25) |
To change the purpose, intention, or content of by persuasion or influence: | |
His speech turned my thinking. | ||
(26) |
To change the order or disposition of; unsettle: | |
“Sudden prosperity had turned [his] head” (Macaulay) | ||
(27) |
To set in a specified way or direction by or as if by rotating or pivoting; point: | |
turn the antenna east. | ||
(28) |
To present in a specified direction by or as if by rotating or pivoting: | |
turn one's face to the wall. | ||
(29) |
To aim or focus; train: | |
turn one's gaze to the sky. | ||
(30) |
To devote or apply (oneself, for example) to something: | |
She turned herself to music. | ||
(31) |
To cause to act or go against; make antagonistic: | |
News of the scandal turned public opinion against the candidate. | ||
(32) |
To cause to go in a specific direction; direct: | |
They turned their way back. | ||
(33) |
To send, drive, or let go: | |
turn the bully out of the bar; turned the dog loose. | ||
(34) |
To pour, let fall, or otherwise release (contents) from or into a receptacle: | |
Turn the dough onto a floured board. | ||
(35) |
To cause to take on a specified character, nature, identity, or appearance; change or transform. Used with to or into : | |
water that had been turned to ice; turn a rundown house into a show place. | ||
(36) |
To make sour; ferment: | |
Lack of refrigeration turned the milk. | ||
(37) |
To affect or change the color of: | |
Autumn turns the green leaves golden. | ||
(38) |
To exchange; convert. Used with to or into : | |
turns her singing talent into extra money. | ||
(39) |
To keep in circulation; sell and restock: | |
We turned a great deal of merchandise during the holidays. | ||
(40) |
To get by buying and selling: | |
turn a fair profit. | ||
(41) |
Slang To perform (an act of prostitution): | |
turning tricks. | ||
v.intr. | ||
(1) |
To move around an axis or a center; rotate or revolve. | |
(2) |
To have a sensation of revolving or whirling, especially as a result of dizziness or giddiness. | |
(3) |
To change position from side to side or back and forth: | |
I tossed and turned all night. | ||
(4) |
To progress through pages so as to arrive at a given place: | |
Please turn to page 361. | ||
(5) |
To operate a lathe. | |
(6) |
To be formed on a lathe: | |
a softwood that turns easily. | ||
(7) |
To direct one's way or course: | |
The truck turned into the service station. We turned off the highway at the first exit. | ||
(8) |
To change or reverse one's way, course, or direction: | |
Too tired to go farther, we turned toward home. | ||
(9) |
To have a specific reaction or effect, especially when adverse. | |
(10) |
To change one's actions or attitudes adversely; become hostile or antagonistic: | |
The once servile peasants turned against the cruel king. | ||
(11) |
To attack suddenly and violently with no apparent motive: | |
The tiger turned on the animal trainer. | ||
(12) |
To channel one's attention, interest, or thought toward or away from something: | |
“In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love”(Tennyson) | ||
(13) |
To devote or apply oneself to something, as to a field of study: | |
Unsuccessful in mathematics, the student turned to biology. | ||
(14) |
To convert to a religion. | |
(15) |
To switch one's loyalty from one side or party to another. | |
(16) |
To have recourse to a person or thing for help, support, or information. | |
(17) |
To depend on something for success or failure; hinge: | |
“The election would turn not on ideology but on competence”(George F. Will) | ||
(18) |
To change so as to be; become: | |
His hair turned gray. I am a lawyer turned novelist. | ||
(19) |
To change; become transformed. Used with to or into : | |
The sky turned to pink at dawn. The night turned into day. | ||
(20) |
To reach and pass (a certain age, for example): | |
My niece has turned three. | ||
(21) |
To become sour: | |
The milk turned because we did not refrigerate it. | ||
(22) |
To change color: | |
The leaves have turned. | ||
(23) |
To be stocked and sold: | |
This merchandise will turn easily. | ||
(24) |
To become dull or blunt by bending back. Used of the edge of a cutting instrument. | |
n. | ||
(1) |
The act of turning or the condition of being turned; rotation or revolution. | |
(2) |
A change of direction, motion, or position: | |
Make a left turn at the corner. | ||
(3) |
A place, as in a road or path, where a change in direction occurs; a curve: | |
a sharp turn in the road. | ||
(4) |
A departure or deviation, as in a trend: | |
a strange turn of events. | ||
(5) |
A point marking the end of one period of time and the beginning of the next: | |
the turn of the century. | ||
(6) |
A chance or an opportunity. | |
(7) |
One of a series of such opportunities accorded people in succession or in scheduled order: | |
waiting for her next turn at bat. | ||
(8) |
A period of participation: | |
a turn at wrestling. | ||
(9) |
An attack of illness or severe nervousness. | |
(10) |
Informal A momentary shock or scare: | |
I had quite a turn when I first heard the crash. | ||
(11) |
A characteristic mood, style, or habit; a natural inclination: | |
a curious and speculative turn of mind. | ||
(12) |
A propensity or an adeptness: | |
a turn for carpentry. | ||
(13) |
A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words: | |
the poetic turn of a phrase. | ||
(14) |
A movement or development in a particular direction: | |
a turn for the worse. | ||
(15) |
A variation of a given kind or type: | |
“His muse occasionally takes a humorous and satirical turn”(Albert C. Baugh) | ||
(16) |
A deed or an action having a good or bad effect on another: | |
“He thought some friend had done him an ill turn”(Stephen Crane) | ||
(17) |
Advantage or purpose: | |
It served his turn. | ||
(18) |
A short walk or excursion out and back: | |
took a turn in the park. | ||
(19) |
A distortion in shape. | |
(20) |
The condition of being twisted or wound. | |
(21) |
A winding of one thing about another. | |
(22) |
A single wind or convolution, as of wire on a spool. | |
(23) |
Something that winds or turns around a center axis. | |
(24) |
Music A figure or an ornament consisting of four or more notes in rapid succession and including in addition to the principal note the one that is a degree above and the one that is a degree below it. | |
(25) |
A brief theatrical act or stage appearance. | |
(26) |
A transaction on the stock market involving both a sale and a purchase. | |
(27) |
South Atlantic U.S. The amount that can be carried in the arms in one load: | |
a turn of firewood. | ||
常用词组 | ||
turn away | ||
(1) |
To send away; dismiss: | |
turned away the salesperson. | ||
(2) |
To repel: | |
The poor location of the condominium turned away many prospective buyers. | ||
(3) |
To avert; deflect: | |
turned away all criticism. | ||
turn back | ||
(1) |
To reverse one's direction of motion: | |
stopped on the road and had to turn back. | ||
(2) |
To drive back and away: | |
turned back the uninvited comers. | ||
(3) |
To halt the advance of: | |
managed to turn back the advancing army. | ||
(4) |
To fold down: | |
Turn back the corner of the page to save your place in the book. | ||
turn down | ||
(1) |
To diminish the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of: | |
Turn down the radio, please. | ||
(2) |
To reject or refuse, as a person, advice, or a suggestion: | |
We politely turned down the invitation. | ||
(3) |
To fold or be capable of folding down: | |
turn a collar down; a collar that turns down. | ||
turn in | ||
(1) |
To hand in; give over: | |
turned in the final exam. | ||
(2) |
To inform on or deliver: | |
The criminal turned herself in. | ||
(3) |
To produce: | |
turns in a consistent performance every day. | ||
(4) |
Informal To go to bed: | |
I turned in early last night. | ||
turn off | ||
(1) |
To stop the operation, activity, or flow of; shut off: | |
turned off the television. | ||
(2) |
Slang | |
(3) |
To affect with dislike, displeasure, or revulsion: | |
That song really turns me off. | ||
(4) |
To affect with boredom: | |
The play turned the audience off. | ||
(5) |
To lose or cause to lose interest; withdraw: | |
turning off to materialism. | ||
(6) |
To cease paying attention to: | |
Unable to leave my seat, I turned off the boring speaker and thought about vacation. | ||
(7) |
To divert; deflect. | |
(8) |
Chiefly British To dismiss (an employee). | |
turn on | ||
(1) |
To cause to begin the operation, activity, or flow of: | |
Turn on the light bulb. | ||
(2) |
To begin to display, employ, or exude: | |
turn on the charm. | ||
(3) |
Slang | |
(4) |
To take or cause to take a mind-altering drug, especially for the first time. | |
(5) |
To be or cause to become interested, pleasurably excited, or stimulated. Often used with to : | |
My uncle turned me on to jazz. She turned on to surfing this summer. | ||
(6) |
To excite or become excited sexually. | |
turn out | ||
(1) |
To shut off: | |
turned out the lights. | ||
(2) |
To arrive or assemble, as for a public event or entertainment: | |
A large group of protesters have turned out. | ||
(3) |
To produce, as by a manufacturing process; make: | |
an assembly line turning out cars. | ||
(4) |
To be found to be, as after experience or trial: | |
The rookie turned out to be the best hitter on the team. | ||
(5) |
To end up; result: | |
The cake turned out beautifully. | ||
(6) |
To equip; outfit: | |
troops that were turned out beautifully. | ||
(7) |
Informal To get out of bed. | |
(8) |
To evict; expel: | |
The tenants were turned out. | ||
turn over | ||
(1) |
To bring the bottom to the top or vice versa; invert. | |
(2) |
To shift the position of, as by rolling from one side to the other. | |
(3) |
To shift one's position by rolling from one side to the other. | |
(4) |
To rotate; cycle: | |
The engine turned over but wouldn't start. | ||
(5) |
To think about; consider: | |
She turned over the problem in her mind. | ||
(6) |
To transfer to another; surrender: | |
turned over the illegal funds. | ||
(7) |
To do business to the extent or amount of: | |
turn over a million dollars a year. | ||
(8) |
To seem to lurch or heave convulsively: | |
My stomach turned over. | ||
turn to | ||
To begin work: | ||
If you quit dawdling and just turn to, the cleaning will be done in a day. | ||
turn up | ||
(1) |
To increase the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of: | |
turn up the public-address system. | ||
(2) |
To find: | |
She turned up the missing papers under her blotter. | ||
(3) |
To be found: | |
The papers will turn up sooner or later. | ||
(4) |
To make an appearance; arrive: | |
Several old friends turned up at the reunion. | ||
(5) |
To fold or be capable of folding up: | |
turning up his cuffs; cuffs that will turn up. | ||
(6) |
To happen unexpectedly: | |
Something turned up and I was unable to go. | ||
(7) |
To be evident: | |
Her name constantly turns up in art circles. | ||
习惯用语 | ||
at every turn | ||
In every place; at every moment. | ||
by turns | ||
One after another; alternately: | ||
“From the . . . testimony emerges a man by turns devious and honest, vulgar and gallant, scatterbrained and shrewd”(Life) | ||
in turn | ||
In the proper order or sequence. | ||
out of turn | ||
(1) |
Not in the proper order or sequence. | |
(2) |
At an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner: | |
I may be speaking out of turn, but you might like to know that your attire does not conform to the dress code here. | ||
to a turn | ||
To a precise degree; perfectly: | ||
The roast was done to a turn. | ||
turn a blind eye | ||
To refuse to see or recognize something: | ||
turned a blind eye to government corruption. | ||
turn a deaf ear | ||
To refuse to listen to or hear something: | ||
turned a deaf ear to the protests. | ||
turn a hair | ||
To become afraid or upset: | ||
didn't turn a hair during the bank robbery. | ||
turn (one's) back on | ||
(1) |
To deny; reject. | |
(2) |
To abandon; forsake. | |
turn (one's) hand | ||
To apply oneself, as to a task: | ||
turned her hand to writing the dissertation; was lazy and wouldn't turn his hand. | ||
turn (one's) head | ||
(1) |
To cause to become infatuated. | |
(2) |
To cause to become egotistical and conceited: | |
Success has turned his head. | ||
turn over a new leaf | ||
To change, as one's attitude or conduct, for the better. | ||
turn tail | ||
To run away. | ||
turn the corneror | ||
turn a corner | ||
To reach and surpass a midpoint or milestone. | ||
turn the other cheek | ||
To respond to insult or injury by patiently eschewing retaliation. | ||
turn the scales | ||
To offset the balance of a situation. | ||
turn the tables | ||
To reverse a situation and gain the upper hand. | ||
turn turtle | ||
To capsize or turn upside-down: | ||
Our sailboat turned turtle during the squall. | ||
turn up (one's) nose | ||
To regard (something) with disdain or scorn: | ||
turned up her nose at the food. | ||
语源 | ||
(1) |
Middle English turnen | |
(2) |
from Old English turnian, tyrnan | |
(3) |
Old French torner | |
(4) |
both from Latin torn3e [to turn in a lathe] | |
(5) |
from tornus [lathe] | |
(6) |
from Greek tornos * see ter…- 1 | |
参考词汇 | ||
(1) |
turn, rotate, revolve, gyrate, spin, whirl, circle, eddy, swirl | |
(2) |
These verbs all mean to move or cause to move in a circle. | |
(3) |
Turn, the most general, means to move in a circular course: | |
a planet turning on its axis; | ||
turned and stared at me. | ||
(4) |
Rotate usually involves movement around an object's own axis or center: | |
The top rotated with decreasing speed as the spring wound down. | ||
(5) |
Revolve can have the same meaning as rotate, while in certain contexts it is distinguished from rotate as involving orbital movement: | |
The earth revolves around the sun. | ||
(6) |
Gyrate usually refers to revolving in or as if in a spiral course: | |
waltzers gyrating giddily. To spin is to rotate rapidly, often within a narrow compass: | ||
“He . . . spun round, flung up his arms, and fell on his back, shot through” (John Galsworthy). | ||
(7) |
Whirl applies to rapid or forceful revolution or rotation: | |
whirling snowflakes. | ||
(8) |
Circle refers to circular or approximately circular motion: | |
sea gulls circling above the ocean. | ||
(9) |
Eddy usually denotes rapid circular movement like that of a whirlpool: | |
Storm clouds eddied overhead. | ||
(10) |
Swirl, often interchangeable with eddy, sometimes connotes a graceful undulation, spiral, or whorl: | |
The flood waters swirled wildly under the bridge. | ||
The milliner swirled tulle lavishly above the brim of the hat. See also Synonyms at resort | ||
英汉船舶大词典 | ||
turn to | ||
n.转向 | ||
英汉航海大词典 | ||
turn to | ||
vt.变成,转向 | ||
英汉化学大词典 | ||
turn to | ||
vi.变成,转向,着手 | ||
英汉海运大词典 | ||
turn to | ||
开始工作向……转变 | ||
基本词义 | ||
turn to | ||
开始工作向…转变 | ||
英汉计算机大词典 | ||
turn to | ||
vi.转向(求助于,着手 | ||
英汉机械大词典 | ||
turn to | ||
转向 |
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