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vt. 转动，使旋转；转弯；翻过来；兑换
vi. 转向；转变；转动
n. 转弯；变化；(损害或有益于别人的)行为，举动，举止
n. (Turn)人名；(德、匈)图恩
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/tɜːn,tɝn/ v. S1 W1
英 [tɜːn]
MEANINGS 义项
1.
YOUR BODY 人的身体
[I,T] to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction
转身；转过〔身体〕
RELTD TWIST
•Ricky turned and walked away. 里基转身走了。
•She turned her head in surprise. 她惊讶地转过头来。
•Brigitte glared at him, turned on her heel (= turned away suddenly because
of anger ) , and stomped out of the room. 布丽吉特瞪了他一眼，猛地一转身，噔噔噔
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地走出了房间。
[+ around/round/away]
•Dan turned away, hiding the fear in his eyes. 丹扭过头去，掩饰着眼中的恐惧。
turn (your head/face) to do sth
•He turned around to look at Kim. 他转过身看着金。
•‘No,’ she said, turning her head to see David’s reaction. “不。”她说着，
转过头来看看戴维的反应。
2.
OBJECT 物体
[T usually + adv/prep] to move something so that it is pointing or aiming in a
different direction
转动 对准
turn sth around/over/upside down etc
•You may turn over your exam papers now. 现在你们可以把考卷翻过来。
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turn sth on sth/sb
•The firemen turned their hoses on the blaze. 消防队员把水龙带对准熊熊烈火。
turn sth to face sth/sb
•Could you turn your chairs to face this way ? 你们把椅子转过来朝着这边好吗？
turn a/the page (=move a page in a book over so that you can read the next
page)翻页
turn sth down/up
•He turned down the corner of the sheet to peep at the baby. 他折起被角以便
看一眼婴儿。
3.
DIRECTION 方向
[I,T] to go in a new direction when you are walking, driving etc, or to make the
vehicle you are using do this 转弯；（使）改变方向
•I watched until he turned the corner . 我看着他，直到他转过街角。
•Turning the car around, we headed home. 我们把车掉了个头，朝家的方向开去。
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turn left/right
•Turn left at the church. 到了教堂向左拐。
[+ into/onto/down etc]
•She cycled up the street and turned into Long Road. 她沿街向前骑去，拐进了
朗路。
[I] if a road, river etc turns, it curves and starts to go in a new direction 〔道路、
河流等〕转向，转弯
•Further on, the river turns east. 再往前，这条河就折向东流。
•The road turns sharply at the top of the hill. 到了山顶道路急转。
4.
MOVE AROUND CENTRAL POINT 旋转
[I,T] to move around a central or fixed point, or to make something move in
this way
（使）旋转，（使）转圈
•The wheels turned slowly, then picked up speed. 轮子慢慢转动，然后开始加速。
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•For some reason, the key wouldn’t turn. 不知为什么，钥匙转不动。
turn the handle/knob/key/tap etc
•She gently turned the handle of the bedroom door. 她轻轻转动卧室门上的把
手。
5.
CHANGE 改变
[linking verb, T,连系动词] to start to have a different quality, or to make
something do this
（使）变成，（使）变为
THESAURUS
BECOME
turn (sth) red/blue/white etc
•Rose’s hair was already turning grey. 罗丝的头发已经开始花白了。
•In October the leaves turn orange and yellow. 到了10月份，树叶有的变成了橘
红色，有的变成了黄色。
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•The sun had turned the sky a glowing pink. 太阳把天空染得一片绯红。
the weather turns cold/nasty etc
•Then it turned cold and started to rain. 然后天气变冷，开始下雨。
turn nasty/mean/violent etc (=suddenly become angry, violent etc)变得恶毒/
小气/凶暴等
•The police are worried that the situation could turn violent. 警方担心这一局势
可能会演变成暴力。
6.
ATTENTION/THOUGHTS 注意/想法
[I,T] to start to think about, deal with, look at etc a particular person, thing, or
subject, instead of what you were thinking about etc before
转移〔思考、处理、观察等的对象〕
•Phil turned his gaze towards the older man. 菲尔把目光转向那个较年长的男子。
•Now is the time of year when thoughts turn in the direction of summer
holidays. 现在又到大家考虑夏季度假的时候了。
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•Next the Senator turned to education. 接着参议员谈起了教育。
turn your attention/thoughts/efforts etc to sth/sb
•Many investors have turned their attention to opportunities abroad. 很多投资
者把注意力转向了国外的机会。
turn to/towards etc sth
•As usual, the conversation turned back to her children. 同往常一样，谈话的内
容又回到她的孩子身上了。
7.
turn your back (on sb/sth)
to refuse to help, support, or be involved with someone or something 对（某
人/某事）置之不理，对（某人/某事）撒手不管
•How can you turn your back on your own mother? 你怎么可以对自己的母亲不
闻不问呢？
•In his twenties he turned his back on his Catholic faith. 他二十几岁时背弃了天
主教的信仰。
to turn so that your back is pointing towards someone or something, and you
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are not looking at them 转身背对〔某人或某物〕
•Angrily, she turned her back on him. 她生气地转过身背对着他。
8.
AGE/TIME 年龄/时间
[T] to become a particular age, or to reach a particular time
到〔某年龄或某个时间〕
sb turns 15/20/40 etc
•My son’s just turned 18. 我的儿子刚满18岁。
it’s turned 2 o’clock/5/midday etc
•It’s just turned three. 现在刚到3点。
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turn sth inside out
to pull a piece of clothing, bag etc so that the inside is facing out 把〔衣服、包
等〕里朝外翻
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•Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it. 把毛衣翻过面来洗。
to search everywhere for something, in a way that makes a place very
untidy 到处寻找某物，把某物翻个底朝天
•Thieves had turned the house upside down. 小偷把房子翻了个底朝天。
to completely change the way that something is done, organized, thought
about etc 彻底改变
•New approaches to marketing turn old practices upside down. 新的营销方式
彻底改变了以前的做法。
•Her opinion of him had been turned on its head. 她对他的看法彻底改变了。
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have turned the corner
to start to improve after going through a difficult period or experience
已经渡过了难关
•The manager of the hotel chain claims that they have turned the corner. 那家
连锁酒店的经理声称他们已渡过了难关。
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MAKE/LET GO OUT 使出来
[T] to make or let someone or something go out from where they are
使…出来
•There are some criminals who cannot be turned loose onto the streets. 有些
罪犯是不能放任街头不管的。
turn sb/sth out/outside/into etc (sth)
•Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board. 把面团拿出来，放在撒过薄薄
一层面粉的板上。
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TIDE 潮汐
[I] if the tide turns, the sea starts to come in or go out again
〔潮汐〕开始涨[落]
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CHANGE DEVELOPMENT 扭转局势
[I,T] if something such as a war, situation, game of sport etc turns, or someone
turns it, something happens to change the way it is developing
（使）扭转局势
•Mills turned the game by scoring twice. 米尔斯两度进球，扭转了比赛的局势。
•The victory turned the tide of the war in North Africa. 这场胜利扭转了北非的战
局。
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turn traitor
to be disloyal to a person, group, or idea that you have strongly supported
before
背叛；叛变
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turn your ankle
to twist your ankle in a way that injures it
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扭伤踝关节
SYN SPRAIN
•Wright turned his ankle in the first minutes of the game. 赖特在比赛开始几分
钟里就扭伤了脚踝。
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an actor turned politician/a housewife turned author etc
someone who has done one job and then does something
different
演员出身的政治家/家庭主妇变身的作家等
→ at 见 poacher
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turn sb’s head
to be attractive in a romantic or sexual way
吸引[迷住]某人
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completely
•She turned heads whenever she walked into a room. 只要她走进一个房间，就
能吸引很多目光。
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turn (people’s) heads
if something turns people’s heads, they are surprised by it
让（人）吃惊
•It did turn some heads when he moved back to the village. 他搬回到村里居住，
确实让有些人很吃惊。
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turn a profit
to make a profit
赢利
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turn a phrase
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to say something in a particular way
措辞
•Cohen knows how to turn a phrase in his lyrics. 科恩作词时知道如何措辞。
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LAND 土地
[T] to break up soil so that it is ready for growing crops
翻〔土〕
•a distant tractor turning the soil 远处正在翻土的拖拉机
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WOOD/METAL 木材/金属
[T] to shape a wooden or metal object using a special tool
车削
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MILK 牛奶
[I] if milk turns, it becomes sour
〔牛奶〕变酸
收起
→at 见 blind →turn a blind eye (to sth) at 见 blind3 →at 见 cheek →turn
the other cheek at 见 cheek4 →at 见 circle →turn full circle at 见 circle6 →at 见
grave →sb would turn in their grave at 见 grave3 →at 见 hair →not turn a hair
at 见 hair11 →at 见 hand →turn your hand to (doing) sth at 见 hand26 →at 见
leaf →turn over a new leaf at 见 leaf3 →at 见 nose →turn your nose up (at sth)
at 见 nose5 →at 见 stomach →turn your stomach at 见 stomach4 →at 见
table →turn the tables (on sb) at 见table6 →at 见 tail →turn tail at 见 tail9
PHRVB 短语动词
turn ( sb ) against sb/sthphr v
1.
to stop liking or supporting someone or something, or to make someone do
this
（使）反对，（使）与…为敌
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•Many people had turned against the war. 很多人转而反对那场战争。
•Dave felt she was deliberately turning the kids against him. 戴夫感觉她是故意
让孩子们与他作对。
turn aroundphr v
1.
if a business, department etc that is not successful turns around, or if someone
turns it around, it starts to be successful
（使）〔业务、部门等〕好转，扭转
•The company turned around from losses of £1.4 million last year to profits of
£26,800. 公司由去年的亏损140万英镑扭转为赢利2.68万英镑。
turn sth ←→ around
•At Rockwell International he had turned around a badly performing division.
在洛克威尔国际有限公司，他使一个业绩糟糕的部门有了起色。
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if a situation, game etc turns around, or if someone turns it around, it changes
and starts to develop in the way you want
（使）转变〔指好转〕
•After I met him, my whole life turned around. 我遇见他后，我的整个人生都发生
了改变。
turn sth ←→ around
•Fender’s batting could turn matches around in half an hour.芬德的击球能让
比赛在半小时内扭转局势。
3.
turn around and say/do etc sth to say or do something that is unexpected or
that seems unfair or unreasonable
反过来说〔出人意料或不公正、不合理的话〕；反过来做〔出人意料或不公正、不合
理的事〕
•You can’t just turn around and say that it was all my fault. 你不能反过来说这
全是我的错。
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turn sth ←→ around to consider an idea, question etc in a different way, or
change the words of something so that it has a different meaning
换个角度考虑〔某个观点、问题等〕；改变…的用词
•Let’s turn the whole idea around and look at it from another angle. 让我们换
个角度来考虑这个观点。
5.
turn sth ←→ around to complete the process of making a product or
providing a service
完成，生产出〔某产品〕；提供〔某服务〕
•We can turn around 500 units by next week. 到下周我们能完成500台。
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every time sb turns around very often or all the time
经常，总是
•Every time I turn around he seems to be checking up on me. 我每次回头他都
好像是在监督我。
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turn awayphr v
1.
turn sb ←→ away to refuse to let someone enter a place or join an
organization, for example because it is full
〔因满员等〕不让某人进入；不让某人加入〔组织〕
•The show was so popular police had to turn people away. 演出过于火爆，警察
只能把人们打发走。
•Thousands of applicants are turned away each year. 每年都有几千名申请者被
拒。
2.
turn sb ←→ away to refuse to give someone sympathy, help, or support
拒绝某人
•Anyone who comes to us will not be turned away. 不管谁来找我们，都不会遭
到拒绝的。
•The insurance company has promised not to turn away its existing customers.
保险公司承诺说不会对其现有的客户置之不理。
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turn (sb) away from sb/sth to stop supporting someone, or stop using or
being interested in something, or to make someone do this
（使某人）停止支持某人；（使某人）停止使用某物，（使某人）不再对某人/某物感
兴趣
•Consumers are turning away from credit cards. 消费者对信用卡逐渐失去了兴
趣。
•events that turned Henry away from his family 使亨利疏远家人的一些事
turn backphr v
1.
to go back in the direction you came from, or to make someone or something
do this
（使）折回，（使）掉转头
•It’s getting late – maybe we should turn back. 天晚了，也许我们该返回了。
turn sb/sth ←→ back
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•The UN convoy was turned back at the border.联合国车队在边境被拦了回来。
2.
to return to doing something in the way it was done before
重新开始〔做某事〕
•We’ve promised to help, and there’s no turning back (= you cannot
change this ) ! 我们已经答应要帮忙，不能反悔！
•The people are turning back to natural resources to survive.人们又在回归于依
靠自然资源生存。
turn sb/sth ←→ downphr v
1.
to turn the switch on a machine such as an oven , radio etc so that it produces
less heat, sound etc
调低〔烤箱的温度、收音机的音量等〕
•Can you turn the TV down? I’m trying to work. 你能把电视的声音关小一点
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2.
to refuse an offer, request, or invitation
拒绝〔建议、要求或邀请〕
•They offered her the job but she turned it down. 他们要给她那份工作，但她拒
绝了。
•I’m not going to turn down an invitation to go to New York! 我不会拒绝去纽
约的邀请！
•Josie’s already turned him down (= refused his offer of marriage ) . 乔茜已经
拒绝了他的求婚。
turn inphr v
1.
turn sth ←→ in to give something to a person in authority, especially an illegal
weapon or something lost or stolen
上交某物〔尤指非法武器、失物或被盗物品〕
•The rebels were told to turn in their weapons and ammunition. 叛乱分子被要
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•My wallet was turned in to the police two days later.两天后我的钱包被人交到了
警察那里。
2.
turn sth ←→ in to give back something you have borrowed or rented
交还〔借或租的东西〕
•When do the library books have to be turned in? 图书馆的还书期限是什么时
候？
3.
turn in sth to produce a particular profit, result etc
产生〔利润、结果等〕
•Bimec turned in net profits of £2.4 million. Bimec 公司创造了240万英镑的净利
润。
•Last night the team turned in another dazzling performance. 昨晚这支球队又
奉献了一场令人目眩的精彩表演。
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turn sb ←→ in to tell the police who or where a criminal is
告发某人
•Margrove’s wife finally turned him in. 马格洛夫的妻子最终告发了他。
5.
to go to bed
上床睡觉
•I think I’ll turn in early tonight. 我想今晚我要早点睡觉。
6.
turn sth ←→ in to give a piece of work you have done to a teacher, your
employer etc
上交〔作业、完成的工作等〕
•Have you all turned in your homework assignments? 你们的家庭作业都交了没
有？
turn ( sb/sth ) into sthphr v
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1.
to become something different, or to make someone or something do this
（使）变成
•The sofa turns into a bed. 这沙发可以变成一张床。
•A few weeks later, winter had turned into spring. 几周过后，冬去春来。
•Hollywood discovered her and turned her into a star. 好莱坞发掘了她，把她变
成了明星。
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to change by magic from one thing into another, or to make something do this
〔通过魔法〕变成；使…变成
•In a flash, the prince turned into a frog. 转眼之间，王子变成了青蛙。
•The witch had turned them all into stone. 女巫把他们都变成了石头。
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days turned into weeks/months turned into years etc used to say that time
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passed slowly while you waited for something to happen
几天之后又是几周/几个月之后又是几年等〔用于表示等待某事发生时时间过得很慢〕
•Weeks turned into months, and still there was no letter. 几个星期过去了，几个
月过去了，还是没有信来。
turn offphr v
1.
turn sth ←→ off to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a
television, engine, light etc stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc
关闭〔电视机、引擎、电灯等〕
•Don’t forget to turn the lights off when you leave. 走时别忘了关灯。
2.
turn sth ←→ off to stop the supply of water, gas etc from flowing by turning a
handle
关掉，截断〔自来水、煤气等〕
•They’ve turned the gas off for a couple of hours. 他们已把煤气切断几个小时
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turn off (sth) to leave the road you are travelling on and start travelling on
another road
离开，拐出〔某条路〕
•I think we should have turned off at the last exit.我想我们在上一个出口就应该出
去的。
turn off the road/motorway etc
•Mark turned off the highway and into Provincetown.马克驶离公路，进入了普罗
温斯敦镇。
turn-off
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turn sb ←→ off to make someone decide they do not like something
使某人失去兴趣
•Any prospective buyer will be turned off by the sight of rotting wood. 任何潜
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在的买主看到腐朽的木头，都会失去兴趣。
turn-off
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turn sb ←→ off to make someone feel that they are not attracted to you in a
sexual way
使某人丧失性兴趣
•Men who stink of beer really turn me off. 满身啤酒味道的男人实在让我没那兴
趣。
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turn onphr v
1.
turn sth ←→ on to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a
television, engine, light etc start operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc
启动〔机器〕，打开〔电视机、引擎、电灯等〕
•Jake turned on his computer and checked his mail. 杰克打开电脑查看电子邮
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2.
turn sth ←→ on to make the supply of water, gas etc start flowing from
something by turning a handle
打开〔自来水、煤气等〕
•He turned on the gas and lit the stove. 他打开煤气，点燃炉子。
•‘I’m thirsty,’ she said, turning on the tap . “我渴了。”她说着，打开了水龙
头。
3.
turn on sb to suddenly attack someone, using physical violence or unpleasant
words
〔用暴力或恶毒语言〕突然攻击某人
•Peter turned on Rae and screamed, ‘Get out of my sight!’ 彼得突然冲着雷尖
叫起来:“从我面前滚开！”
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turn on sth if a situation, event, argument etc turns on a particular thing or
idea, it depends on that thing
取决于某事物，依某事物而定
•As usual, everything turned on how much money was available. 照例，一切都
取决于有多少钱可以用。
5.
turn sb on to make someone feel sexually excited
使某人感到性刺激
•The way he looked at her really turned her on. 他那样地看着她，把她的性趣大
大地逗了起来。
turn-on
6.
turn sb on to interest someone, or to make someone become interested in
something
使某人产生兴趣
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•Science fiction just doesn’t turn me on. 科幻小说根本提不起我的兴趣。
•It was Walter who turned me on to vegetarian food.是沃尔特让我喜欢上素食
的。
7.
turn on the charm to suddenly start to be very nice, amusing, and interesting,
especially in a way that is not sincere
施展魅力〔尤指并非出于真心〕
•Simon was good at turning on the charm at parties. 西蒙很会在聚会上施展魅
力。
turn outphr v
1.
to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result, especially one that
you did not expect
最后结果是，最终成为
•To my surprise, it turned out that I was wrong. 让我吃惊的是，结果竟是我错了。
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•(= used to say what happened in the end ) , he passed the exam quite easily.
最后，他轻而易举地通过了考试。
turn out well/badly/fine etc
•It was a difficult time, but eventually things turned out all right.那段时期很困
难，不过最后还是好起来了。
turn out to be sth
•That guy turned out to be Maria’s second cousin.那家伙原来是玛丽亚的远房
表兄。
2.
turn the light out to stop the flow of electricity to a light by pressing a switch,
pulling a string etc
关灯
•Don’t forget to turn out the lights when you go! 走时别忘了关灯！
3.
if a lot of people turn out for an event, they go to watch it or take part in it
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〔大量〕出席，参加
•About 70% of the population turned out for the election.大约有70%的人口参
加了选举投票。
turn out to do sth
•Thousands turned out to watch yesterday’s match against Ireland.成千上万
的人前去观看了昨天对爱尔兰队的比赛。
turnout
4.
turn sb ←→ out to force someone to leave a place permanently, especially
their home
驱逐某人，赶走某人
•If you can’t pay the rent, they turn you out. 你要是付不出房租，他们就会把你
赶出去。
5.
turn sth ←→ out to produce or make something
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生产某物，制造某物
•The factory turns out 300 units a day. 这家工厂一天生产300台。
6.
well/beautifully/badly etc turned out dressed in good, beautiful etc clothes
衣着考究/漂亮/粗劣等
•elegantly turned-out young ladies 衣着雅致的年轻女士们
7.
turn sth ←→ out
to empty something completely by taking out the contents
掏空，清空
•The policeman made him turn out his pockets.
BrE to take out everything in a room, drawer etc and clean the room etc
thoroughly
【英】 彻底清理〔房间、抽屉等〕
。
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•Lea decided to turn out the attic.
turn overphr v
1.
turn sth over to sb to give someone the right to own something, or to make
someone responsible for dealing with something
把所有权交给某人；交托某人负责某事
•He’ll turn the shop over to his son when he retires. 他退休后将把商店交给儿
子经营。
turn the matter/problem/responsibility etc over to sb
•I’m turning the project over to you.我要把项目交给你负责。
2.
turn sth over to sth to use land, a building etc for a different purpose
把…改用于…
•There is a new plan to turn the land over to wind farming. 有一个新的计划，要
把这块土地进行改造用于风力发电。
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3.
turn sb over to sb to take a criminal to the police or another official
organization
把某人交给警方[官方]
•Suspected terrorists are immediately turned over to the law. 恐怖分子疑犯会被
立即送交法办。
4.
turn over sth if a business turns over a particular amount of money, it earns
that amount in a particular period of time
〔营业额〕达到某数额
•Within ten years the theme park was turning over £20 million. 10年里，这座
主题公园的营业额达到了2,000万英镑。
turnover
5.
if an engine turns over, or if someone turns it over, it starts to work
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（使）〔引擎〕发动
•The engine turned over twice and then stopped. 引擎发动了两次，然后熄火了。
6.
to turn a page in a book or a sheet of paper to the opposite side
翻页
•Turn over and look at the next page. 翻过去看下一页。
7.
to change to another channel on a television
转换电视频道
•Can we turn over? There’s a film I want to see. 我们换个频道好吗？ 有一部电
影我想看。
8.
turn sth over to search a place thoroughly or steal things from it, making it
very untidy
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彻底搜查某处；〔为偷东西〕翻箱倒柜
•Burglars had been in and turned the whole house over. 盗贼进来过，把整座房
子翻了个底朝天。
turn roundphr vBrE
1.
turn around
turn to sb/sthphr v
1.
to try to get help, advice, or sympathy from someone
求助于，求教于
•I don’t know who to turn to. 我不知道向谁求助。
•The Namibian government turned to South Africa for help. 纳米比亚政府向南
非求援。
2.
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to start to do or use something new, especially as a way of solving a problem
改用，开始使用〔新的东西，尤指作为一种解决问题的方式〕
•Many people here are turning to solar power. 这儿的很多人都开始使用太阳能
了。
turn to drink/crime/drugs etc
•addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit为筹毒资而走上犯罪道路的吸毒
者
3.
turn (sth) to sth to become a different quality, attitude, form of a substance etc,
or to make something do this
（使）变成；（使）变得
•Our laughter turned to horror as we rea-lized that Jody was really hurt. 当意
识到乔迪是真的受伤时，我们由笑变成了害怕。
•When water turns to steam, it expands. 水变成水蒸气时体积会膨胀。
•A sudden storm turned the earth to mud. 一场突如其来的暴风雨把泥土变成了
泥浆。
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4.
to look at a particular page in a book
翻到〔书中的某页〕
•Turn to page 655 for more information. 翻到第655页了解更多信息。
turn upphr v
1.
turn sth ←→ up to turn a switch on a machine such as an oven , radio etc so
that it produces more heat, sound etc
调大，开大〔热度、音量等〕
•Turn the oven up to 220. 把烤箱调高到220度。
•Turn up the radio! 把收音机开大声一点！
2.
to be found, especially by chance, after having been lost or searched for
突然露面，重新出现
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•Eventually my watch turned up in a coat pocket. 最终我的手表在一件大衣的口
袋里找到了。
3.
to arrive at a place, especially in a way that is unexpected
〔尤指意外地〕到达，来到
•You can’t just turn up and expect a meal. 你不能来了就想有饭吃。
turn up late/early/on time etc
•Steve turned up late, as usual.史蒂夫照例又来晚了。
4.
if an opportunity or situation turns up, it happens, especially when you are not
expecting it
〔机会或情况〕突然出现，不期而至
•Don’t worry, I’m sure a job will turn up soon. 别担心，我相信工作不久就会
有的。
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turn sth ←→ up to find something by searching for it thoroughly
〔经过彻底搜寻〕发现某物，发掘出某物
•The police investigation hasn’t turned up any new evidence. 警方的调查还没
有发现任何新的证据。
6.
turn sth ←→ up to shorten a skirt, trousers etc by folding up the bottom and
sewing it
改短〔裙子、裤子等〕
turn upon sb/sthphr v
1.
to suddenly attack someone, using physical violence or unpleasant words
〔用暴力或恶毒言语〕突然攻击
2.
if a situation, event, argument etc turns upon a particular thing or idea, it
depends on that thing
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取决于，依…而定
•The court case turned upon a technicality of company law. 这起诉讼案件取决
于公司法的一个细则。
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n. S1 W1
英
MEANINGS 义项
1.
CHANCE TO DO STH 做某事的机会
[C] the time when it is your chance, duty, or right to do something that each
person in a group is doing one after the other
轮到的机会
SYN GO BrE 【英】
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•It’s your turn . Roll the dice. 轮到你了，掷骰子吧。
•I think it’s our turn to drive the kids to school this week. 我想这周该轮到我们
开车送孩子们上学了。
turn to do sth
•Whose turn is it to set the table? 轮到谁摆放餐具了？
2.
take turns
if two or more people take turns doing work, using something etc, they do it
one after the other, for example in order to share the work or play fairly
轮流，依次
•You’ll have to take turns on the swing. 你们得轮流荡秋千。
take turns doing sth
•The students were taking turns reading aloud. 学生正在轮流朗读。
take turns in doing sth
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•We took turns in pushing the bike along. 我们轮流推自行车。
take turns to do sth
•Dan and I usually take turns to cook. 我和丹通常轮流做饭。
3.
in turn
as a result of something 相应地
•Interest rates were cut and, in turn, share prices rose. 利率下调，股价就相应地
上涨了。
one after the other, especially in a particular order 轮流地，依次地
•Each of us in turn had to describe how alcohol had affected our lives. 我们每
个人都得挨个说一说喝酒如何影响了我们的生活。
4.
ROAD 道路
[C]
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a place where one road goes in a different direction from the one you are
on 〔道路的〕转弯处，岔路口
•According to the map we missed our turn back there. 从地图上来看，我们已经
开过了前面那个应该转弯的地方。
take the first/a wrong etc turn 在第一个交叉处转弯/拐错弯等
•I think we took a wrong turn coming out of town. 我觉得我们出城时拐错弯了。
•Take the second turn on the left. 在第二个交叉处左拐。
a curve in a road, path etc 〔路的〕弯道
•There’s a sharp turn coming up ahead. 前方有一个急转弯。
5.
CHANGE DIRECTION 改变方向
[C] a change in the direction you are moving
拐弯，改变方向
make a left/right turn
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•Make a left turn at the station. 到了车站向左拐。
6.
CHANGE IN EVENTS 事态的变化
[C] a sudden or unexpected change that makes a situation develop in a
different way
〔突如其来或意外的〕变化，转变
•The President was stunned by the sudden turn of events . 总统对事态发生突变
感到非常震惊。
take a dramatic/fresh/different etc turn
•From then on, our fortunes took a downward turn. 从那以后，我们的际遇每况
愈下。
•My career had already taken a new turn. 我的事业已经有了新的转机。
take a turn for the worse/better
•Two days after the operation, Dad took a turn for the worse. 爸爸在手术两天
后病情开始恶化。
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7.
the turn of the century/year
the beginning of a new century or year
世纪之交/新年之始
•the short period from the turn of the century until World War One 从世纪之交
到一战之前的短暂时期
8.
at every turn
happening again and again, especially in an annoying way
每一回；总是；处处
•problems that presented themselves at every turn 处处存在的问题
9.
ACT OF TURNING STH 转动某物的动作
[C] the act of turning something completely around a fixed point
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转动，旋转
•I gave the screw another two or three turns. 我又把螺丝拧了两三圈。
10.
by turns
changing from one quality, feeling etc to another
轮流地，交替地〔表现某些特质或情感〕
•By turns, a 14 year old is affectionate then aggressive, silent then outspoken.
一个14岁的孩子，有时会跟你很亲热，有时又会犯浑，有时一言不发，有时又什么话都
说。
11.
turn of phrase
the ability to say things in a clever or funny way 巧妙风趣的口才
•Kate has a colourful turn of phrase. 凯特说话很有趣。
a particular way of saying something 说法；措辞
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•What a strange turn of phrase! 这种说法真奇怪！
12.
speak/talk out of turn
to say something you should not say in a particular situation, especially
because you do not have enough authority to say it
说不该说的话，说话出格 〔尤指超越本分说话〕
•I’m sorry if I spoke out of turn, Major Karr. 如果我说了不该说的话，我很抱歉，
卡尔少校。
13.
do sb a good/bad turn
to do something that is helpful or unhelpful for someone
做有利于/有损于某人的事
•You did me a good turn by driving Max home last night. 你昨晚开车送马克斯
回家，真是帮了我大忙。
14.
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one good turn deserves another
used to say that if someone does something nice for you, you should do
something nice for them
好心应该得到好报；以德报德
15.
turn of mind
the particular way that someone usually thinks or feels
思想方法；性情，习性
an academic/practical etc turn of mind
•youngsters with an independent turn of mind 思想独立的青少年
16.
on the turn
if the tide is on the turn, the sea is starting to come in or go out 〔潮水〕转涨[退]
starting to change, or in the process of changing 开始转变；正在转变
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•Hopefully my luck was on the turn. 我的运气有望好转了。
if milk, fish, or other food is on the turn, it is no longer fresh 〔牛奶、鱼或其他
食品〕开始变酸，变质
17.
turn of speed
a sudden increase in your speed, or the ability to increase your speed suddenly
加速；加速的能力
•He’s a top goalkicker with a surprising turn of speed. 他是个顶尖射手，瞬间
加速能力十分惊人。
18.
done to a turn
to be perfectly cooked
烹调得恰到好处
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take a turn in/on etc sth
old-fashioned to walk somewhere for pleasure
悠闲地散步，闲逛
20.
give sb a turn
old-fashioned to frighten someone
惊吓某人
21.
have a turn
old-fashioned to feel slightly ill
感觉有点不舒服
REGISTER 语体
In everyday English, people often say that it is someone’s
rather than turn .
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。
go in a game
在日常英语中，游戏轮到某人时人们常说it is someone’s go，而不用 turn
•Whose go is it now? 现在轮到谁了？
•Wait until it’s your go . 等轮到你再开始。
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