to a turn

簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典

to a turn

adv.

恰好

美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)詞典[雙解]

turn

turn

AHD:[t?rn]

D.J.[t*8n]

K.K.[t)n]

v.（動(dòng)詞）

turned， turn.ing， turns

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）

(1)To cause to move around an axis or a center; cause to rotate or revolve.

使旋轉(zhuǎn)，轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)：使繞著一個(gè)軸或中心移動(dòng)；使轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)或旋轉(zhuǎn)

(2)To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening:

轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)：使轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)以達(dá)到某種結(jié)果，如打開(kāi)、關(guān)閉、擰緊或擰松：

turn the key; turn a screw.

轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)鑰匙；擰動(dòng)螺絲釘

(3)To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement:

扭動(dòng)，旋動(dòng)：通過(guò)旋轉(zhuǎn)或類似動(dòng)作改變或控制（如機(jī)械裝置）的功能：

Please turn the iron to a hotter setting.

請(qǐng)把熨斗旋動(dòng)到更熱

(4)To perform or accomplish by rotating or revolving:

翻，翻轉(zhuǎn)：通過(guò)轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)或旋轉(zhuǎn)來(lái)執(zhí)行或完成：

turn a somersault.

翻筋斗

(5)To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side:

翻轉(zhuǎn)：改變…的位置而使下面的成為上面的：

turn the steak; turn a page.

翻轉(zhuǎn)牛排；翻一頁(yè)書(shū)

(6)To spade or plow (soil) to bring the undersoil to the surface.

翻耕，翻土：翻（土）或犁（土），從而把下面的泥土翻到表面上來(lái)

(7)To reverse and resew the material of (a collar, for example).

翻修：用翻料或重縫的方法修整（如領(lǐng)子）

(8)To revolve in the mind; meditate on; ponder.

盤算；反復(fù)思考；考慮

(9)To give a rounded form to (wood, for example) by rotating against a cutting tool.

車削：在切割工具上旋轉(zhuǎn)而使（如木頭）成為圓形

(10)To give a rounded shape to (clay, for example) by rotating and shaping with the hands or tools.

使成形，使成圓形：用手或工具旋轉(zhuǎn)和定型而使（例如粘土）成為圓形

(11)To give a rounded form to:

使成圓形：

turn a heel in knitting a sock.

編織短襪時(shí)把腳的后跟織成圓形

(12)To give distinctive, artistic, or graceful form to:

使變得形式優(yōu)美，使變得形狀勻稱：給予獨(dú)特，藝術(shù)，優(yōu)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)

“他們當(dāng)然知道如何寫出適合晚間新聞的文采優(yōu)美的詞句”(威廉·薩菲爾)

(13)To change the position of by traversing an arc of a circle; pivot:

繞過(guò)，轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)：繞過(guò)一段圓弧改變位置；使繞樞軸轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)：

turned his chair toward the speaker.

轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)椅子面向說(shuō)話人

(14)To cause (a scale) to move up or down so as to register weight:

稱重：使（秤臺(tái)）上下移動(dòng)以記錄重量：

Even a feather will turn a delicate scale.

一臺(tái)精密的天平能稱出即使是一片羽毛的重量

(15)To fold, bend, or twist (something).

使折疊，使彎曲，使扭曲

(16)To change the position or disposition of by folding, bending, or twisting:

翻，翻轉(zhuǎn)：通過(guò)折疊、彎曲成扭曲而改變位置或姿式：

Turn the design right side up on all your jacket buttons. Turn the hat inside out.

把你外套上的紐扣的圖案翻轉(zhuǎn)正了。把帽子的里面翻出來(lái)

(17)To make a bend or curve in:

弄彎：把…弄彎把…弄成曲線：

He could turn a bar of steel.

他能把一根鋼棒弄彎

(18)To blunt or dull (the edge of a cutting instrument).

弄鈍，弄卷刃（切割工具的刃）

(19)To injure by twisting:

扭傷：因扭曲而弄傷：

turn an ankle.

扭傷了腳踝

(20)To upset or make nauseated:

使作嘔，使惡心：

That story turns my stomach.

這個(gè)故事令我作嘔

(21)To change the direction or course of:

使…改變方向，使改變路程：

turn the car to the left.

把車朝左拐

(22)To divert or deflect:

使轉(zhuǎn)向，使改變方向：

turn a stampede.

使群眾分心

(23)To reverse the course of; cause to retreat:

使撤退；使掉頭：

“Then turn your forces from this paltry siege/And stir them up against a mightier task”(Shakespeare)

“那么把你的軍隊(duì)調(diào)離這足取的圍攻/而鼓動(dòng)他們?nèi)ネ瓿筛D巨的任務(wù)”(莎士比亞)

(24)To make a course around or about:

迂回，繞過(guò)，拐過(guò)：

turn a corner.

繞過(guò)拐角

(25)To change the purpose, intention, or content of by persuasion or influence:

轉(zhuǎn)變，改變：通過(guò)勸說(shuō)或施加影響而改變目的、意圖或傾向：

His speech turned my thinking.

他的演說(shuō)改變了我的想法

(26)To change the order or disposition of; unsettle:

使混亂，使迷亂；使錯(cuò)亂：

“Sudden prosperity had turned [his] head” (Macaulay)

“飛來(lái)的橫財(cái)使［他的］ 腦筋不太正?！?(麥考利)

(27)To set in a specified way or direction by or as if by rotating or pivoting; point:

轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)：通過(guò)或好象通過(guò)旋轉(zhuǎn)或繞樞軸旋轉(zhuǎn)而放在一定的方向或形態(tài)；指向：

turn the antenna east.

把觸角轉(zhuǎn)向東

(28)To present in a specified direction by or as if by rotating or pivoting:

朝向，轉(zhuǎn)彎：通過(guò)或好象旋轉(zhuǎn)或繞樞軸轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)而使出現(xiàn)在某一方向：

turn one's face to the wall.

將臉轉(zhuǎn)向墻

(29)To aim or focus; train:

瞄準(zhǔn)或聚焦于；使對(duì)著：

turn one's gaze to the sky.

抬眼凝視天空

(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.

她致力于音樂(lè)

(31)To cause to act or go against; make antagonistic:

使反對(duì)，使敵對(duì)；使…成為敵人：

News of the scandal turned public opinion against the candidate.

關(guān)于丑聞的報(bào)道使公眾輿論都反對(duì)候選人

(32)To cause to go in a specific direction; direct:

引導(dǎo)，指導(dǎo)：使向某一特定方向運(yùn)動(dòng)；引導(dǎo)：

They turned their way back.

他們掉頭向回走

(33)To send, drive, or let go:

驅(qū)趕，打發(fā)，放走：

turn the bully out of the bar; turned the dog loose.

把這個(gè)惡棍趕出酒吧；把狗放開(kāi)

(34)To pour, let fall, or otherwise release (contents) from or into a receptacle:

倒，傾倒：傾倒或用其他方法把容器中的東西倒出或倒入容器：

Turn the dough onto a floured board.

把生面團(tuán)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 :

改變：使具有特定的性質(zhì)、本質(zhì)、身份或外形；改變或使變成。與to 或 into 連用：

water that had been turned to ice; turn a rundown house into a show place.

已變成冰的水；把一所破舊的房子改變成一個(gè)表演場(chǎng)所

(36)To make sour; ferment:

使變酸；使變質(zhì)：

Lack of refrigeration turned the milk.

沒(méi)有電冰箱會(huì)使牛奶變質(zhì)

(37)To affect or change the color of:

使變色，使顏色改變：

Autumn turns the green leaves golden.

秋天使綠葉變成了金黃色

(38)To exchange; convert. Used with to or into :

交換；轉(zhuǎn)換。與to 或 into 連用：

turns her singing talent into extra money.

把她的歌唱天賦轉(zhuǎn)換成外塊

(39)To keep in circulation; sell and restock:

周轉(zhuǎn)：使流通；出賣然后再進(jìn)貨：

We turned a great deal of merchandise during the holidays.

在假期中我們周轉(zhuǎn)大量的商品

(40)To get by buying and selling:

賺取，掙得：通過(guò)買和賣而掙得：

turn a fair profit.

贏利情況不錯(cuò)

(41)Slang To perform (an act of prostitution):

【俚語(yǔ)】 進(jìn)行（賣淫活動(dòng)）：

turning tricks.

賣淫

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）

(1)To move around an axis or a center; rotate or revolve.

旋轉(zhuǎn)，周轉(zhuǎn)：繞軸心或中心移動(dòng)；旋轉(zhuǎn)或周轉(zhuǎn)

(2)To have a sensation of revolving or whirling, especially as a result of dizziness or giddiness.

暈旋：有回旋或旋轉(zhuǎn)的感覺(jué)，尤指是頭暈或旋轉(zhuǎn)的結(jié)果

(3)To change position from side to side or back and forth:

翻轉(zhuǎn)，轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)：從一面到另一面或從前到后地改變位置：

I tossed and turned all night.

我整夜輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)

(4)To progress through pages so as to arrive at a given place:

翻書(shū)，翻頁(yè)：翻動(dòng)書(shū)頁(yè)以到達(dá)特定地方：

Please turn to page 361.

請(qǐng)翻到361頁(yè)

(5)To operate a lathe.

開(kāi)動(dòng)車床

(6)To be formed on a lathe:

車削：在車床上加工：

a softwood that turns easily.

極易車削的軟木

(7)To direct one's way or course:

轉(zhuǎn)向：朝一個(gè)方向或路線走：

The truck turned into the service station. We turned off the highway at the first exit.

卡車朝加油站駛?cè)?。我們?cè)诘谝粋€(gè)出口離開(kāi)了高速公路

(8)To change or reverse one's way, course, or direction:

轉(zhuǎn)變，變化：改變或背離自己的道路，行程或方向：

Too tired to go farther, we turned toward home.

我們已筋疲力盡，再也走不動(dòng)了，只有掉頭回家

(9)To have a specific reaction or effect, especially when adverse.

轉(zhuǎn)變，轉(zhuǎn)折：產(chǎn)生相反作用或特定的結(jié)果，尤指相反的情況

(10)To change one's actions or attitudes adversely; become hostile or antagonistic:

反對(duì)，敵對(duì)：相反地改變自己的行動(dòng)或態(tài)度；變得敵對(duì)或反對(duì)：

The once servile peasants turned against the cruel king.

曾一度臣服的農(nóng)民起來(lái)反對(duì)殘暴的國(guó)王

(11)To attack suddenly and violently with no apparent motive:

突然襲擊：沒(méi)有明顯動(dòng)機(jī)地突然和猛烈地襲擊：

The tiger turned on the animal trainer.

老虎突然向訓(xùn)獸員襲擊

(12)To channel one's attention, interest, or thought toward or away from something:

轉(zhuǎn)移，轉(zhuǎn)變：改變自己的注意力、興趣或想法而轉(zhuǎn)向或背離某物：

“In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love”(Tennyson)

“在春天，年輕人的想象力很容易轉(zhuǎn)移到關(guān)于愛(ài)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：從事或獻(xiàn)身于某事，如一門學(xué)問(wèn)：

Unsuccessful in mathematics, the student turned to biology.

在數(shù)學(xué)上一無(wú)所成，這個(gè)學(xué)生轉(zhuǎn)而從事生物學(xué)的研究

(14)To convert to a religion.

改變信仰

(15)To switch one's loyalty from one side or party to another.

背離，脫離：將自己對(duì)一方或一黨的忠誠(chéng)轉(zhuǎn)向中另一方或另一黨

(16)To have recourse to a person or thing for help, support, or information.

依賴，求助：向某人或其它求助、請(qǐng)求支持或打聽(tīng)消息

(17)To depend on something for success or failure; hinge:

成敗的要素，關(guān)鍵：

“The election would turn not on ideology but on competence”(George F. Will)

“選舉將取決于競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力而非空論”(喬治F.威爾)

(18)To change so as to be; become:

變?yōu)?；成為?/p>

His hair turned gray. I am a lawyer turned novelist.

他的頭發(fā)變得花白了。我是個(gè)從律師改業(yè)的小說(shuō)家

(19)To change; become transformed. Used with to or into :

改變；變成。與to 或 into 連用：

The sky turned to pink at dawn. The night turned into day.

天空在黎明時(shí)分變成了粉紅色。黑夜變成了白天

(20)To reach and pass (a certain age, for example):

到達(dá)或過(guò)了（例如，一定的年齡）：

My niece has turned three.

我的侄女三歲了

(21)To become sour:

變酸：

The milk turned because we did not refrigerate it.

牛奶變酸了，因?yàn)槲覀儧](méi)有它放到冰箱里

(22)To change color:

變色：

The leaves have turned.

葉已經(jīng)變色了

(23)To be stocked and sold:

進(jìn)貨并銷售：

This merchandise will turn easily.

這種商品很容易脫手

(24)To become dull or blunt by bending back. Used of the edge of a cutting instrument.

使變鈍：因向后彎曲而變鈍。用于切割工具的刃

n.（名詞）

(1)The act of turning or the condition of being turned; rotation or revolution.

轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，旋轉(zhuǎn)：轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)的動(dòng)作或被轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)的狀況；轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)或旋轉(zhuǎn)

(2)A change of direction, motion, or position:

轉(zhuǎn)向，轉(zhuǎn)彎：改變方向、動(dòng)作成立置：

Make a left turn at the corner.

在拐角處向左轉(zhuǎn)彎

(3)A place, as in a road or path, where a change in direction occurs; a curve:

轉(zhuǎn)彎處，轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)：方向出現(xiàn)變化的地點(diǎn)，如公路或小路上；彎曲：

a sharp turn in the road.

公路上的一個(gè)急轉(zhuǎn)彎

(4)A departure or deviation, as in a trend:

轉(zhuǎn)變：偏離或背離，如某一趨勢(shì)的：

a strange turn of events.

事件的奇怪轉(zhuǎn)變

(5)A point marking the end of one period of time and the beginning of the next:

轉(zhuǎn)變時(shí)期，交替時(shí)期：標(biāo)志著一個(gè)時(shí)期的結(jié)束和下一個(gè)時(shí)期的開(kāi)始的時(shí)間：

the turn of the century.

世紀(jì)交替的時(shí)期

(6)A chance or an opportunity.

機(jī)會(huì)，機(jī)遇

(7)One of a series of such opportunities accorded people in succession or in scheduled order:

次序：依次輪流或按時(shí)間表的順序排列的一系列機(jī)會(huì)中的一次：

waiting for her next turn at bat.

在棒球比賽中等練她的下一次擊球機(jī)會(huì)

(8)A period of participation:

回合：

a turn at wrestling.

摔跤運(yùn)動(dòng)的一個(gè)回合

(9)An attack of illness or severe nervousness.

疾疾或緊張情緒的侵襲

(10)Informal A momentary shock or scare:

【非正式用語(yǔ)】 一驚，一嚇：瞬間的吃驚或恐懼：

I had quite a turn when I first heard the crash.

當(dāng)我剛聽(tīng)到撞車時(shí)著實(shí)嚇了一跳

(11)A characteristic mood, style, or habit; a natural inclination:

天性，稟性：典型的情緒、風(fēng)格成習(xí)慣；自然的傾向：

a curious and speculative turn of mind.

生性好奇，愛(ài)冒險(xiǎn)

(12)A propensity or an adeptness:

天賦，稟賦：

a turn for carpentry.

有做木工的天賦

(13)A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:

措辭：與眾不同的、優(yōu)雅的或藝術(shù)性的表達(dá)方式或詞語(yǔ)安排：

the poetic turn of a phrase.

詩(shī)意的詞句

(14)A movement or development in a particular direction:

變化，轉(zhuǎn)向：向特定方向的運(yùn)動(dòng)或發(fā)展：

a turn for the worse.

變得更糟

(15)A variation of a given kind or type:

變動(dòng)：給定的種類或類型的變動(dòng)：

“His muse occasionally takes a humorous and satirical turn”(Albert C. Baugh)

“他的詩(shī)句偶爾會(huì)變得幽默而有諷剌意味”(艾伯特C.鮑)

(16)A deed or an action having a good or bad effect on another:

舉動(dòng)，行為：對(duì)另一人有幫助或損害的行為或舉動(dòng)：

“He thought some friend had done him an ill turn”(Stephen Crane)

“他認(rèn)為有個(gè)朋友對(duì)他有不利的舉動(dòng)”(斯蒂芬·克蘭)

(17)Advantage or purpose:

利益，目的：

It served his turn.

這對(duì)他有利

(18)A short walk or excursion out and back:

走一圈，兜一圈：外出進(jìn)行短距離散步或游覽然后回來(lái)：

took a turn in the park.

在公園里走一圈

(19)A distortion in shape.

變形：形狀扭曲

(20)The condition of being twisted or wound.

盤繞：被扭曲或盤繞的狀況

(21)A winding of one thing about another.

纏繞：用一物纏繞另一物

(22)A single wind or convolution, as of wire on a spool.

盤繞一圈：繞一圈或一卷 ，如纏在錠子上的線

(23)Something that winds or turns around a center axis.

一卷：圍繞著軸心繞成一圓圈的東西

(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.

【音樂(lè)】 加音：由一組四個(gè)或四個(gè)以上的音符，包括上方、下方輔助音繞著主音符或標(biāo)出的音符構(gòu)成的裝飾音

(25)A brief theatrical act or stage appearance.

短劇，舞臺(tái)表演：短小的戲劇或舞臺(tái)演出

(26)A transaction on the stock market involving both a sale and a purchase.

股票交易：股票交易市場(chǎng)上的一次交易，涉及買和賣

(27)South Atlantic U.S. The amount that can be carried in the arms in one load:

【美國(guó)南大西洋沿岸】 一捧，一抱：雙臂一次所能搬運(yùn)的量：

a turn of firewood.

一抱柴禾

常用詞組

turn away

(1)To send away; dismiss:

把…打發(fā)走；解雇：

turned away the salesperson.

解雇了推銷員

(2)To repel:

驅(qū)逐：

The poor location of the condominium turned away many prospective buyers.

公寓房偏僻的位置趕跑了許多很有希望的買主

(3)To avert; deflect:

擋開(kāi)；使轉(zhuǎn)向：

turned away all criticism.

擋開(kāi)了所有的批評(píng)

turn back

(1)To reverse one's direction of motion:

折回，往回走：掉轉(zhuǎn)某人的運(yùn)動(dòng)方向：

stopped on the road and had to turn back.

在公路上停了下來(lái)，只好往回走

(2)To drive back and away:

使折回，趕回去：

turned back the uninvited comers.

把不速之客趕了回去

(3)To halt the advance of:

使停止前進(jìn)，擋?。?/p>

managed to turn back the advancing army.

設(shè)法擋住了向前推進(jìn)的軍隊(duì)

(4)To fold down:

翻起，折轉(zhuǎn)：

Turn back the corner of the page to save your place in the book.

在書(shū)角上折一下來(lái)作讀到哪里的記號(hào)

turn down

(1)To diminish the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of:

降低，減弱：調(diào)低速度、音量、強(qiáng)度或流量：

Turn down the radio, please.

請(qǐng)把收音機(jī)的音量調(diào)低

(2)To reject or refuse, as a person, advice, or a suggestion:

拒絕：拒絕某人、建議或忠告：

We politely turned down the invitation.

我們有禮貌地拒絕了邀請(qǐng)

(3)To fold or be capable of folding down:

翻下：折轉(zhuǎn)或能夠被翻下：

turn a collar down; a collar that turns down.

翻下衣領(lǐng)；能翻下的衣領(lǐng)

turn in

(1)To hand in; give over:

交還；上交：

turned in the final exam.

上交期末考試試卷

(2)To inform on or deliver:

檢舉，陳述：

The criminal turned herself in.

罪犯自首了

(3)To produce:

完成：

turns in a consistent performance every day.

每天的表現(xiàn)都很一致

(4)Informal To go to bed:

【非正式用語(yǔ)】 上床睡覺(jué)：

I turned in early last night.

我昨晚很早就上床睡覺(jué)了

turn off

(1)To stop the operation, activity, or flow of; shut off:

關(guān)閉，停止：終止運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)、行為或流動(dòng)；關(guān)掉：

turned off the television.

關(guān)掉電視

(2)Slang

【俚語(yǔ)】

(3)To affect with dislike, displeasure, or revulsion:

討厭，厭惡：使不喜歡，討厭或厭惡：

That song really turns me off.

我一點(diǎn)也不喜歡那首歌

(4)To affect with boredom:

使厭煩：

The play turned the audience off.

這出戲讓觀眾很倒味

(5)To lose or cause to lose interest; withdraw:

失去或使失去興趣；撤回：

turning off to materialism.

淪為實(shí)利主義

(6)To cease paying attention to:

不注意：

Unable to leave my seat, I turned off the boring speaker and thought about vacation.

不能離開(kāi)我的座位，我對(duì)那個(gè)令人厭煩的講演者置之不理，開(kāi)始考慮假期

(7)To divert; deflect.

分散；轉(zhuǎn)移

(8)Chiefly British To dismiss (an employee).

【多用于英國(guó)】 解雇（員工）

turn on

(1)To cause to begin the operation, activity, or flow of:

打開(kāi)，開(kāi)啟：使開(kāi)始運(yùn)作、活動(dòng)或流動(dòng)：

Turn on the light bulb.

打開(kāi)電燈

(2)To begin to display, employ, or exude:

開(kāi)始展示，顯露出，流露出：

turn on the charm.

顯露出魅力

(3)Slang

【俚語(yǔ)】

(4)To take or cause to take a mind-altering drug, especially for the first time.

開(kāi)始或使開(kāi)始吸毒，尤指第一次

(5)To be or cause to become interested, pleasurably excited, or stimulated. Often used with to :

使興奮，使刺激：產(chǎn)生或使產(chǎn)生興趣、興奮或刺激。通常與to 連用：

My uncle turned me on to jazz. She turned on to surfing this summer.

我叔叔使我對(duì)爵士樂(lè)發(fā)生了興趣。這個(gè)夏季她對(duì)滑水發(fā)生了興趣

(6)To excite or become excited sexually.

（使）激發(fā)性欲

turn out

(1)To shut off:

關(guān)上，關(guān)掉：

turned out the lights.

關(guān)掉了燈

(2)To arrive or assemble, as for a public event or entertainment:

聚集，召集：聚集或召集，如參加公眾活動(dòng)或娛樂(lè)：

A large group of protesters have turned out.

一大群抗議者聚集到了一起

(3)To produce, as by a manufacturing process; make:

生產(chǎn)：產(chǎn)出，如通過(guò)制作過(guò)程；制造：

an assembly line turning out cars.

生產(chǎn)小汽車的流水線

(4)To be found to be, as after experience or trial:

證實(shí)：發(fā)覺(jué)是，如經(jīng)歷或試驗(yàn)之后：

The rookie turned out to be the best hitter on the team.

新手證明是隊(duì)里最出色的擊球員

(5)To end up; result:

結(jié)果；結(jié)果：

The cake turned out beautifully.

蛋糕最后做出來(lái)很漂亮

(6)To equip; outfit:

裝備；配置：

troops that were turned out beautifully.

裝備精良的隊(duì)伍

(7)Informal To get out of bed.

【非正式用語(yǔ)】 起床

(8)To evict; expel:

趕出；使搬走：

The tenants were turned out.

房客都被趕走了

turn over

(1)To bring the bottom to the top or vice versa; invert.

翻轉(zhuǎn)，翻過(guò)來(lái)：把底翻到上面或相反面；翻轉(zhuǎn)

(2)To shift the position of, as by rolling from one side to the other.

翻滾：改變位置，似乎通過(guò)從一邊到另一邊滾動(dòng)

(3)To shift one's position by rolling from one side to the other.

翻身：從一邊滾向另一邊改變位置

(4)To rotate; cycle:

旋轉(zhuǎn)；轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)：

The engine turned over but wouldn't start.

發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)轉(zhuǎn)了一圈，但是沒(méi)有起動(dòng)

(5)To think about; consider:

考慮；思考：

She turned over the problem in her mind.

她仔細(xì)考慮了這個(gè)問(wèn)題

(6)To transfer to another; surrender:

移交；交出：

turned over the illegal funds.

交出了非法資金

(7)To do business to the extent or amount of:

營(yíng)業(yè)額達(dá)：

turn over a million dollars a year.

一年的營(yíng)業(yè)額是一百萬(wàn)美元

(8)To seem to lurch or heave convulsively:

翻動(dòng)：似乎在痙攣性地抽動(dòng)：

My stomach turned over.

我的胃在翻動(dòng)

turn to

To begin work:

開(kāi)始工作：

If you quit dawdling and just turn to, the cleaning will be done in a day.

如果你停止閑逛，馬上開(kāi)始工作，清潔工作一天就能做完

turn up

(1)To increase the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of:

開(kāi)大，調(diào)高：增加速度、音量，強(qiáng)度或流量：

turn up the public-address system.

調(diào)高播音系統(tǒng)的音量

(2)To find:

發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到：

She turned up the missing papers under her blotter.

她在記事本下找到了丟失的文件

(3)To be found:

找到：

The papers will turn up sooner or later.

文件遲早會(huì)找到的

(4)To make an appearance; arrive:

出現(xiàn)；到達(dá)：

Several old friends turned up at the reunion.

好幾個(gè)老朋友出現(xiàn)在聚會(huì)上

(5)To fold or be capable of folding up:

折疊：折疊或能夠被折疊：

turning up his cuffs; cuffs that will turn up.

卷起自己的袖口；卷起來(lái)的袖口

(6)To happen unexpectedly:

意外地發(fā)生：

Something turned up and I was unable to go.

發(fā)生了一點(diǎn)意外，我不能離開(kāi)

(7)To be evident:

變得明顯：

Her name constantly turns up in art circles.

她的名字經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)在藝術(shù)圈里

習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)

at every turn

In every place; at every moment.

處處；時(shí)時(shí)

by turns

One after another; alternately:

輪流地，交替地：

“From the . . . testimony emerges a man by turns devious and honest, vulgar and gallant, scatterbrained and shrewd”(Life)

“從指證來(lái)看，一個(gè)人交替地表現(xiàn)為狡猾和誠(chéng)實(shí)，粗鄙和豪俠，浮躁和精明”(生活)

in turn

In the proper order or sequence.

依次地，輪流地

out of turn

(1)Not in the proper order or sequence.

未按照正當(dāng)?shù)拇涡蚧蝽樞虻?/p>

(2)At an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner:

不合時(shí)宜地，輕率地：

I may be speaking out of turn, but you might like to know that your attire does not conform to the dress code here.

或許我說(shuō)話有些不合時(shí)宜，但是你可能愿意知道你的衣著與這里的服裝規(guī)則不相符

to a turn

To a precise degree; perfectly:

正好；恰好：

The roast was done to a turn.

面包烤得恰到好處

turn a blind eye

To refuse to see or recognize something:

熟視無(wú)睹：拒絕正視，裝作沒(méi)看見(jiàn)：

turned a blind eye to government corruption.

對(duì)于政府的腐敗熟視無(wú)睹

turn a deaf ear

To refuse to listen to or hear something:

置若罔聞，裝作沒(méi)聽(tīng)見(jiàn)：

turned a deaf ear to the protests.

對(duì)抗議置若罔聞

turn a hair

To become afraid or upset:

慌張，不安：變得慌張或不安：

didn't turn a hair during the bank robbery.

在搶劫銀行發(fā)生的過(guò)程中，沒(méi)有露出絲毫慌張的神色

turn (one's) back on

(1)To deny; reject.

拒絕；放棄

(2)To abandon; forsake.

拋棄；丟棄

turn (one's) hand

To apply oneself, as to a task:

著手：從事，如一項(xiàng)工作：

turned her hand to writing the dissertation; was lazy and wouldn't turn his hand.

開(kāi)始著手寫學(xué)術(shù)論文；很懶，不肯開(kāi)始工作

turn (one's) head

(1)To cause to become infatuated.

使變得糊涂

(2)To cause to become egotistical and conceited:

使變得自負(fù)，自高大自：

Success has turned his head.

成功使他變得自高自大

turn over a new leaf

To change, as one's attitude or conduct, for the better.

改過(guò)一新：向好的方面轉(zhuǎn)變，如自己的態(tài)度成舉止

turn tail

To run away.

逃跑，逃走

turn the corner或

turn a corner

To reach and surpass a midpoint or milestone.

到達(dá)并超越了終點(diǎn)或里程碑

turn the other cheek

To respond to insult or injury by patiently eschewing retaliation.

逆來(lái)順受：以忍耐對(duì)待侮辱和傷害

turn the scales

To offset the balance of a situation.

打破僵局：打破某一形式的平衡狀態(tài)

turn the tables

To reverse a situation and gain the upper hand.

轉(zhuǎn)敗為勝：扭轉(zhuǎn)了局勢(shì)而處于上風(fēng)

turn turtle

To capsize or turn upside-down:

傾覆，底朝天翻轉(zhuǎn)：

Our sailboat turned turtle during the squall.

在風(fēng)暴中我們的帆船翻了個(gè)底朝天

turn up (one's) nose

To regard (something) with disdain or scorn:

輕視，看不起：不把…放在眼里，蔑視：

turned up her nose at the food.

她對(duì)食物嗤之以鼻

語(yǔ)源

(1)Middle English turnen

中古英語(yǔ) turnen

(2)from Old English turnian, tyrnan

源自 古英語(yǔ) turnian, tyrnan

(3)Old French torner

古法語(yǔ) torner

(4)both from Latin torn3e [to turn in a lathe]

都源自 拉丁語(yǔ) torn3e [在車床上旋轉(zhuǎn)]

(5)from tornus [lathe]

源自 tornus [車床 ]

(6)from Greek tornos * see ter…- 1

源自 希臘語(yǔ) tornos *參見(jiàn) ter…- 1

參考詞匯

(1)turn， rotate， revolve， gyrate， spin， whirl， circle， eddy， swirl

(2)These verbs all mean to move or cause to move in a circle.

這些動(dòng)詞的意思都是在圓圈內(nèi)轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)或使轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)。

(3)Turn, the most general, means to move in a circular course:

Turn 最具概括性，意思是沿環(huán)形路線移動(dòng)：

a planet turning on its axis;

行星以自己的軸為中心旋轉(zhuǎn)；

turned and stared at me.

轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身盯著我。

(4)Rotate usually involves movement around an object's own axis or center:

Rotate 通常涉及物體繞自己的軸或中心旋轉(zhuǎn)的動(dòng)作：

The top rotated with decreasing speed as the spring wound down.

當(dāng)發(fā)條越來(lái)越松時(shí)，陀螺也越轉(zhuǎn)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 的意思與rotate 大致一樣，但在特定的語(yǔ)境中，它涉及到在軌道上的運(yùn)動(dòng)，因此與 rotate 有所區(qū)別：

The earth revolves around the sun.

地球繞太陽(yáng)公轉(zhuǎn)。

(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轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)：

waltzers gyrating giddily. To spin is to rotate rapidly, often within a narrow compass:

跳華爾茲舞的人快速旋轉(zhuǎn)，令人眼花繚亂。 Spin 的意思是快速旋轉(zhuǎn)，通常在狹窄的范圍內(nèi)：

“He . . . spun round, flung up his arms, and fell on his back, shot through” (John Galsworthy).

“他猛地轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)來(lái)，張開(kāi)雙臂，仰面倒在地上，被子彈射穿” （約翰·高爾斯華綏）。

(7)Whirl applies to rapid or forceful revolution or rotation:

Whirl 指迅速或有力的轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)或旋轉(zhuǎn)：

whirling snowflakes.

飛旋的雪片。

(8)Circle refers to circular or approximately circular motion:

Circle 指圓形的或大致成圓形的運(yùn)動(dòng)：

sea gulls circling above the ocean.

海鷗在大海上盤旋。

(9)Eddy usually denotes rapid circular movement like that of a whirlpool:

Eddy 通常暗含象旋渦一樣的圓形運(yùn)動(dòng)：

Storm clouds eddied overhead.

烏云在頭頂翻滾。

(10)Swirl, often interchangeable with eddy, sometimes connotes a graceful undulation, spiral, or whorl:

Swirl 通常與eddy 可以互換， 有時(shí)表示優(yōu)美的起伏、旋轉(zhuǎn)或螺旋：

The flood waters swirled wildly under the bridge.

滾滾急流在橋下翻滾而過(guò)。

The milliner swirled tulle lavishly above the brim of the hat. See also Synonyms at resort

賣帽子的商人將面紗過(guò)多地卷在帽沿上 參見(jiàn)同義詞 resort

現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大辭典

turn

[tE:n]

vt.

(1)轉(zhuǎn), 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng), 旋轉(zhuǎn)

turn a wheel

轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)輪子

The wheel of history cannot be turned back.

歷史的車輪不能倒轉(zhuǎn)。

She turned the key in the lock.

她用鑰匙開(kāi)鎖。

(2)翻, 翻轉(zhuǎn), 倒轉(zhuǎn), 倒置, 翻新(衣服等)

turn a page

翻一頁(yè)

turn a phonograph record

把唱片翻過(guò)來(lái)

He turned a somersault.

他翻了個(gè)筋頭。

I had my overcoat turned.

我把大衣翻個(gè)面。

(3)使彎曲, 扭曲; 對(duì)折(書(shū)頁(yè)等); 使(刀口[刃])卷起, 使變鈍

turn a lead pipe

彎鉛管

He turned the edge of the knife.

他使刀口卷刃[變鈍]。

He turned his ankle.

他扭傷腳踝。

(4)使朝向, 轉(zhuǎn)向, 指向, 轉(zhuǎn)移; 勸說(shuō); 集中

turn one's steps homewards

轉(zhuǎn)身回家

turn one's head away

把頭掉開(kāi)

T-it more to the right.

把它向右邊轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)一下。

T-your face this way.

請(qǐng)把臉轉(zhuǎn)到這邊。

(5)把(注意力等)轉(zhuǎn)向; 把...用于; 把...對(duì)準(zhǔn)

turn one's hand to writing

致力于 寫作

turn one's guns on the enemy

把槍口對(duì)準(zhǔn)敵人

T-your attention to business.

請(qǐng)把注意力集中在事務(wù)上。

She turned her thoughts toward home.

她轉(zhuǎn)念思家。

(6)擋開(kāi), 使偏斜

turn a punch

擋住一拳

This metal is thick enough to turn a bullet.

此金屬厚得可以擋住子彈。

(7)使變成; 改變; 使變質(zhì)[變酸]

The hot weather has turned the milk.

天熱使牛奶變質(zhì)了。

The cold weather turned leaves red.

寒冷天氣使樹(shù)葉變紅。

(8)驅(qū)使, 攆, 驅(qū)散, 擊退

turn sb. out of the door

把某人趕出門

turn the enemy's attack

擊退敵人的進(jìn)攻

He was turned out of the hall for making too much noise.

他因過(guò)于喧鬧而被趕出會(huì)場(chǎng)。

(9)使傾倒, 使顛倒

turn the contents of one's bag out to the table

把袋里的東西倒在桌上

(10)兌換; 翻譯, 改寫

turn coins into paper money

把硬幣換成紙幣

Can you turn this article into Chinese?

你能把這篇文章譯成漢語(yǔ)嗎?

(11)(時(shí)刻)超過(guò), 逾

He has turned fifty.

他已經(jīng)五十歲了。

It has just turned half past two.

現(xiàn)在剛過(guò)兩點(diǎn)半。

(12)對(duì)...仇視, 使作對(duì), 使回?fù)?/p>

turn a son against his father

使兒子仇視父親

(13)繞過(guò)

turn a street corner

沿街角拐彎

(14)攪亂(心智), 使(心神)不安, 使沖昏(頭腦)

Too much praise turns his head.

過(guò)多的贊揚(yáng)沖昏了他的頭腦。

(15)使作嘔, 使惡心

The mere sight of food turned his stomach.

一見(jiàn)食物, 他就想嘔吐。

The rotten fish turned my stomach.

臭魚(yú)使我惡心。

(16)使遭受, 使受到; 使用, 利用

turn money to good use

使金錢得到很好利用。

He can turn his hand to almost everything.

他幾乎什么都(學(xué)得)會(huì)。

(17)使具有優(yōu)美形式

a well turned phrase

漂亮的詞句

He can turn pretty compliments.

他會(huì)說(shuō)動(dòng)聽(tīng)的恭維話。

(18)使(貨幣、貨物)流通, (存貨)出清; 賺, 掙

turn a penny

賺一些錢

a turn profit

賺錢, 牟利

(19)【刷】倒植, 倒排 ⑵⑽【機(jī)】車(削), 旋, 為...車外圓, 被車[旋]; 使成圓形

turn a machine part

車機(jī)器部件

Let's get the lathe to turn the new piston.

咱們用車床車[加工]新的活塞吧。

詞性變化

turn

[tE:n]

vi.

(1)旋轉(zhuǎn); 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng), 環(huán)繞

The wheels were turning slowly.

輪子在緩慢地轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)著。

The earth turns round the sun.

地球繞太陽(yáng)旋轉(zhuǎn)。

(2)翻身, 轉(zhuǎn)彎, 翻轉(zhuǎn)

All night long he turned and tossed in bed.

整整一夜他在床上翻來(lái)覆去地睡不著。

Now please turn round.

現(xiàn)在請(qǐng)轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)。

The road turns sharp right.

路向右急轉(zhuǎn)。

(3)求教, 求助

We often turn to this handbook for information on transistors.

我們常從這本手冊(cè)查閱有關(guān)晶體管的資料。

(4)翻到, 查閱, 轉(zhuǎn)到

Please turn to page twelve.

請(qǐng)翻到十二頁(yè)。

The conversation inevitably turned to the changes that had taken place in the village.

話題不可避免地轉(zhuǎn)到談村子里發(fā)生的變化。

(5)變成, 變得; 變質(zhì), 變酸; 改變信仰; 變色

The milk has turned.

牛奶變質(zhì)了。

Maple leaves have turned crimson .

楓葉已經(jīng)紅了。

The weather suddenly turned cold.

天氣突然冷了起來(lái)。

This afternoon will be cloudy, turning clear.

今天下午陰轉(zhuǎn)晴。

He later turned Moslem.

他后來(lái)改信了伊斯蘭教。

At a low temperature, water turns into ice.

水在低溫時(shí)就結(jié)成冰。

(6)轉(zhuǎn)而反對(duì)(against); 發(fā)怒, 攻擊(on)

Why did they suddenly turn against you?

他們?yōu)槭裁赐蝗晦D(zhuǎn)而反對(duì)你?

(7)暈眩; 作嘔

My stomach turned at the sight of blood.

我一看見(jiàn)血就想吐。

My head is turning.

我頭暈。

(8)變鈍

The knife's edge has turned.

刀變鈍了。

(9)依賴, 取決于

The success of the meeting turns on the weather.

這次集會(huì)是否成功取決于天氣狀況。

(10)【機(jī)】被旋, 被車, 在車床上加工

a metal that turns easily

容易車的金屬

(11)(商品)轉(zhuǎn)手, 易手

n.

(1)旋轉(zhuǎn); 轉(zhuǎn)身; 翻轉(zhuǎn); 轉(zhuǎn)向, 轉(zhuǎn)彎;【軍】迂回

(2)轉(zhuǎn)角, 轉(zhuǎn)彎處; 曲折處

(3)變化; 轉(zhuǎn)機(jī); 轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)

(4)形狀, 樣子; 傾向; 癖性; 氣質(zhì); 特殊才能

(5)一個(gè)回合, 走一圈; 散步; 行為, 舉動(dòng)

(6)[英]雜技演員

(7)輪流, 輪班

(8)一卷, 一圈; 線匝, 匝數(shù); 圈數(shù)

(9)[pl. ]月經(jīng)

(10)【音】回音;【刷】倒頭鉛字

(11)[美俚](雜技、廣播等的)一個(gè)節(jié)目

(12)(對(duì)原作的)改動(dòng), 改寫

(13)(語(yǔ)言等的)特色; 措詞(特征)

(14)[口]驚嚇

(15)一筆證券交易; 一筆證券交易的獲利

(16)【機(jī)】車床; 有旋轉(zhuǎn)把柄的櫥門閂

(17)[古]計(jì)謀[策]; 必[需]要

make a turn

拐[轉(zhuǎn)]彎; 轉(zhuǎn)一圈

take two turns

擰[轉(zhuǎn)]兩圈

a coil of 500 turns

五百匝的線圈

on the afternoon turn

值下午班

Matters have taken a bad turn.

事情惡化。

I don't like the turn of the sentence.

我可不喜歡這句話的措詞。

It gave me quite a turn.

可把我嚇了一跳。

It is your turn now.

現(xiàn)在輪到你了。

No one is allowed to get his ticket out of turn.

任何人都不準(zhǔn)不按次序買票。

繼承用法

turnabout

n.

(1)轉(zhuǎn)身, 轉(zhuǎn)向; 向后轉(zhuǎn)

(2)(方針、傾向等)轉(zhuǎn)變

(3)轉(zhuǎn)到另一邊; 變質(zhì)

(4)叛徒

(5)(娛樂(lè)場(chǎng)的)轉(zhuǎn)馬

(6)正反面都能穿的衣服

turn-about-face

n.

變節(jié); 改變主意

turnaround

[`t\:nE9raJnd]

n.

(1)供車輛回旋的空地, 回車場(chǎng); 回車道

(2)飛機(jī)卸貨、加油、檢修及再裝貨所需的時(shí)間

(3)(立場(chǎng)、方針等)轉(zhuǎn)變

turnaway

vt.

離開(kāi), 轉(zhuǎn)變...的方向; 不看; 解雇, 不許進(jìn)入, 不愿接受, 走開(kāi), 出發(fā)

turnback

n.

(1)懦夫

(2)(衣物的)翻新部分

詞性變化

turn

[tE:n]

adj.

翻折的

turnbench

[`t\:nbentF]

n.

(可攜帶的)鐘表工人用的車床

turnbuckle

[`t\:n9bQkl]

n.

(松緊)螺套, 松緊螺旋扣, 螺絲接頭, 緊線器, 拉線[花籃]螺絲, 拉絲螺干[螺紋套]

turnbutton

n.

旋轉(zhuǎn)式按紐

turncap

[`t\:nkAp]

n.

(煙囪頂)旋轉(zhuǎn)帽, 風(fēng)帽

turncoat

[5t\:nkEJt]

n.

變節(jié)者, 叛徒

turncock

[5t\:nkRk]

n.

(有柄)旋塞

turndown

[`t\:ndaJn]

adj.

(衣領(lǐng)等)可翻折的, 穿時(shí)翻下的 n.

(1)翻折物

(2)拒絕

(3)衰落, 蕭條

turned-on

[`t\:nd`Cn,-`R:n]

adj.

對(duì)時(shí)髦事物極敏感的, 好趕時(shí)髦的

turnhall

n.

體育館

turn-in

n.

折進(jìn)物(如書(shū)籍封面沿硬紙板邊折進(jìn)的部分)

turnkey

[5t\:nki:]

n.

監(jiān)獄看守

adj.

(建筑商等對(duì)工程)一攬子承包的, 用戶只須轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)鑰匙即可使用的

turnoff

n.

(1)岔開(kāi), 避開(kāi); 斷開(kāi)[路], 切斷, 關(guān)(閉), 扭閉

(2)岔道, 支路

(3)成品

turnon

n.

接通[入], (扭)開(kāi), 開(kāi)啟

turnpike

n.

(1)(舊時(shí)的)收稅柵

(2)收稅路, 收稅高速公路

(3)公路, 大道; (鐵路)跨線橋, 高架橋

turnplate

[`t\:npleIt]

n.

轉(zhuǎn)臺(tái)[盤]

turnrow

n.

地頭

turn-screw

n.

旋鑿, 螺絲起子, 傳動(dòng)絲杠

turnsheet

n.

轉(zhuǎn)轍板

turnsick

[`t\:nsIk]

n.

蹣跚病

turn-to-turna.

圈[匝]間的

turn-under

n.

(1)翻入[折轉(zhuǎn)]到下面的行動(dòng)

(2)底面曲線, 彎向下面的曲線(彎度)

習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)

a hand's turn

舉手之勞, 一臂之力; 一點(diǎn)工作

a turn of fortune's wheel

命運(yùn)的轉(zhuǎn)變

About turn! (=Right about turn!)

【軍】向右轉(zhuǎn)!

at every turn

處處, 到處; 每一次, 經(jīng)常地

be turned (of)

年在...以上, 年過(guò)

by turns

輪流地; 時(shí)而...時(shí)而...

call the turn

定調(diào)子; 發(fā)號(hào)施令; 操縱, 左右著

do sb. a bad turn

做有損于某人的事, 危害某人

do sb. an ill turn

做有損于某人的事, 危害某人

do sb. a good turn

做有利于某人的事, 為某人效了一次勞

give a new turn to

對(duì)...給與新的說(shuō)法, 給與...另外一種說(shuō)法

give another turn of the screw

對(duì)(某人)施加壓力

give sb. another turn of the screw

對(duì)(某人)施加壓力

give sb. a turn

[口]使某人大吃一驚, 把某人嚇了一跳

give sb. quite a turn

[口]使某人大吃一驚, 把某人嚇了一跳

go for a turn

(1)散步

(2)兜一圈, 玩一玩

in turn

輪流地; 挨個(gè), 依次; 反過(guò)來(lái)

in one's turn

(1)(依次)輪到時(shí)

(2)這一回

in the turn of a hand

頃刻之間

Left turn!

【軍】向左轉(zhuǎn)!

make a turn

轉(zhuǎn), 轉(zhuǎn)彎

on the turn

正在轉(zhuǎn)變, 正在變化; 正在好轉(zhuǎn); (牛奶)變酸

One good turn deserves another.

[諺]以德報(bào)德。

out of turn

(1)不依順序地

(2)冒冒失失地, 輕率地

Right turn!

向右轉(zhuǎn)!

serve one's (own) turn (=serve a turn)

(1)滿足個(gè)人的需要

(2)(緊急時(shí))能起作用; 能應(yīng)急

serve sb. the good turn

(在...方面)對(duì)某人有好處

serve sb. the good turn of

(在...方面)對(duì)某人有好處

serve sb.'s turn

對(duì)某人有用; 適合某人的需要

short turn

短小的節(jié)目

star turn

(1)主要節(jié)目, 壓軸戲

(2)引人注目的人物, 大紅人

take a turn

(1)轉(zhuǎn), 轉(zhuǎn)彎

(2)散步, 溜達(dá)溜達(dá)

(3)(騎馬, 乘船)玩一玩, 兜一兜風(fēng)

(4)做一會(huì)(工作)

(5)(形勢(shì))轉(zhuǎn)變

take a turn for the better

好轉(zhuǎn), 變好

take a turn for the worse

變壞, 惡化

take turns

依次, 輪班; 輪流

the turn of life

【醫(yī)】(婦女的)絕經(jīng)期, 更年期

the turn of the century

一個(gè)世紀(jì)之末和下一個(gè)世紀(jì)之初; 世紀(jì)初, 世紀(jì)末

the turn of the tide

形勢(shì)的轉(zhuǎn)變

to a turn

(1)剛好, 恰到好處

(2)精確地, 盡善盡美

to the turn of a hair

極其精確, 惟妙惟肖

to the turn to a hair

極其精確, 惟妙惟肖

walk a turn

來(lái)回地走走

turn about

(1)轉(zhuǎn)向相反的方向, 掉轉(zhuǎn)方向

(2)輪流, 更替

(3)反復(fù)思考

turn against

(1)(使)變成和...敵對(duì)

(2)使(事情)對(duì)...不利

turn and rend sb.

突然責(zé)罵某人

turn and wind

(1)(騎馬者)把馬頭掉過(guò)來(lái)掉過(guò)去

(2)任意支配(某人)

turn around(=turn round)

(1)轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)去, 轉(zhuǎn)身

(2)改換意見(jiàn); 改變宗旨; 采取新政策

(3)(船只)下完乘客[卸完貨](méi)開(kāi)船

turn away

(1)轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)臉去, 背過(guò)臉去

(2)把...打發(fā)走, 把...驅(qū)逐出去; 解雇

(3)離開(kāi)

(4)避開(kāi), 防止

turn back

(1)轉(zhuǎn)回去, 往回走

(2)擋回, 使折回

(3)(to)翻回書(shū)頁(yè); 回溯到

(4)折轉(zhuǎn)

turndown

[`t\:ndaJn]

(1)(使)折起來(lái); (使)翻下來(lái)

(2)調(diào)低, 關(guān)小(燈光)

(3)拒絕, 摒棄; 駁回

(4)轉(zhuǎn)入(另一條路)

(5)把紙牌面朝下擺著

(6)(經(jīng)濟(jì)等)走下坡, 衰退

turn forth

驅(qū)逐, 趕走

turn in

(1)拐進(jìn)去; 轉(zhuǎn)身進(jìn)去

(2)(使)向里彎曲

(3)[口]交還; 上繳

(4)[口]上床, 就寢

(5)告發(fā); 檢舉; 出賣

(6)[口]拋棄, 放棄

(7)作出, 取得

turn in on oneself

與他人斷絕來(lái)往; 閉關(guān)自守, 采取了孤立主義

turn in upon oneself

與他人斷絕來(lái)往; 閉關(guān)自守, 采取了孤立主義

turn into

(1)拐入, 進(jìn)入

(2)(使)變成, (使)成為

turn it in

(1)辭去工作; 放棄工作; 停止說(shuō)(使人不愉快的事情)

(2)(用于祈使句中)別搞了, 住嘴

turn it up

(1)辭去工作; 放棄工作; 停止說(shuō)(使人不愉快的事情)

(2)(用于祈使句中)別搞了, 住嘴

turn of events

形勢(shì)的變化

turn of expression

表達(dá)方式, 措辭

turn of mind

性情; 氣質(zhì)傾向, 才能

turn of speech

口吻, 說(shuō)法

turn of speed

行速, 速力

turn off

(1)關(guān)(自來(lái)水、電燈、收音機(jī)等)

(2)辭退, 解雇

(3)(人)轉(zhuǎn)入另一條路, 拐彎; 岔開(kāi)(路)

(4)岔開(kāi)(話題等)

(5)生產(chǎn), 制造

(6)(用車床)削掉, 車出

(7)處理掉; 拋售

(8)[俚]絞死

(9)變質(zhì), 變酸, 壞掉

(10)[口](使)沮喪, (使)不感興趣

(11)變成, 轉(zhuǎn)為

(12)[口]使成婚; 使嫁出

turn on

(1)擰開(kāi)(自來(lái)水、電燈、收音機(jī))

(2)要看...而定, 以...為轉(zhuǎn)移

(3)反對(duì), 攻擊; 對(duì)...懷敵意

(4)[口](使)感到興趣; (使)興奮激動(dòng)

(5)[美俚](使)服用麻醉品; (使)變得興奮

turn out

(1)(使)向外彎曲

(2)關(guān)上(自來(lái)水、電燈等)

(3)生產(chǎn), 制造; 培養(yǎng)出

(4)驅(qū)逐(某人)出去; 解雇(某人)

(5)翻轉(zhuǎn)[出], 倒空

(6)出動(dòng); 出席, 參加

(7)[口]起床

(8)證明是..., 結(jié)果是...; 發(fā)展為...

(9)打扮, 裝束; 裝備

(10)把(牛、羊等)趕出欄外放牧

turn over

(1)(使)翻過(guò)來(lái); (使)翻倒, (使)打滾

(2)交給, 移交

(3)熟思, 再三考慮

(4)營(yíng)業(yè)額為..., 做(多少錢的)生意

(5)周轉(zhuǎn)

(6)(貨物等)大量賣出, 有銷路

(7)發(fā)動(dòng)(機(jī)器等); 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)

(8)翻閱(書(shū)刊)

(9)把...接轉(zhuǎn)到下一行

(10)(胃)惡心; (心)亂跳

turn to

(1)指向, 轉(zhuǎn)向

(2)求取于, 依賴

(3)變成; 結(jié)果成為

(4)著手; 開(kāi)始工作; 積極行動(dòng)

turn up

(1)向上; 向上翻; 使朝上

(2)開(kāi)大; 扭亮(燈火等); 加快(速度等)

(3)翻起, 翻掘

(4)露面, 來(lái)到; 發(fā)生, 出現(xiàn); (東西)被找到

(5)發(fā)現(xiàn), 找到

(6)[口]使嘔吐

(7)結(jié)果是..., 證明是

(8)[英]參考, 查閱; 尋找, 查

(9)拐入, 轉(zhuǎn)入; 轉(zhuǎn)身登上

(10)殺死

(11)[英]放棄; 釋放; 放松, 放掉

(12)轉(zhuǎn)速達(dá)到, 功率達(dá)到

(13)【航海】(船)搶風(fēng)轉(zhuǎn)變航向

turn upon

(1)有賴, 取決于; 隨...而定

(2)突然攻擊, 突然責(zé)罵; 對(duì)...翻臉

特殊用法

ampere turns

安(培)匝(數(shù))

back turn

逆向匝, 反作用匝

backstroke flip turn

仰泳滾翻轉(zhuǎn)身

binding turns

綁匝(絕緣子上綁線)

choking turn

扼流圈

clockwise turn

順時(shí)針?lè)较蜣D(zhuǎn)動(dòng)

control turn

控制線匝

counter-ampere turns

反安匝

crawl flip turn

爬泳前滾翻轉(zhuǎn)身

cross over turn

壓步轉(zhuǎn)彎

cross ampere turn

交磁安匝

damping turn

阻尼線匝

demagnetizing ampere turns

去磁安匝, 退磁安匝

down turn

經(jīng)濟(jì)下降

engine turn

機(jī)動(dòng)雕刻

fractional turn

分級(jí)轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)

front turn

向前轉(zhuǎn)身

full turn

轉(zhuǎn)體

handstand turn

倒立轉(zhuǎn)體

home turn

最后彎道

hop turn

快轉(zhuǎn)體

horizontal turn

水平轉(zhuǎn)身, 水磨式轉(zhuǎn)身

illegal turn

轉(zhuǎn)身犯規(guī)

jobber's turn

中間人的贏利, 賺頭

kick turn

踢腿轉(zhuǎn)彎

lateral turn

側(cè)轉(zhuǎn)身, 拉邊轉(zhuǎn)身

left turn

左旋

Maxwell turns

麥克斯韋匝

multiple turn

多圈的, 多匝的; 多轉(zhuǎn)的; 多螺線的

negotiate a turn

拐彎道

nonoperating ampere turn

不吸安匝

operating ampere turn

工作安匝

pivot turn

(仰泳)平轉(zhuǎn)身

procedure turn

程序轉(zhuǎn)向

programmed turn

程序轉(zhuǎn)彎

quarter turn

直角轉(zhuǎn)彎

quick turn

轉(zhuǎn)身靈活

release ampere turn

釋放安匝

reverse turn

反轉(zhuǎn)

right turn

右旋

rotor turn

轉(zhuǎn)子線匝

rough turn

粗車

round turn

(棉花交易所)買賣雙方

sea turn

海霧風(fēng)

series turn

串(聯(lián))繞(組)線圈

sharp turn

急轉(zhuǎn)彎

standing kick turn

原踢腿轉(zhuǎn)彎, 踢轉(zhuǎn)

standing turn with steps round the heel

原地踏步式轉(zhuǎn)彎, 踏轉(zhuǎn)

stock turn

存貨周轉(zhuǎn); (包括買進(jìn)和賣出的)一次股票周轉(zhuǎn)

toll turn

[英]牲畜市場(chǎng)稅

triple turn

轉(zhuǎn)體三周

tumble turn

滾翻轉(zhuǎn)身

work and turn

全張翻版印(刷)

turn of commodity

商品周轉(zhuǎn)

turn of the tide

(海)潮轉(zhuǎn)換

參考詞匯

turn rotate revolve spin whirl

都含“轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)"的意思。

(1)turn系常用詞, 指“繞著一個(gè)點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)", 如:

The wheel turns.

輪子轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)。

(2)rotate指“物體繞其中心點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)", 如:

The earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.

地球每24小時(shí)依其軸心自轉(zhuǎn)一次。

(3)revolve 可與 rotate互換, 指“環(huán)行轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)或旋轉(zhuǎn)", 如:

The earth revolves around the sun.

地球圍繞著太陽(yáng)轉(zhuǎn)。

(4)spin 指“持續(xù)旋轉(zhuǎn)", 如:

spin a top

抽陀螺。

(5)whirl 指“快速、持續(xù)地旋轉(zhuǎn)", 如:

The leaves whirled in the wind.

樹(shù)葉在風(fēng)中飛舞。

美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)詞典

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.

常用詞組

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.

習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)

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.

語(yǔ)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

參考詞匯

(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

英漢航海大詞典

to a turn

prep.正好,恰到好處

英漢計(jì)算機(jī)大詞典

to a turn

prep.恰好