turn
n.
1. 转弯
n.[C]
1. 转动,旋转
The sick man has taken a turn for the better.
病人病情转好。
The car made a left turn.
汽车向左转弯。
the turn of a language
语言特色
At each turn the screw goes in further.
每一次旋转都使螺丝钉更向里进。
It's my turn to use the bike.
该轮到我用自行车了。
v.
1. 旋转
vi.
1. 转动,旋转
The success of the picnic turns on the weather.
野餐是否成功取决于天气。
She turned and saw her daughter still waving to her.
她回过身来,看见女儿还在向她挥手。
The key turned in the lock.
钥匙在锁里转动了一下。
By the first of October, most of the leaves have turned.
到十月一日时,大部分叶子都已变了颜色。
The wheel turns when its axis moves.
轮轴动时,轮子也跟着转动。
Let's turn to page 8.
让我们翻到第八页。
He turned to Buddhism.
他皈依佛教。
She turned pale.
她的脸变得苍白。
When I am in difficulty, I always turn to him for help.
我有困难时总是找他帮忙。
vt.
1. 转, 转动, 旋转
Cold turned their ears pink.
他们的耳朵冻得发红了。
turn a wheel
转动轮子
He turned the glass upside down.
他将玻璃杯子倒置。
The wheel of history cannot be turned back.
历史的车轮不能倒转。
She turned a page.
她翻过一页。
She turned the key in the lock.
她用钥匙开锁。
The barren land has been turned into fertile fields.
贫瘠的土地已改成良田。
He turned his head and saw a figure approaching in the darkness.
他转过头,看见在黑暗中有个人影走过来。
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
He turned his ankle.
他扭伤脚踝。
turn a lead pipe
弯铅管
He turned the edge of the knife.
他使刀口卷刃[变钝]。
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-your face this way.
请把脸转到这边。
T-it more to the right.
把它向右边转动一下。
5. 把(注意力等)转向; 把...用于; 把...对准
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。
turn one's hand to writing
致力于 写作
She turned her thoughts toward home.
她转念思家。
6. 挡开, 使偏斜
This metal is thick enough to turn a bullet.
此金属厚得可以挡住子弹。
turn a punch
挡住一拳
7. 使变成; 改变; 使变质[变酸]
The cold weather turned leaves red.
寒冷天气使树叶变红。
The hot weather has turned the milk.
天热使牛奶变质了。
8. 驱使, 撵, 驱散, 击退
turn the enemy's attack
击退敌人的进攻
turn sb. out of the door
把某人赶出门
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
Can you turn this article into Chinese?
你能把这篇文章译成汉语吗?
turn coins into paper money
把硬币换成纸币
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 rotten fish turned my stomach.
臭鱼使我恶心。
The mere sight of food turned his stomach.
一见食物, 他就想呕吐。
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
Let's get the lathe to turn the new piston.
咱们用车床车[加工]新的活塞吧。
turn a machine part
车机器部件
Caterpillars turned into butterflies.
毛虫会变成蝴蝶。
She's always shown an academic turn of mind.
她总是表现出学究式的思想方法。
The river turns north at this point.
这条河从这里转向北方。
Nothing will ever turn him from his purpose.
什么也不能使他改变目标。
He gets cheerful and depressed by turns.
他的情绪高一阵低一阵。
She found her plans frustrated at every turn.
她觉得她的计画到处碰壁。
The tide is turning; we'd better get back.
涨潮了，咱们最好回去吧。
The earth turns round the sun.
地球绕日运行。
同义词
vt. 使变化;改变
vt. 使转动,使旋转
vi. 变酸;变质;变色
其他：thing change opportunity spin prejudice addle writhe switch
screw curl gyrate airing track cock swivel corner alter contort go tide
spoil revolve leaf curl wriggle twist vary
roll wheel twirl around coil shift labor pivot sour go curve bend
whirl swerve veer compass bout evolution circle rotate get
screw curl gyrate airing track cock swivel corner alter contort go tide
spoil revolve leaf curl wriggle twist vary
roll wheel twirl around coil shift labor pivot sour go curve bend
whirl swerve veer compass bout evolution circle rotate get
反义词
vt. 使转动;使变化
其他：fix
名复：turns
turn; rotate; revolve; spin; whirl;
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。
turned-on
adj. 对时髦事物极敏感的, 好赶时髦的
turncoat
n. 变节者, 叛徒
turnbuckle
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]
turncock
n. (有柄)旋塞
turndown
adj.
1. 翻折物
2. 拒绝
3. 衰落, 萧条
turn
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
Matters have taken a bad turn.
事情恶化。
It is your turn now.
现在轮到你了。
on the afternoon turn
值下午班
It gave me quite a turn.
可把我吓了一跳。
a coil of 500 turns
五百匝的线圈
make a turn
拐[转]弯; 转一圈
take two turns
拧[转]两圈
I don't like the turn of the sentence.
我可不喜欢这句话的措词。
No one is allowed to get his ticket out of turn.
任何人都不准不按次序买票。
vi.
1. 旋转; 转动, 环绕
The earth turns round the sun.
地球绕太阳旋转。
The wheels were turning slowly.
轮子在缓慢地转动着。
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。
The road turns sharp right.
路向右急转。
Now please turn round.
现在请转过身来。
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
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。
Please turn to page twelve.
请翻到十二页。
5. 变成, 变得; 变质, 变酸; 改变信仰; 变色
The weather suddenly turned cold.
天气突然冷了起来。
Maple leaves have turned crimson .
枫叶已经红了。
At a low temperature, water turns into ice.
水在低温时就结成冰。
He later turned Moslem.
他后来改信了伊斯兰教。
The milk has turned.
牛奶变质了。
This afternoon will be cloudy, turning clear.
今天下午阴转晴。
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 head is turning.
我头晕。
My stomach turned at the sight of blood.
我一看见血就想吐。
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
turn
adj. 翻折的
turnbutton
n. 旋转式按纽
turncap
n. (烟囱顶)旋转帽, 风帽
turnbench
n. (可携带的)钟表工人用的车床
turnback
n.
1. 懦夫
2. (衣物的)翻新部分
turn-about-face
n. 变节; 改变主意
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
turnaround
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
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
be turned (of)
年在...以上, 年过
a turn of fortune's wheel
命运的转变
at every turn
处处, 到处; 每一次, 经常地
do sb. a good turn
做有利于某人的事, 为某人效了一次劳
About turn! (=Right about turn!)
【军】向右转!
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. an ill turn
做有损于某人的事, 危害某人
a hand's turn
举手之劳, 一臂之力; 一点工作
do sb. a bad turn
做有损于某人的事, 危害某人