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BNC: 183 COCA: 170
turn
tɜːʳn tɜːn tɜrn
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense turns, present participle turning, past tense , past participle turned

  • Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression ‘turn over a new leaf’ is explained at leaf.

    turn 還有許多其他用法，在本詞典其他詞條下作了解釋。例如，turn over a new leaf 這一表達在 leaf 詞條下作了解釋。

1 VERB

轉動;轉身;扭轉 When you turn or when you turn part of your body, you move your body or part of your body so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction. 轉動;轉身;扭轉 [Also VERB n]

  • He turned abruptly and walked away. [VERB]

    他突然轉身走了。

  • He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'… [VERB prep./adv.]

    他轉向他的宣傳員開玩笑地問道：“下一個是什麽？”

  • He sighed, turning away and surveying the sea. [VERB prep./adv.]

    他歎口氣，轉身遠眺大海。

  • He turned his head left and right. [VERB noun adv./prep.]

    他左右轉動腦袋。

  • He waited for the woman to turn her face back to the road. [VERB noun adv./prep.]

    他等待那個女人把臉轉回路這邊。

SYN change course, swing round, wheel round, veer
Turn around or turn round means the same as turn .turn around 或 turn round 同 turn

  • I felt a tapping on my shoulder and I turned around.

    我感到有人拍了一下我的肩膀，於是轉過身去。

  • Turn your upper body round so that your shoulders are facing to the side.

    轉動上身，讓雙肩朝向一側。

2 VERB

轉動;使轉向;使改變方向 When you turn something, you move it so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction, or is in a very different position. 轉動;使轉向;使改變方向

  • They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies. [VERB noun prep./adv.]

    他們把望遠鏡轉向附近其他星系。

  • Turn the cake the right way up on to a wire rack… [VERB noun prep./adv.]

    把蛋糕翻到合適的方向對準金屬絲架上。

  • I turned my jacket inside out… [VERB noun prep./adv.]

    我把夾克衫翻了個面。

  • She had turned the bedside chair to face the door. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

    她把床頭椅轉向正對門的方向。

  • The lid, turned upside down, served as a coffee table. [VERB-ed]

    那個蓋子被翻過來當作咖啡桌。

3 V-ERG

(使)轉動;(使)旋轉 When something such as a wheel turns, or when you turn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction. (使)轉動;(使)旋轉

  • As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay. [VERB]

    輪子一邊轉動，制陶工人一邊拉坯。

  • The engine turned a propeller. [VERB noun]

    發動機使螺旋槳旋轉起來。

SYN rotate, spin, go round (and round), revolve
4 V-ERG

轉動，旋動(鑰匙、把手、開關等) When you turn something such as a key, knob, or switch, or when it turns, you hold it and twist your hand, in order to open something or make it start working. 轉動，旋動(鑰匙、把手、開關等)

  • Turn a special key, press the brake pedal, and your car's brakes lock. [VERB noun]

    轉動一把特制的鑰匙，踩下刹車踏板，這樣你的汽車刹車就鎖住了。

  • Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes. [VERB noun prep./adv.]

    把溫度調到很低，煮 20 分鐘。

  • I tried the doorknob and it turned. [VERB]

    我試了試門把手，結果它轉動了。

5 VERB

轉向;拐（彎） When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling. 轉向;拐（彎）

  • He turned into the narrow terraced street where he lived… [VERB prep./adv.]

    他轉向自己居住的那條夾在排房間的狹窄街道。

  • Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road. [VERB prep./adv.]

    現在向右拐沿西渡路往前走。

  • The man with the umbrella turned the corner again. [VERB noun]

    拿傘的人又拐進了拐角處。

Turn is also a noun.

  • You can't do a right-hand turn here.

    此處禁止右拐。

6 VERB

(路、河)拐彎，轉彎 The point where a road, path, or river turns, is the point where it has a bend or curve in it. (路、河)拐彎，轉彎 [Also VERB]

  • ...the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road. [VERB prep./adv.]

    滕特菲爾德路拐向主道的岔路口

SYN bend, curve, meander, wind
Turn is also a noun.

  • ...a sharp turn in the road.

    路上的急轉彎

7 VERB

(潮)漲，落 When the tide turns, it starts coming in or going out. (潮)漲，落

  • There was not much time before the tide turned. [VERB]

    不久就要漲潮了。

8 VERB

翻(筋鬥) When someone turns a cartwheel or a somersault, they do a cartwheel or somersault. 翻(筋鬥)

  • They were still doing wild acrobatics in the yard, turning somersaults and cartwheels. [VERB noun]

    他們還在院子裏一通雜耍，翻着跟頭，玩着側手翻。

SYN perform, do, carry out, execute
9 VERB

翻動(書頁) When you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that is flat against the previous page, and you can read the next page. 翻動(書頁)

  • He turned the pages of a file in front of him. [VERB noun]

    他翻閱面前的文件。

SYN flick through, thumb, skim, browse
10 VERB

指向;沖着;把…對準 If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them. 指向;沖着;把…對準

  • He tried to turn the gun on me. [VERB noun + on]

    他企圖把槍對準我。

  • The crowd then turned their anger on Prime Minister James Mitchell. [VERB noun + on]

    然後人群把怒火都撒向詹姆斯·米切爾總理。

11 VERB

翻到(某頁碼) If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page. 翻到(某頁碼)

  • To order, turn to page 236. [VERB + to]

    如需訂購，參見 236 頁。

12 VERB

開始思考;開始討論;把(注意力等)轉向 If you turn your attention or thoughts to a particular subject or if you turn to it, you start thinking about it or discussing it. 開始思考;開始討論;把(注意力等)轉向

  • We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company. [VERB noun + to]

    我們開始考慮有關成立公司的具體事宜。

  • We turn now to the British news. [VERB + to]

    我們現在來關注英國新聞。

13 VERB

求助於;求教於 If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice. 求助於;求教於

  • For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums. [VERB + to]

    他們求助於該市最具創新風格的一家博物館。

  • There was no one to turn to, no one to tell. [VERB to noun]

    沒人可以求助，沒人可以訴說。

14 VERB

致力於;開始從事;啓用 If you turn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it. 致力於;開始從事;啓用

  • These communities are now turning to recycling in large numbers. [V + to/from]

    這些團體現在正轉而致力於大規模的回收利用工作。

  • The Superpowers turned to the harder task of cutting their nuclear arsenals… [V to/from n/-ing]

    超級大國開始着手削減核武器庫這項更爲艱難的工作。

  • Universities are turning from academic to commercial sponsorship. [V to/from n/-ing]

    各大學正從學術贊助轉而尋求商業贊助。

15 V-ERG

(使)變成;(使)成爲 To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing. (使)變成;(使)成爲 [Also VERB n + to]

  • A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale. [V + into/to]

    在這個卡通童話裏王子變成了一只青蛙。

  • Their grief turned to hysteria when the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery… [V into/to n]

    當送葬隊走到墓地時，他們更加悲恸欲絕。

  • The hated dictator had turned his country into one of the poorest police states in Europe. [VERB noun + into]

    這個爲人深惡痛絕的獨裁者把他的國家變成了歐洲最貧窮的極權國家之一。

  • He soon turned his dreams to reality. [V n into/to n]

    他不久便夢想成真了。

  • …an MP turned diplomat. [VERB-ed]

    成爲外交官的下院議員

16 V-LINK

(用於形容詞前)變爲，變得 You can use turn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective. (用於形容詞前)變爲，變得

  • If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police. [VERB adj.ive]

    如果法警認爲事情變得不可收拾，他就會尋求警方的幫助。

  • She announced that she was going to turn professional. [VERB adj.ive]

    她宣布自己即將成爲職業選手。

SYN become, get, grow, come to be
17 V-LINK-ERG

(使)變成(某種顔色) If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular colour, it becomes that colour. (使)變成(某種顔色)

  • The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red. [V colour]

    大海會變成淺粉色，天空則變成血紅色。

  • Her contact lenses turned her eyes green. [V n colour]

    隐形眼鏡把她的眼睛變成了綠色。

18 V-LINK

(天氣)變得 You can use turn to indicate that there is a change to a particular kind of weather. For example, if it turns cold, the weather starts being cold. (天氣)變得

  • If it turns cold, cover plants. [VERB adj.ive]

    如果天氣變冷，就把植物蓋起來。

  • The weather had turned warm and thundery overnight. [VERB adj.ive]

    天氣一夜之間就轉暖，而且雷聲陣陣。

19 N-COUNT

(時局或趨勢的)逆轉，轉變，變化 If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way. (時局或趨勢的)逆轉，轉變，變化 [Also + in]

  • The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.

    周末時醜聞有了新的發展。

  • …the latest turn in the fighting…

    戰鬥的最新進展

  • Retailers have given up waiting for a turn in the housing market.

    零售商們已放棄等待房産市場上的轉機。

SYN direction, course, tack, swing
20 V-ERG

（使）(比賽)出現逆轉 In sports, if a game turns, or is turned, something significant happens which changes the way the game is developing. （使）(比賽)出現逆轉 [British, journalism]

  • The game turned in the 56th minute. [VERB]

    比賽在第 56 分鐘時發生了扭轉。

  • …the Gareth Edwards try which turned the game between France and Wales in Paris in 1971. [VERB noun]

    加雷思·愛德華茲於 1971 年法國隊與威爾士隊在巴黎的比賽中貢獻的一記扭轉賽事的觸地得分

21 VERB [no passive]

賺得，獲得(利潤) If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends. 賺得，獲得(利潤) [US, business]

  • The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit. [VERB noun]

    那家公司將有能力支付債務，而且還會賺得一筆可觀的利潤。

  • He says the fares are just too low to turn profits. [VERB noun]

    他說票價太低，根本無利可圖。

SYN make, produce, generate, yield
in BRIT, use 英國英語用 make, return
22 VERB

達到(…年齡);到(…點鐘) When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns a particular time, it passes that time. 達到(…年齡);到(…點鐘)

  • It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty. [VERB noun]

    他立志要在而立之年以前攢夠 100 萬美元。

  • It had just turned twelve o'clock. [VERB noun]

    剛過 12 點。

SYN reach, become, hit [informal] , pass
23 N-SING

世紀之交/新年伊始 Turn is used in expressions such as the turn of the century and the turn of the year to refer to a period of time when one century or year is ending and the next one is beginning. 世紀之交/新年伊始

  • They fled to South America around the turn of the century. [+ of]

    他們在世紀之交逃到了南美洲。

24 VERB

使成形;車削 When someone turns a wooden or metal object that they are making, they shape it using a special tool. 使成形;車削

  • ...the joys of making a living from turning wood. [VERB noun]

    靠車削木材謀生的樂趣

  • …finely-turned metal. [VERB-ed]

    精心車削的金屬

SYN shape, form, fashion, cast
25 N-COUNT [usually with poss, oft NOUN to-infinitive, N -ing]

(依次輪流時的)輪班，次序，輪番 If it is your turn to do something, you now have the duty, chance, or right to do it, when other people have done it before you or will do it after you. (依次輪流時的)輪班，次序，輪番

  • Tonight it's my turn to cook.

    今晚該我做飯了。

  • Let each child have a turn at fishing. [+ at]

    讓每個孩子輪流釣魚。

  • Students are expected to take their turn leading the study group.

    學生們要依次輪流當學習小組的組長。

SYN opportunity, go, spell, shot [informal]
26 N-COUNT

(疾病的)瞬間發作 If you say that someone is having a turn, you mean they feel suddenly very unwell for a short period of time. (疾病的)瞬間發作 [British, informal]

  • He is having one of his turns…

    他又犯病了。

  • He gets funny turns, you know. It's his age.

    他總是感覺不舒服。也是，他都這個歲數了。

27 See also:

turning 
28 PHRASE

（表示兩種感情或品質的交替）時而，間或 You can use by turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other. （表示兩種感情或品質的交替）時而，間或

  • His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved.

    他的語氣時而透着憤怒，時而流露出哀怨。

SYN alternately, in succession, turn and turn about, reciprocally
29 PHRASE

形勢的變化 If there is a particular turn of events, a particular series of things happen. 形勢的變化

  • They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events.

    這種出乎意料的形勢變化讓他們無比震驚。

SYN development, incident, circumstance, occurrence
30 PHRASE

每每;總是;處處 If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want. 每每;總是;處處 [emphasis]

  • Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff.

    因爲缺乏訓練有素的員工，其生産經營總是遇到各種障礙。

  • At every turn smoke and flame stopped efforts to get into the living quarters.

    到處是煙霧和火焰，根本無法進入住處。

SYN repeatedly, always, constantly, all the time
31 PHRASE

(對…)有利的事,有幫助的事 If you do someone a good turn, you do something that helps or benefits them. (對…)有利的事,有幫助的事

  • He did you a good turn by resigning.

    他辭職對你有利。

  • One good turn deserves another.

    善有善報。

32 PHRASE

徹底搜查;把…翻個底朝天 If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy. 徹底搜查;把…翻個底朝天

  • They hadn't found a scrap of evidence though they had turned his flat inside out.

    他們雖然把他的公寓翻了個底朝天，卻沒有找到一絲證據。

33 PHRASE

徹底改變，完全攪亂（體制或生活方式） If something such as a system or way of life is turned inside out or upside down, it is changed completely, making people confused or upset. 徹底改變，完全攪亂（體制或生活方式）

  • He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down.

    他驚呆了。他的世界已經完全被打亂了。

34 PHRASE

繼而;轉而;反過來 You use in turn to refer to actions or events that are in a sequence one after the other, for example because one causes the other. 繼而;轉而;反過來

  • One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, in turn, confided in a reporter.

    手術小組的一名成員把這個消息洩露給了在一起工作的一個内科醫生，後者又透露給了一位記者。

35 PHRASE

逐一;依次;輪流地 If each person in a group does something in turn, they do it one after the other in a fixed or agreed order. 逐一;依次;輪流地

  • There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn.

    當這些女人們逐一發言時，她們每個人都赢得了喝彩聲。

36 PHRASE

思維;性情;秉性 If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character. 思維;性情;秉性

  • She was of a rational turn of mind.

    她是個理性的人。

SYN bent, tendency, bias, inclination
37 PHRASE

冒失地說;說話出格 If you speak out of turn or talk out of turn, you say something that you do not have the right or authority to say. 冒失地說;說話出格

  • I hope I haven't spoken out of turn.

    希望我沒有多嘴。

38 PHRASE [PHRASE after verb]

速度;腳力;馬力 If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast. 速度;腳力;馬力 [British]
39 PHRASE

輪流;依次 If two or more people take turns to do something, or in British English take it in turns to do something, they do it one after the other several times, rather than doing it together. 輪流;依次

  • We took turns to drive the car.

    我們輪流開車。

  • Ted and I took it in turns to go into hospital and sit with Emma.

    我和特德輪流去醫院陪護埃瑪。

40 PHRASE

(情況)突然惡化/突然好轉 If a situation takes a turn for the worse, it suddenly becomes worse. If a situation takes a turn for the better, it suddenly becomes better. (情況)突然惡化/突然好轉

  • Her condition took a sharp turn for the worse.

    她的病情突然急劇惡化。

Phrasal verbs:

turn against turn around turn away turn back turn down turn in turn off turn on turn out turn over turn over to turn round turn up
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VERB.

bend, pivot, revolve, rotate, spin, twist 1 2 3 4

become 16 17 18

N.

chance, opportunity 25

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