turn
v * MOVEMENT AROUND A CENTRAL POINT 围绕一中心转动
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
(cause sth to) move round a point or an axis (使某物)转动, 旋转
The hands of a clock turn very slowly. 时钟的指针走得很慢.
The earth turns (ie rotates) on its axis once every 24 hours. 地球每24小时自转一圈.
The wheels of the car began to turn. 汽车的轮子开始转动.
This tap turns easily/It's easy to turn this tap. 这水龙头好拧.
She turned the handle but the door wouldn't open. 他旋动把手, 但门就是打不开.
He turned the key in the lock. 他转动钥匙开锁.
She turned the steering-wheel sharply to the left to avoid a cyclist. 她猛然向左转动方向盘避开一个骑车的人.
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sb/sth) (over) (cause sb/sth to) move so that a different side faces outwards or upwards (使某人[某物])翻转, 翻过来
If you turn over you might find it easier to get to sleep. 你翻翻身, 就容易睡著了.
Brown the meat on one side, then turn it (over) and brown the other side. 先把肉的一面烤好, 然後翻过来烤另一面.
He sat there idly turning the pages of a book. 他无聊地坐在那儿翻著书.
She turned the chair on its side to repair it. 她把椅子翻转过来修理.
You've turned your jumper inside out. 你的套头毛衣里外穿反了.
Turn the record over and put on (ie start to play) the other side. 把唱片翻过来放另一面.
3
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(cause sb/sth to) change position or direction so as to face or start moving in the specified direction (使某人[某物])转向, 转弯
About/Left/Right turn! ie as military commands 向後[左/右]转!
It's time we turned and went back home. 我们该返回家去了.
She turned to look at me. 她转过身来看著我.
He turned towards her. 他转向她.
We turned off the motorway at Lancaster. 我们在兰开斯特转弯离开了高速公路.
(fig 比喻) Her thoughts turned to (ie She began to think about) her dead husband. 她转而想起死去的丈夫.
He turned his back to the wall. 他转过身去背对著墙.
She turned (her face) away in embarrassment.她不好意思地扭过脸去.
(b) [I] (of the tide) start to come in or go out (指潮水)开始涨或落
The tide is turning; we'd better get back. 涨潮了, 咱们最好回去吧.
4 [Tn.pr] aim or point (sth) in the specified direction 瞄准或指向(某物)
Police turned water-cannon on the rioters, ie to disperse them. 警察用高压水龙头对准闹事的人(驱散他们).
They turned their dogs on us. 他们放狗咬我们.
She turned her eyes towards him. 她的眼睛朝他看.
(fig 比喻) It's time to turn our attention to the question of money. 咱们该考虑钱的问题了.
POINTING OR SENDING SOMETHING IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION 朝著某方向(送某事物)
5 [Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a]
cause (sb/sth) to go in the specified direction 使(某人[某物])向某方向走
turn a horse into a field 把马放进一片地里
turn a boat adrift 让船漂流
It would be irresponsible to turn such a man loose on society. 把这样的人放在社会上不加管束是不负责任的.
6 [Tn.p] fold (sth) in the specified way 摺起, 翻转(某物)
She turned down the blankets and climbed into bed. 她掀起毯子上床去了.
He turned up the collar of his coat and hurried out into the rain. 他竖起大衣领子, 匆匆冒雨出去了.
CHANGING DIRECTION 改变方向
7 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (round) sth go round sth 绕过某物
The car turned (round) the corner and disappeared from sight. 那辆汽车一转弯就不见了.
She waved to me as she turned the corner. 她拐弯时向我挥了挥手.
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🔁 扩展释义
*[tә:n]n. 转弯, 转动, 旋转, 翻转, 一圈, 顺次, 改动, 变化, 性格, 特色, 形状, 转折vt. 使旋转, 转弯, 转动, 使转向, 驱赶, 阻挡, 兑换, 改写, 使作对, 绕过, 使流通vi. 转动, 转弯, 转向, 翻转, 回转, 改变, 转身, 变成, 变质, 晕眩, 易脱手【医】 转; 转变; 倒转(胎)【经】 转为相关词组: turn one's hand to turn one's stomach do sb a good turn do sb a bad turn at every turn call the turn turn to the left in the turn of a hand in turn not do a hand's turn on the turn out of turn serve sb's turn serve the turn to a turn a good turn to the turn of a hair turn about turn and turn about turn aside turn away turn sb away turn back turn back to turn in turn oneself in turn inside out turn into turn loose turn off turn sb off turn sth on turn on sb turn sb on turn out turn out sth turn out to be turn out to do turn out well turn sth over turn over turn round turn to sb for help turn to a task turn up sth turn up doing turn up turn upside down turn the facts upside down not turn a hair
And why only snakes? Cats, for instance, would be greatly helped; no running fights with large, fierce rats or tussles with grown rabbits -- just a bite and no more effort needed.