turn 英音: [tə:n] 美音: [tɚn]

单词详解

1. vi.

使转动 旋转 使改变方向 使不适 (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Turn around / round and let me look at your back. 转过身让我看看你的背。

2. vt. 使变酸 使变换 使变为 (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense )

You’ll never turn me into a salesman. 你将成为一名销售员。 

3. n. 翻转;(路线或方向的改变机会 (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course)

At every turn I met with disappointment. 我事事都不顺心。

 

相关词组

1. by turns 交替地轮流地

His condition is critical; we have to look after him by turns.

他的病情极为严重,我们得轮流看护他。

2. in one’s turn 轮到某人(做事)

In my turn, I told a joke. 轮到我时我讲了个笑话。

3. in turn 依次地,一次一个地,轮流地

The children went on the bus in turn. 孩子们依次上了公共汽车。

4. turn up 出现,到达 开大音量 被发现或找到 查(字典等)

He promised to come but hasn’t turned up yet. 他答应要来但是还没有露面。

I can’t hear the radio very well; could you turn it up a bit

我不能听清楚收音机,把它调大点好吗?

5. turn on 打开 依赖 突然攻击某人

Could you turn on the light, please?请帮我打开灯好吗?

6. turn off 关掉(煤气,水,电,收音机,电视机等)

They have turned the gas off for a couple of days. 他们已经关掉煤气几天了。

7. turn out 证明是,结果是 关掉 生产 赶走

The experiment turned out to be a great success. 这个实验结果是非常成功。

It turned out that she didn’t get the job. 结果她没获得这份工作。

8. turn down 关小 拒绝

Can you turn the TV down? I’m trying to get some sleep.

你能把电视调低吗?我想睡觉。

He tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health.

他尽力想参军,但是由于身体不好被拒绝了。

9. turn against 背叛

She turned against her old friend. 她背叛了她的老朋友。

10. turn (a)round 绕着……转

The earth turns around / round the sun. 地球围绕着太阳转。

11. turn to 翻到,求助于

Please turn to page10. 请翻到10页。

12. turn over 翻身,翻转 移交,交付

She turned over and went to sleep. 她翻过身又睡着了。

 

相关单词

过去式: turned

过去分词: turned

现在分词: turning

第三人称单数: turns

 

相关链接

词语辨析:turn, grow, get

turn, grow, get

 

三个词都有“变得,成为”的含义。

turn有“成为与以前完全不同的东西”的含义。另外,turn后接名词时,往往表示意想

不到的变化,名词前通常用零冠词。

grow表示“逐渐变成新的状态”的含义,主要强调逐渐变化的过程。

get也表示变化的过程已经完成,通常与形容词连用。

 

词语详解

1. turn有“成为与以前完全不同的东西”的含义。另外,turn后接名词时,往往表示意想

不到的变化,名词前通常用零冠词。

The milk turned sour. 牛奶变酸了。

He turned writer after he graduated from a medical college. 他从医学院毕业后当了作家。

(比较:He became a writer after graduating from college.)

2. grow表示“逐渐变成新的状态”的含义,主要强调逐渐变化的过程。

My younger brother is growing tall. 我的弟弟渐渐长高了。

The pollution problem is growing serious. 污染问题日见严峻。

3. get也表示变化的过程已经完成,通常与形容词连用。

He has got rich. 他变富了。

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