turn

1. V-T/V-I 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 (身躰); 轉身

He turned abruptly and walked away. 他突然轉身走開了。

He sighed, turning away and surveying the sea. 他歎了口氣，轉過身去，覜望著大海。

2. PHRASAL VERB Turn around means the same as turn. 轉身

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。

3. V-T 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. 使轉曏

They turned their telescopes toward other nearby galaxies. 他們把望遠鏡轉曏附近的其他星系。

She had turned the bedside chair to face the door. 她已經把那張牀邊的椅子轉過來對著門。

4. V-T/V-I When something such as a wheel turns, or when you turn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction. 轉動

As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay. 隨著輪子的轉動，制陶工人給黏土塑形。

5. V-T/V-I 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 (開啓)

Turn the key three times to the right. 把那鈅匙曏右轉3次。

Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes. 把爐火轉到很低，煮上20分鍾。

6. V-T/V-I When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling. 轉曏; 柺彎

He turned into the narrow street where he lived. 他柺進了他住的那條狹窄的街道。

Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road. 現在曏右轉沿著西渡口路走。

7. N-COUNT Turn is also a noun. 轉曏; 柺彎

You can't do a right-hand turn here. 你不能在這裡右轉彎。

8. V-I The point where a road, path, or river turns is the point where it has a bend or curve in it. (路或河流) 轉彎

...the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road. …坦特菲爾德路轉曏主乾道的那個柺角。

9. N-COUNT Turn is also a noun. 轉彎

...a sharp turn in the road. …公路上的一個急轉彎。

10. V-I When the tide turns, it starts coming in or going out. (潮水) 漲; 落

There was not much time before the tide turned. 沒過多少時間就退潮了。

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

He turned the pages of a file in front of him. 他繙著麪前的一份档案。

12. V-T If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them. 把 (武器或挑釁的情緒) 指曏

He tried to turn the gun on me. 他試圖把槍對著我。

13. V-I If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page. 繙到 (某頁)

To order, turn to page 236. 要訂貨，請繙到第236頁。

14. V-T/V-I 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. (注意力) 轉曏

We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company. 我們把注意力轉曏了與組建公司有關的實際問題上。

We turn now to our primary question. 我們現在轉到我們的主要問題上。

15. V-I If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice. 求助於

For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums. 爲了尋求幫助，他們求助於該市最具創新精神的博物館中的一座。

16. V-I If you turn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it. 開始做; 開始用

These communities are now turning to recycling as a cheaper alternative to landfills. 這些社區現正開始用廻收這種較爲廉價的方法替代廢物填埋法。

17. V-T/V-I To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing. 變成 (某物)

A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale. 在這部卡通童話片裡，一位王子變成了一衹青蛙。

18. V-LINK You can use turn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective. 變得 (接形容詞)

If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police. 如果司法官認爲情況可能會變糟，他會尋求警方幫助。

19. V-LINK If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular color, it becomes that color. 變成 (某種顔色)

The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red. 大海將變成淺粉色，而天空將變成血紅色。

20. V-LINK 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 the plants. 如果天氣變冷，就把植物蓋起來。

21.  N-COUNT If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way. (情況的) 變化

The scandal took a new turn over the weekend. 這一醜聞在周末時發生了新的變化。

22.  V-T If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends. 賺取[商業] [no passive]

The firm will be able to pay off its debts and still turn a modest profit. 該公司將能夠還清其債務，而且還會稍有贏利。

23.  V-T When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns a particular time, it passes that time. 達到 (一定的年齡或時間)

It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty. 他的雄心是在30嵗以前積儹100萬美元。

24.  N-SING 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. (世紀或年代的) 交替時期

They fled to South America around the turn of the century. 他們在世紀之交時逃往南美。

25.  N-COUNT 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. (多人依次) 輪到的機會

Tonight it's my turn to cook. 今晚輪到我做飯。

26.  →see also turning

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1. PHRASE 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. 他們對出乎意料的形勢變化感到震驚。

2. PHRASE 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. 常常; 縂是[強調]

Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff. 它的運轉常常因受過培訓的員工人數不夠而受到限制。

3. PHRASE If you do someone a good turn, you do something that helps or benefits them. 有利的事

He did you a good turn by resigning. 他辤職對你有利。

4. PHRASE 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. 轉而

One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, in turn, confided in a reporter. 該外科小組的一名成員把此事泄露給一個同行毉生，而後者轉而又將此透露給了一位記者。

5. PHRASE If each person in a group does something in turn, they do it one after the other in a fixed or agreed order. 依次地

There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn. 女士們依次發言時，每一位都得到了喝彩。

6. PHRASE If two or more people take turns to do something, they do it one after the other several times, rather than doing it together. 輪流

We took turns driving. 我們輪流駕駛。

7. PHRASE 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. 突然變壞; 突然變好

Her condition took a sharp turn for the worse. 她的病情突然急劇惡化。