turn

verb

转动 move round

1. （使）转动，旋转
   to move or make sth move around a central point
   1. The wheels of the car began to turn.
      汽车的轮子开始转动起来。
   2. I can't get the screw to turn.
      我拧不动这个螺丝钉。
   3. He turned the key in the lock.
      他转动钥匙开锁。
   4. She turned the wheel sharply to the left.
      她猛地向左打方向盘。

改变位置 / 方向 change position/direction

2. 转身；扭转（身体部位）
   to move your body or part of your body so as to face or start moving in a different direction
   1. We turned and headed for home.
      我们转身朝家走去。
   2. She turned to look at me.
      她转过头来看着我。
   3. He turned back to his work.
      他回去继续工作。
   4. I turned away and looked out of the window.
      我扭过脸去望着窗外。
   5. He turned his back to the wall.
      他转身背对着墙。
   6. She turned her head away.
      她把头扭向别处。
3. 翻转；翻动；把…翻过来
   to move sth so that it is in a different position or facing a different direction
   1. She turned the chair on its side to repair it.
      她把椅子翻转过来修理。
   2. Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it.
      你把针织套衫里面翻过来再洗。
4. （使）改变方向；转弯
   to change the direction you are moving or travelling in; to make sth change the direction it is moving in
   1. He turned into a narrow street.
      他拐进了一条狭窄的街道。
   2. The man turned the corner and disappeared.
      那男人转过街角就没影了。
   3. I turned the car into the car park.
      我转弯把汽车开进了停车场。
5. 转向；转弯
   to curve in a particular direction
   1. The road turns to the left after the church.
      这条路过了教堂之后向左转弯。

瞄准；指向 aim/point

6. 朝着；向…方向；对准
   to aim or point sth in a particular direction
   1. Police turned water cannon on the rioters.
      警察把高压水枪对准了闹事者。
   2. He turned the gun on himself.
      他把枪口对准了自己。
   3. She looked at him then turned her attention back to me.
      她看了看他，然后又把注意力转回到我的身上。
   4. His thoughts turned to his dead wife.
      他想起了自己已故的妻子。

海潮 of tide in sea

7. 开始涨（或落）
   to start to come in or go out
   1. The tide is turning─we'd better get back.
      涨潮了，我们最好回去吧。

松开 let sb/sth go

8. （使）松开，释放
   to make or let sb/sth go into a particular place or state
   1. They turned the horse into the field.
      他们把马松开放到牧场里。
   2. to turn the dogs loose
      把狗放开

折叠 fold

9. 折起；翻转
   to fold sth in a particular way
   1. She turned down the blankets and climbed into bed.
      她掀开毯子爬上床去。
   2. He turned up the collar of his coat and hurried out into the rain.
      他竖起大衣领子，冒雨匆匆走了。

侧手翻；筋斗 cartwheel/somersault

10. 表演（身体旋转动作）
    to perform a movement by moving your body in a circle
    1. to turn cartwheels/somersaults
       做侧手翻；翻筋斗

书页 page

11. 翻，翻动（书页）
    if you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that you can read the next page
    1. He sat turning the pages idly.
       他坐在那里无所事事地翻着书。
    2. Turn to p.23.
       翻到第23页。

比赛 game

12. （使）逆转
    if a game turns or sb turns it, it changes the way it is developing so that a different person or team starts to win

变成 become

13. （使）变成，成为
    to change into a particular state or condition; to make sth do this
    1. The leaves were turning brown.
       叶子变了黄色。
    2. The weather has turned cold.
       天气变得寒冷了。
    3. He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money.
       我们不给他钱时，他变得穷凶极恶。
    4. He decided to turn professional .
       他决定转为职业人员。
    5. The heat turned the milk sour.
       炎热的天气使得牛奶变酸了。
    6. She turned a deathly shade of white when she heard the news.
       她听到这个消息时面如死灰。
    7. He's a lawyer turned politician (= he used to be a lawyer but is now a politician) .
       他以前是个律师，现在成为政治家了。

年龄；时间 age/time

14. 到达，超过（某一年龄或时间）
    to reach or pass a particular age or time
    1. She turns 21 in June.
       她到六月份就满21岁了。
    2. It's turned midnight.
       已过了午夜。

胃 stomach

15. 作呕；恶心；使（胃）不适
    when your stomach turns or sth turns your stomach, you feel as though you will vomit

木材 wood

16. （在车床上）车削
    to shape sth on a lathe
    1. to turn a chair leg
       在车床上车椅子腿
    2. turned boxes and bowls
       车削成的盒和碗

noun

活动 movement

1. 转动；旋动
   an act of turning sb/sth around
   1. Give the handle a few turns.
      转动几下把手。

道路；车辆 of road/vehicle

2. （车辆的）转弯，转向
   a change in direction in a vehicle
3. （车辆的）转弯，转向
   a change in direction in a vehicle
4. （道路的）弯道，转弯处
   a bend or corner in a road
   1. a lane full of twists and turns
      弯弯曲曲的小巷

时间 time

5. （依次轮到的）机会
   the time when sb in a group of people should or is allowed to do sth
   1. When it's your turn, take another card.
      轮到你时，再抓一张牌。
   2. Please wait your turn .
      请等着轮到你。
   3. Whose turn is it to cook?
      轮到谁做饭了？
   4. Steve took a turn driving while I slept.
      我睡觉时，史蒂夫接着开车。

变化 change

6. （异乎寻常或意外的）变化，转变
   an unusual or unexpected change in what is happening
   1. a surprising turn of events
      意想不到的事态变化
   2. His health has taken a turn for the worse (= suddenly got worse) .
      他的健康状况突然恶化。
   3. Events took a dramatic turn in the weeks that followed.
      在以后的几周里，事态急转直下。
   4. The book is, by turns , funny and very sad.
      这部书时而妙趣横生，时而悲悲戚戚。

表演 performance

7. 短小节目
   a short performance or piece of entertainment such as a song, etc.
   1. Everyone got up on stage to do a turn.
      每个人都登台表演了一个小节目。

步行 walk

8. 散步；转一圈
   a short walk
   1. We took a turn around the park.
      我们在公园里转了一圈。

疾病 illness

9. （疾病的）一阵发作；不适感
   a feeling of illness
   1. a funny turn (= a feeling that you may faint)
      感到一阵晕眩

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 还有许多其他用法，在本词典其他词条下作了解释。例如，turn over a new leaf 这一表达在 leaf 词条下作了解释。

1. VERB 转动;转身;扭转
   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.
   1. He turned abruptly and walked away...
      他突然转身走了。
   2. He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'…
      他转向他的宣传员开玩笑地问道：“下一个是什么？”
   3. He sighed, turning away and surveying the sea...
      他叹口气，转身远眺大海。
   4. He turned his head left and right...
      他左右转动脑袋。
   5. He waited for the woman to turn her face back to the road.
      他等待那个女人把脸转回路这边。
   6. Turn around or turn round means the same as turn .
      turn around 或 turn round 同 turn
   7. I felt a tapping on my shoulder and I turned around...
      我感到有人拍了一下我的肩膀，于是转过身去。
   8. Turn your upper body round so that your shoulders are facing to the side.
      转动上身，让双肩朝向一侧。
2. VERB 转动;使转向;使改变方向
   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.
   1. They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...
      他们把望远镜转向附近其他星系。
   2. Turn the cake the right way up on to a wire rack…
      把蛋糕翻到合适的方向对准金属丝架上。
   3. I turned my jacket inside out…
      我把夹克衫翻了个面。
   4. She had turned the bedside chair to face the door...
      她把床头椅转向正对门的方向。
   5. The lid, turned upside down, served as a coffee table.
      那个盖子被翻过来当作咖啡桌。
3. V-ERG (使)转动;(使)旋转
   When something such as a wheel turns, or when you turn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction.
   1. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay...
      轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。
   2. The engine turned a propeller.
      发动机使螺旋桨旋转起来。
4. V-ERG 转动，旋动(钥匙、把手、开关等)
   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.
   1. Turn a special key, press the brake pedal, and your car's brakes lock...
      转动一把特制的钥匙，踩下刹车踏板，这样你的汽车刹车就锁住了。
   2. Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes...
      把温度调到很低，煮 20 分钟。
   3. I tried the doorknob and it turned.
      我试了试门把手，结果它转动了。
5. VERB 转向;拐（弯）
   When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling.
   1. He turned into the narrow terraced street where he lived…
      他转向自己居住的那条夹在排房间的狭窄街道。
   2. Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road...
      现在向右拐沿西渡路往前走。
   3. The man with the umbrella turned the corner again.
      拿伞的人又拐进了拐角处。
   4. Turn is also a noun.
      
   5. You can't do a right-hand turn here.
      此处禁止右拐。
6. VERB (路、河)拐弯，转弯
   The point where a road, path, or river turns, is the point where it has a bend or curve in it.
   1. ...the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road.
      滕特菲尔德路拐向主道的岔路口
   2. Turn is also a noun.
      
   3. ...a sharp turn in the road.
      路上的急转弯
7. VERB (潮)涨，落
   When the tide turns, it starts coming in or going out.
   1. There was not much time before the tide turned.
      不久就要涨潮了。
8. VERB 翻(筋斗)
   When someone turns a cartwheel or a somersault, they do a cartwheel or somersault.
   1. They were still doing wild acrobatics in the yard, turning somersaults and cartwheels.
      他们还在院子里一通杂耍，翻着跟头，玩着侧手翻。
9. VERB 翻动(书页)
   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.
   1. He turned the pages of a file in front of him.
      他翻阅面前的文件。
10. VERB 指向;冲着;把…对准
    If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them.
    1. He tried to turn the gun on me...
       他企图把枪对准我。
    2. The crowd then turned their anger on Prime Minister James Mitchell.
       然后人群把怒火都撒向詹姆斯·米切尔总理。
11. VERB 翻到(某页码)
    If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page.
    1. To order, turn to page 236.
       如需订购，参见 236 页。
12. VERB 开始思考;开始讨论;把(注意力等)转向
    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.
    1. We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company...
       我们开始考虑有关成立公司的具体事宜。
    2. We turn now to the British news.
       我们现在来关注英国新闻。
13. VERB 求助于;求教于
    If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice.
    1. For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums...
       他们求助于该市最具创新风格的一家博物馆。
    2. There was no one to turn to, no one to tell.
       没人可以求助，没人可以诉说。
14. VERB 致力于;开始从事;启用
    If you turn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it.
    1. These communities are now turning to recycling in large numbers...
       这些团体现在正转而致力于大规模的回收利用工作。
    2. The Superpowers turned to the harder task of cutting their nuclear arsenals…
       超级大国开始着手削减核武器库这项更为艰难的工作。
    3. Universities are turning from academic to commercial sponsorship.
       各大学正从学术赞助转而寻求商业赞助。
15. V-ERG (使)变成;(使)成为
    To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing.
    1. A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale...
       在这个卡通童话里王子变成了一只青蛙。
    2. Their grief turned to hysteria when the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery…
       当送葬队走到墓地时，他们更加悲恸欲绝。
    3. The hated dictator had turned his country into one of the poorest police states in Europe...
       这个为人深恶痛绝的独裁者把他的国家变成了欧洲最贫穷的极权国家之一。
    4. He soon turned his dreams to reality.
       他不久便梦想成真了。
    5. …an MP turned diplomat.
       成为外交官的下院议员
16. V-LINK (用于形容词前)变为，变得
    You can use turn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective.
    1. If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police...
       如果法警认为事情变得不可收拾，他就会寻求警方的帮助。
    2. She announced that she was going to turn professional.
       她宣布自己即将成为职业选手。
17. V-LINK-ERG (使)变成(某种颜色)
    If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular colour, it becomes that colour.
    1. The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red...
       大海会变成浅粉色，天空则变成血红色。
    2. Her contact lenses turned her eyes green.
       隐形眼镜把她的眼睛变成了绿色。
18. V-LINK (天气)变得
    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.
    1. If it turns cold, cover plants...
       如果天气变冷，就把植物盖起来。
    2. The weather had turned warm and thundery overnight.
       天气一夜之间就转暖，而且雷声阵阵。
19. N-COUNT (时局或趋势的)逆转，转变，变化
    If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way.
    1. The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.
       周末时丑闻有了新的发展。
    2. …the latest turn in the fighting…
       战斗的最新进展
    3. Retailers have given up waiting for a turn in the housing market.
       零售商们已放弃等待房产市场上的转机。
20. V-ERG （使）(比赛)出现逆转
    In sports, if a game turns, or is turned, something significant happens which changes the way the game is developing.
    1. The game turned in the 56th minute.
       比赛在第 56 分钟时发生了扭转。
    2. …the Gareth Edwards try which turned the game between France and Wales in Paris in 1971.
       加雷思·爱德华兹于 1971 年法国队与威尔士队在巴黎的比赛中贡献的一记扭转赛事的触地得分
21. VERB 赚得，获得(利润)
    If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends.
    1. The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit...
       那家公司将有能力支付债务，而且还会赚得一笔可观的利润。
    2. He says the fares are just too low to turn profits.
       他说票价太低，根本无利可图。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 make, return


22. VERB 达到(…年龄);到(…点钟)
    When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns a particular time, it passes that time.
    1. It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty...
       他立志要在而立之年以前攒够 100 万美元。
    2. It had just turned twelve o'clock.
       刚过 12 点。
23. N-SING 世纪之交/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.
    1. They fled to South America around the turn of the century.
       他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。
24. VERB 使成形;车削
    When someone turns a wooden or metal object that they are making, they shape it using a special tool.
    1. ...the joys of making a living from turning wood.
       靠车削木材谋生的乐趣
    2. …finely-turned metal.
       精心车削的金属
25. N-COUNT (依次轮流时的)轮班，次序，轮番
    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.
    1. Tonight it's my turn to cook...
       今晚该我做饭了。
    2. Let each child have a turn at fishing...
       让每个孩子轮流钓鱼。
    3. Students are expected to take their turn leading the study group.
       学生们要依次轮流当学习小组的组长。
26. N-COUNT (疾病的)瞬间发作
    If you say that someone is having a turn, you mean they feel suddenly very unwell for a short period of time.
    1. He is having one of his turns…
       他又犯病了。
    2. He gets funny turns, you know. It's his age.
       他总是感觉不舒服。也是，他都这个岁数了。
27. See also: turning
28. PHRASE （表示两种感情或品质的交替）时而，间或
    You can use by turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other.
    1. His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved.
       他的语气时而透着愤怒，时而流露出哀怨。
29. PHRASE 形势的变化
    If there is a particular turn of events, a particular series of things happen.
    1. They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events.
       这种出乎意料的形势变化让他们无比震惊。
30. PHRASE 每每;总是;处处
    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.
    1. Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff...
       因为缺乏训练有素的员工，其生产经营总是遇到各种障碍。
    2. At every turn smoke and flame stopped efforts to get into the living quarters.
       到处是烟雾和火焰，根本无法进入住处。
31. PHRASE (对…)有利的事,有帮助的事
    If you do someone a good turn, you do something that helps or benefits them.
    1. He did you a good turn by resigning...
       他辞职对你有利。
    2. One good turn deserves another.
       善有善报。
32. PHRASE 彻底搜查;把…翻个底朝天
    If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.
    1. They hadn't found a scrap of evidence though they had turned his flat inside out.
       他们虽然把他的公寓翻了个底朝天，却没有找到一丝证据。
33. PHRASE 彻底改变，完全搅乱（体制或生活方式）
    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.
    1. He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down.
       他惊呆了。他的世界已经完全被打乱了。
34. PHRASE 继而;转而;反过来
    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.
    1. One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, in turn, confided in a reporter.
       手术小组的一名成员把这个消息泄露给了在一起工作的一个内科医生，后者又透露给了一位记者。
35. PHRASE 逐一;依次;轮流地
    If each person in a group does something in turn, they do it one after the other in a fixed or agreed order.
    1. There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn.
       当这些女人们逐一发言时，她们每个人都赢得了喝彩声。
36. PHRASE 思维;性情;秉性
    If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.
    1. She was of a rational turn of mind.
       她是个理性的人。
37. PHRASE 冒失地说;说话出格
    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.
    1. I hope I haven't spoken out of turn.
       希望我没有多嘴。
38. 速度;脚力;马力
    If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
39. PHRASE 轮流;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.
    1. We took turns to drive the car...
       我们轮流开车。
    2. Ted and I took it in turns to go into hospital and sit with Emma.
       我和特德轮流去医院陪护埃玛。
40. PHRASE (情况)突然恶化/突然好转
    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.
    1. Her condition took a sharp turn for the worse.
       她的病情突然急剧恶化。

1. He turned abruptly and walked away
   他突然转身走了。
2. They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies
   他们把望远镜转向附近其他星系。
3. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay
   轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。
4. Turn a special key, press the brake pedal, and your car's brakes lock
   转动一把特制的钥匙，踩下刹车踏板，这样你的汽车刹车就锁住了。
5. He turned into the narrow terraced street where he lived
   他转向自己居住的那条夹在排房间的狭窄街道。
6. There was not much time before the tide turned.
   不久就要涨潮了。
7. They were still doing wild acrobatics in the yard, turning somersaults and cartwheels.
   他们还在院子里一通杂耍，翻着跟头，玩着侧手翻。
8. He turned the pages of a file in front of him.
   他翻阅面前的文件。
9. He tried to turn the gun on me
   他企图把枪对准我。
10. To order, turn to page 236.
    如需订购，参见236页。
11. We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company
    我们开始考虑有关成立公司的具体事宜。
12. For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums
    他们求助于该市最具创新风格的一家博物馆。
13. These communities are now turning to recycling in large numbers
    这些团体现在正转而致力于大规模的回收利用工作。
14. A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale
    在这个卡通童话里王子变成了一只青蛙。
15. The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red
    大海会变成浅粉色，天空则变成血红色。
16. If it turns cold, cover plants
    如果天气变冷，就把植物盖起来。
17. The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.
    周末时丑闻有了新的发展。
18. The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit
    那家公司将有能力支付债务，而且还会赚得一笔可观的利润。
19. It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty
    他立志要在而立之年以前攒够100万美元。
20. They fled to South America around the turn of the century.
    他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。
21. Tonight it's my turn to cook
    今晚该我做饭了。
22. He is having one of his turns
    他又犯病了。
23. His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved.
    他的语气时而透着愤怒，时而流露出哀怨。
24. They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events.
    这种出乎意料的形势变化让他们无比震惊。
25. Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff
    因为缺乏训练有素的员工，其生产经营总是遇到各种障碍。
26. He did you a good turn by resigning
    他辞职对你有利。
27. He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down.
    他惊呆了。他的世界已经完全被打乱了。
28. One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, in turn, confided in a reporter.
    手术小组的一名成员把这个消息泄露给了在一起工作的一个内科医生，后者又透露给了一位记者。

  change alter convert modify transform turn vary【导航词义：改变，变化】

  change v. 改变，变更

〔辨析〕普通用词，可指任何变化，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。

  alter v. 改变

〔辨析〕常指轻微改变，强调在保持原状的情况下进行局部改变。

  convert v. 转变，转化

〔辨析〕指改变形式、用途、使用方式等，也指改变信仰、观点、态度等。

  modify v. 修改，改进

〔辨析〕指对某物作细小的改动以对其进行改进，使其更适用或更高效。

  transform v. 改变

〔辨析〕指在形式、外观、性质等方面彻底改变，即成为全新的东西。

  turn v. 改变，转变

〔辨析〕普通用词，指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面发生变化。

  vary v. 变化

〔辨析〕指根据某一情况的变化而变化，也指更改某事物。

turn against sb

turn sb against sb

1. （使）与…反目成仇，变得敌对
   to stop or make sb stop being friendly towards sb
   1. The wheels of the car began to turn.
      汽车的轮子开始转动起来。
   2. I can't get the screw to turn.
      我拧不动这个螺丝钉。
   3. He turned the key in the lock.
      他转动钥匙开锁。
   4. She turned the wheel sharply to the left.
      她猛地向左打方向盘。

turn around/round

turn sb/sth around/round

1. （使）翻身，转身，翻转
   to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this
   1. She turned the chair on its side to repair it.
      她把椅子翻转过来修理。
   2. Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it.
      你把针织套衫里面翻过来再洗。

turn around/round

turn sth↔around/round

1. （使企业、经济等）好转，扭转，有起色
   if a business, economy, etc. turns around or sb turns it around , it starts being successful after it has been unsuccessful for a time

turn sb↔away (from sth)

1. 把某人拒之门外；不准某人进入
   to refuse to allow sb to enter a place

turn back

turn sb/sth↔back

1. （使）原路返回，往回走
   to return the way you have come; to make sb/sth do this
   1. They turned the horse into the field.
      他们把马松开放到牧场里。
   2. to turn the dogs loose
      把狗放开

turn sb/sth↔down

1. 拒绝，顶回（提议、建议或提议人）
   to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it
   1. She turned down the blankets and climbed into bed.
      她掀开毯子爬上床去。
   2. He turned up the collar of his coat and hurried out into the rain.
      他竖起大衣领子，冒雨匆匆走了。

turn sth↔down

1. 把…调低；关小
   to reduce the noise, heat, etc. produced by a piece of equipment by moving its controls
   1. to turn cartwheels/somersaults
      做侧手翻；翻筋斗

turn in

1. 朝内；向内拐
   to face or curve towards the centre
   1. He sat turning the pages idly.
      他坐在那里无所事事地翻着书。
   2. Turn to p.23.
      翻到第23页。
2. 上床睡觉
   to go to bed

turn sb↔in

1. 把…扭送（到警察局）；使自首
   to take sb to the police or sb in authority because they have committed a crime

turn sth↔in

1. 交还，退还（不再需要的东西）
   to give back sth that you no longer need
2. 上交；呈交；提交
   to give sth to sb in authority
   1. She turns 21 in June.
      她到六月份就满21岁了。
   2. It's turned midnight.
      已过了午夜。
3. 取得（分数）；完成（表演）；获得（利润）
   to achieve a score, performance, profit, etc.

turn in on yourself

1. 忙于自己的事情而不与人交往；闭门谢客
   to become too concerned with your own problems and stop communicating with others

turn (from sth) into sth

1. 变成某事物
   to become sth

turn sb/sth (from sth) into sth

1. 使（从…）变成
   to make sb/sth become sth
   1. Give the handle a few turns.
      转动几下把手。

turn off

turn off sth

1. 拐弯；转入另一条路
   to leave a road in order to travel on another

turn off

1. 不再听；不再想
   to stop listening to or thinking about sb/sth

turn sb↔off

1. 使厌烦；使失去兴趣
   to make sb feel bored or not interested
2. 使（异性）失去兴趣；使厌恶
   to stop sb feeling sexually attracted; to make sb have a feeling of disgust
   1. a surprising turn of events
      意想不到的事态变化
   2. His health has taken a turn for the worse (= suddenly got worse) .
      他的健康状况突然恶化。
   3. Events took a dramatic turn in the weeks that followed.
      在以后的几周里，事态急转直下。
   4. The book is, by turns , funny and very sad.
      这部书时而妙趣横生，时而悲悲戚戚。

turn sth↔off

1. 关掉，截断（电流、煤气、水等）
   to stop the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.
   1. Everyone got up on stage to do a turn.
      每个人都登台表演了一个小节目。

turn on sb

1. 突然攻击
   to attack sb suddenly and unexpectedly
   1. We took a turn around the park.
      我们在公园里转了一圈。

turn on sth

1. 依靠；依…而定；取决于
   to depend on sth
   1. a funny turn (= a feeling that you may faint)
      感到一阵晕眩
2. 以…为主题
   to have sth as its main topic

turn sb↔on

1. 使性兴奋；使感兴趣
   to make sb excited or interested, especially sexually

turn sb on (to sth)

1. 使对…感兴趣；使首次使用
   to make sb become interested in sth or to use sth for the first time

turn sth↔on

1. 接通（电流、煤气、水等）；打开
   to start the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.

turn out

1. 出席（某项活动）；在场
   to be present at an event
2. …地发展（或发生）；结果…
   to happen in a particular way; to develop or end in a particular way
3. 向外；朝外
   to point away from the centre
4. 原来是；证明是；结果是
   to be discovered to be; to prove to be

turn sb/sth↔out

1. 制造；生产；以（…装束等）出现
   to produce sb/sth

turn sb out (of/from sth)

1. 赶走；逐出；撵走
   to force sb to leave a place

turn sth↔out

1. 关掉（灯或热源）；熄灭
   to switch a light or a source of heat off
2. 腾空；彻底清理
   to clean sth thoroughly by removing the contents and organizing them again
3. 弄空，掏净（尤指口袋）
   to empty sth, especially your pockets
4. 使向外；使朝外
   to make sth point away from the centre

turn over

1. 翻身；翻转
   to change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top
2. 发动；转动；继续运转
   to start or to continue to run
3. 变换（电视频道）
   to change to another channel when you are watching television

turn over sth

1. 营业额为…；做金额为…的生意
   to do business worth a particular amount of money in a particular period of time

turn sth↔over

1. 使翻个儿；使翻转
   to make sth change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top
2. 认真思考；深思熟虑
   to think about sth carefully
3. 周转；销货和进货
   to sell goods and replace them
4. 从…偷窃
   to steal from a place
5. 发动（引擎）
   to make an engine start running

turn sb↔over to sb

1. 移交，送交（他人看管，尤指当局）
   to deliver sb to the control or care of sb else, especially sb in authority

turn sth↔over to sb

1. 把…移交给（他人管理）
   to give the control of sth to sb

turn sth↔over to sth

1. 改变，转变（用途或功能）
   to change the use or function of sth

turn to sb/sth

1. 向…求助（或寻求指教等）
   to go to sb/sth for help, advice, etc.

turn up

1. （尤指失去后偶然）被发现，被找到
   to be found, especially by chance, after being lost
2. 到达；来到；露面
   to arrive
3. 偶然出现；到来
   to happen, especially by chance

turn sth↔up

1. 开大，调高（音量、热量等）
   to increase the sound, heat, etc. of a piece of equipment
2. 将（衣服的底边）折起缝好；改短
   to make a piece of clothing shorter by folding and sewing it up at the bottom
3. 找到；发现
   to find sth

v.

as it/things turned out

• 正如后来表明的；果然如此；果不其然
  as was shown or proved by later events
  1. I didn't need my umbrella, as it turned out (= because it didn't rain) .
     我果然没用上我的伞。

be well, badly, etc. turned out

• 穿着打扮得好（或不好等）
  to be well, badly, etc. dressed

turn round/around and do sth

• （用以报告令人吃惊或不快的言行）竟会
  used to report what sb says or does, when this is surprising or annoying
  1. How could she turn round and say that, after all I've done for her?
     我为她做了这么多，她怎么竟说出那种话来？

n.

at every turn

• 处处；事事；每次
  everywhere or every time you try and do sth
  1. At every turn I met with disappointment.
     我事事都不顺心。

(do sb) a good turn

• （为某人做）好事，善事；（做）有助于某人的事
  (to do) sth that helps sb
  1. Well, that's my good turn for the day.
     好啦，这就是我今天做的好事。

done to a turn

• 烹调得恰到火候
  cooked for exactly the right amount of time

give sb a turn

• 使大吃一惊；吓某人一跳
  to frighten or shock sb

in turn

• 依次；轮流；逐个
  one after the other in a particular order
  1. The children called out their names in turn.
     孩子们逐一自报姓名。
• 相应地；转而
  as a result of sth in a series of events
  1. Increased production will, in turn, lead to increased profits.
     增加生产会继而增加利润。

one good turn deserves another

• 善须善报；要以德报德；好人应得好报
  you should help sb who has helped you

on the turn

• 即将变化
  going to change soon
  1. His luck is on the turn.
     他就要时来运转了。

speak/talk out of turn

• 说话出格（或冒失、鲁莽、不合时宜）
  to say sth that you should not because it is the wrong situation or because it offends sb

take turns (in sth/to do sth)

• 依次；轮流
  if people take turns or take it in turns to do sth, they do it one after the other to make sure it is done fairly
  1. The male and female birds take turns in sitting on the eggs.
     雄鸟和雌鸟轮流伏窝。
  2. We take it in turns to do the housework.
     我们轮流做家务。

the turn of the century/year

• 世纪之交；新年伊始；辞旧迎新之际
  the time when a new century/year starts
  1. It was built at the turn of the century.
     这是在世纪之交修建的。

a turn of mind

• 思维方式；思想方法
  a particular way of thinking about things

a turn of phrase

• 措辞；表达方式；描述方式
  a particular way of describing sth

a turn of the screw

• 雪上加霜
  an extra amount of pressure, cruelty , etc. added to a situation that is already difficult to bear or understand

a turn of speed

• 突然加速；加快进度；突然加快的能力
  a sudden increase in your speed or rate of progress; the ability to suddenly increase your speed
  1. He put on an impressive turn of speed in the last lap.
     他在最后一圈猛然加速。

not do a hand's turn

• 什么活也不干
  to do no work
  1. She hasn't done a hand's turn all week.
     她闲了整整一星期。

serve your/its turn

• （在某方面或某期间）发挥作用，派上用场；足以满足…的需要
  to be useful for a particular purpose or period of time

noun

1. taking a short walk out and back
   1. we took a turn in the park

2. turning or twisting around (in place)
   1. with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room

   Synonym:    twist

3. the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
   1. he made an abrupt turn away from her

4. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
   1. he took a turn to the right

   Synonym:    turning

5. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
   1. it is my turn
   2. it is still my play

   Synonym:    play

6. a favor for someone
   1. he did me a good turn

   Synonym:    good turn

7. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
   1. he did his act three times every evening
   2. she had a catchy little routine
   3. it was one of the best numbers he ever did

   Synonym:    actroutinenumberbit

8. a movement in a new direction
   1. the turning of the wind

   Synonym:    turning

9. an unforeseen development
   1. events suddenly took an awkward turn

   Synonym:    turn of eventstwist

10. a circular segment of a curve
    1. a bend in the road
    2. a crook in the path

    Synonym:    bendcrooktwist

11. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

    Synonym:    boutround

12. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
    1. it's my go
    2. a spell of work

    Synonym:    gospelltour

verb

1. twist suddenly so as to sprain
   1. wrench one's ankle
   2. The wrestler twisted his shoulder
   3. the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
   4. I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days

   Synonym:    twistsprainwrenchwrickrick

2. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
   1. The weather turned nasty
   2. She grew angry

   Synonym:    grow

3. change to the contrary
   1. The trend was reversed
   2. the tides turned against him
   3. public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern

   Synonym:    change by reversalreverse

4. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
   1. We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
   2. The people turned against the President when he stole the election

   Synonym:    change state

5. become officially one year older
   1. She is turning 50 this year

6. change color
   1. In Vermont, the leaves turn early

7. go sour or spoil
   1. The milk has soured
   2. The wine worked
   3. The cream has turned--we have to throw it out

   Synonym:    sourfermentwork

8. have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
   1. She called on her Representative to help her
   2. She turned to her relatives for help

   Synonym:    call on

9. direct at someone
   1. She turned a smile on me
   2. They turned their flashlights on the car

10. alter the functioning or setting of
    1. turn the dial to 10
    2. turn the heat down

11. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
    1. bend the rod
    2. twist the dough into a braid
    3. the strong man could turn an iron bar

    Synonym:    flexbenddeformtwist

12. let (something) fall or spill from a container
    1. turn the flour onto a plate

    Synonym:    release

13. shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
    1. turn the legs of the table
    2. turn the clay on the wheel

14. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
    1. Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
    2. turn the earth in the Spring

    Synonym:    plowplough

15. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
    1. Turn towards me
    2. The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face
    3. She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs

16. pass to the other side of
    1. turn the corner
    2. move around the obstacle

    Synonym:    move around

17. channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
    1. The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
    2. people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium

18. to send or let go
    1. They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion

19. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
    1. turn a page of a book

    Synonym:    turn over

20. cause to move around or rotate
    1. turn a key
    2. turn your palm this way

21. cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
    1. turn your face to the wall
    2. turn the car around
    3. turn your dance partner around

22. move around an axis or a center
    1. The wheels are turning

23. get by buying and selling
    1. the company turned a good profit after a year

24. accomplish by rotating
    1. turn a somersault
    2. turn cartwheels

25. undergo a change or development
    1. The water turned into ice
    2. Her former friend became her worst enemy
    3. He turned traitor

    Synonym:    become

26. cause to change or turn into something different
    1. The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him
    2. The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold