| 单词 | turn on |
| 释义 | turn on 1. phrasal verb B1 When you turn on a piece of equipment or a supply of something, you cause heat, sound, or water to be produced by adjusting the controls. I want to turn on the television. [VERB PARTICLE noun] She asked them why they hadn't turned the lights on. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone or something turns you on, they attract you and make you feel sexually excited. [informal] Physical perfection doesn't tend to turn most people on. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. See also turn-on 4. phrasal verb If you say that someone turns on a particular way of behaving, you mean that they suddenly start behaving in that way, and you are often also suggesting that this is insincere. [informal] He could also turn on the style when the occasion demanded. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 5. phrasal verb If someone turns on you, they attack you or speak angrily to you. Demonstrators turned on police, overturning vehicles and setting fire to them. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He turned on Pete and accused him of being mixed up in crime. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 6. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for turn If something turns on a particular thing, its success or truth depends on that thing. The plot turns on an encounter with a boyhood friend. [VERB PARTICLE noun] turn-on Word forms: turn-ons countable noun [usually singular] Something or someone that is a turn-on is sexually exciting. [informal] There is something about sound that can be such a turn-on. Translations: Chinese: 开启 Japanese: つける スイッチ |
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