| 单词 | turn over |
| 释义 | turn over 1. phrasal verb B1 If you turn something over, or if it turns over, it is moved so that the top part is now facing downwards. Liz picked up the blue envelope and turned it over curiously. [VERB noun PARTICLE] I turned him over on his back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] She sat down and turned over the test paper. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The buggy turned over and Nancy was thrown out. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B1 If you turn over, for example when you are lying in bed, you move your body so that you are lying in a different position. Ann turned over in her bed once more. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you turn something over in your mind, you think carefully about it. Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind. [V n P + in] 4. phrasal verb If you turn something over to someone, you give it to them when they ask for it, because they have a right to it. I would, indeed, turn the evidence over to the police. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] The lawyer turned over the release papers. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 5. phrasal verb If you turn over a job or responsibility that you have, you give it to someone else, so that you no longer have it. The King may turn over some of his official posts to his son. [V P n + to] Parliamentarians were eager to turn over responsibility for the decision. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 6. phrasal verb If you turn over when you are watching television, you change to another channel. Whenever he's on TV, I turn over. [VERB PARTICLE] 7. See also turnover See full dictionary entry for turn |
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