英语词汇“to turn to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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to turn to

1. intransitive. Now chiefly Nautical. To apply oneself to some task or occupation, to set to work; to come on duty. Cf. main sense 23c(c).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > [verb (intransitive)] > begin working

to fall to work1523

fall1589

to go out1660

to put (also set) to work1694

to turn to1799

1799 European Mag. Apr. 262/2 The ice-boats were hoisted in again, and all hands turned to, to shore the ship.

1814 R. Southey in Courier 23 June But then the Russians they turn'd to, All on the road to Moscow.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast iii. 19 The morning commences with the watch..‘turning-to’ at day-break and washing down, scrubbing, and swabbing the decks.

1957 Life 13 May 40/2 The heartened farmers turned to. They were ordering from the seed houses again.

2010 P. Gegg Weeping & Rejoicing (ed. 2) iv. 81 That's up to you lad, so long as you turn to at eight o'clock in the morning.

2. transitive. Nautical. To set (a person) to work. Cf. main sense 22b.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > set (person) to work

setc1175

put1608

to put on1822

to turn to1836

1836 Knickerbocker Mar. 170/2 When the hands were turned to, he was lowered down—laid upon a plank at the gangway—examined by the surgeon, and canted into the sea.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xii. 27 We were turned-to upon the rigging.

1933 M. Lowry Ultramarine i. 50 He kept me under winches right through the Red Sea. And he sent me up the funnel before I'd learnt how to knot a bosun's chair properly. And he turned me to, this afternoon when I was knocked off.

1991 J. Allaway Hero of Upholder x. 71 I went to turn the hands to at 0800.

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to turn to ——

单词	to turn to
释义	> as lemmas to turn to to turn to 1. intransitive. Now chiefly Nautical. To apply oneself to some task or occupation, to set to work; to come on duty. Cf. main sense 23c(c). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [verb (intransitive)] > begin working to fall to work1523 fall1589 to go out1660 to put (also set) to work1694 to turn to1799 1799 European Mag. Apr. 262/2 The ice-boats were hoisted in again, and all hands turned to, to shore the ship. 1814 R. Southey in Courier 23 June But then the Russians they turn'd to, All on the road to Moscow. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast iii. 19 The morning commences with the watch..‘turning-to’ at day-break and washing down, scrubbing, and swabbing the decks. 1957 Life 13 May 40/2 The heartened farmers turned to. They were ordering from the seed houses again. 2010 P. Gegg Weeping & Rejoicing (ed. 2) iv. 81 That's up to you lad, so long as you turn to at eight o'clock in the morning. 2. transitive. Nautical. To set (a person) to work. Cf. main sense 22b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > set (person) to work setc1175 put1608 to put on1822 to turn to1836 1836 Knickerbocker Mar. 170/2 When the hands were turned to, he was lowered down—laid upon a plank at the gangway—examined by the surgeon, and canted into the sea. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xii. 27 We were turned-to upon the rigging. 1933 M. Lowry Ultramarine i. 50 He kept me under winches right through the Red Sea. And he sent me up the funnel before I'd learnt how to knot a bosun's chair properly. And he turned me to, this afternoon when I was knocked off. 1991 J. Allaway Hero of Upholder x. 71 I went to turn the hands to at 0800. extracted from turnv. to turn to —— to turn to —— See also main sense 31. intransitive. To refer to, look up, consult (a book, list, table, page, etc.).In early use, a specific application of sense 23c. Now often as an extension of sense 10a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [verb (transitive)] > find in a book or paper looklOE to look out?1496 to turn to ——1568 to look upa1632 to turn up1710 to turn out1834 1568 T. Harding Detection Sundrie Foule Errours v. xvi. f. 410 You referre your Reader thereunto in 14. mo places of this your pretensed Defence, as it shal appeare to him, that wil take the paines to turne to these pages here truely quoted. 1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §172 Helvicus's Tables may be..turned to on all occasions. 1850 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 11 ii. 400 To their reports the reader must turn for accurate information. 1886 K. S. Macquoid Sir J. Appleby II. viii. 111 He took up a local paper and turned to the list of visitors. 2014 Teen Now May 66/2 Just turn to page 29, Sarah!.. Have an All-In-One Company voucher. extracted from turnv. < as lemmas
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