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turn T0117600 (tûrn)v. turned, turn·ing, turns v.tr.1. a. To cause to move around an axis or center; cause to rotate or revolve: A motor turns the wheels.b. To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening: turn the key; turn a screw.2. To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement: turned the iron to a hotter setting.3. To perform or accomplish by rotating or revolving: turn a somersault.4. a. To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side: turn the steak; turn a page.b. To spade or plow (soil) to bring the undersoil to the surface.c. To reverse and resew the material of (a collar, for example).5. To revolve in the mind; meditate on; ponder: turned the question in her mind.6. a. To give a rounded form to (wood, for example) by rotating against a cutting tool.b. To give a rounded shape to (clay, for example) by rotating and shaping with the hands or tools.c. To give a rounded form to: turn a heel in knitting a sock.d. To give distinctive, artistic, or graceful form to: "They know precisely how to turn a dramatic line or phrase that is guaranteed to make the evening news" (William Safire).7. a. To change the position of by traversing an arc of a circle; pivot: turned his chair toward the speaker.b. To present in a specified direction by rotating or pivoting: turn one's face to the wall.c. To cause (a scale) to move up or down so as to register weight: Even a feather will turn a delicate scale.8. a. To fold, bend, or twist (something).b. To change the position or disposition of by folding, bending, or twisting: Turn the design right side up on your jacket buttons. Turn the hat inside out.c. To make a bend or curve in: strong enough to turn a bar of steel.d. To blunt or dull (the edge of a cutting instrument).e. To injure by twisting: turn an ankle.f. To upset or make nauseated: That story turns my stomach.9. To change the direction or course of: turn the car to the left.10. a. To divert or deflect: turn a stampede.b. To reverse the course of; cause to retreat: "Then turn your forces from this paltry siege / And stir them up against a mightier task" (Shakespeare).11. To make a course around or about: turn a corner.12. To reach and pass (a specified age): My niece has turned two.13. To change the purpose, intention, or content of by persuasion or influence: Her speech turned my thinking.14. To change the order or disposition of; unsettle: "Sudden prosperity had turned [his] head" (Thomas Macaulay).15. a. To aim or focus: turn one's gaze to the sky; turned the camera on the speaker.b. To devote or apply (oneself, for example) to something: She turned herself to law.16. To cause to act or go against; make antagonistic: The scandal turned public opinion against the candidate.17. To cause to go in a specific direction; direct: They turned their steps toward home.18. To send, drive, or let go: turn the bully out of the bar; turned the dog loose.19. To pour, let fall, or otherwise release (contents) from or into a receptacle: Turn the dough onto a floured board.20. a. To cause to take on a specified character, nature, identity, or appearance; change or transform. Used with to or into: water that had been turned to ice; turn a rundown house into a show place.b. To affect or change the color of: Autumn turns the green leaves golden.c. To make sour; ferment: Lack of refrigeration turned the milk.21. To exchange; convert. Used with to or into: turns her singing talent into extra money.22. To keep in circulation; sell and restock: We turned a great deal of merchandise during the holidays.23. a. To make use of: turned the situation to our advantage.b. To get by buying and selling: turn a fair profit.24. To perform successfully; complete: turn a double play.25. Slang To perform (an act of prostitution): turning tricks.v.intr.1. To move around an axis or center; rotate or revolve.2. To have a sensation of revolving or whirling, especially as a result of dizziness or giddiness: My head is turning.3. To change position from side to side or back and forth: I tossed and turned all night.4. To progress through pages so as to arrive at a given place: Please turn to page 31.5. a. To operate a lathe.b. To be formed on a lathe: a softwood that turns easily.6. To direct one's way or course: The truck turned into the gas station. Turn off the highway at the next exit.7. To change or reverse one's way, course, or direction: Too tired to go farther, we turned toward home.8. To change one's actions or attitudes adversely; become hostile or antagonistic: The peasants turned against the cruel king.9. To attack suddenly and violently with no apparent motive: The lion turned on the animal trainer.10. To channel one's attention, interest, or thought toward or away from something: "In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" (Tennyson).11. To devote or apply oneself to something, as to a field of study: Unsuccessful in math, the student turned to biology.12. To convert to a religion.13. To switch one's loyalty from one side or party to another.14. a. To have recourse to a person or thing for help, support, or information: You can always turn to me for advice.b. To start to use (something) as a solution to a problem or relief of distress: When things got really bad, he turned to drugs.15. To depend on something for success or failure; hinge: "The election would turn not on ideology but on competence" (George F. Will).16. a. To change so as to be; become: His hair turned gray. I am a lawyer turned novelist.b. To change; become transformed. Used with to or into: The sky turned to pink at dawn. The night turned into day.c. To change color: The leaves have turned.d. To become sour: The milk will turn if you don't refrigerate it.17. To be stocked and sold: This merchandise will turn easily.18. To become dull or blunt by bending back. Used of the edge of a cutting instrument.n.1. The act of turning or the condition of being turned; rotation or revolution.2. A change of direction, motion, or position: Make a left turn at the corner.3. A place, as in a road or path, where a change in direction occurs; a curve: a sharp turn in the road.4. a. A change or deviation, as in a trend: a strange turn of events.b. A change or development in a particular way: The patient took a turn for the worse.c. A variation of a given kind or type: "His muse occasionally takes a humorous and satirical turn" (Albert C. Baugh).5. A point marking the end of one period of time and the beginning of the next: the turn of the century.6. The midway point in a round of 18 holes of golf, at which the first set of nine holes has been completed.7. a. A period of participation: had a turn at wrestling in college.b. A chance or opportunity: took advantage at every turn.c. One of a series of such opportunities accorded people in succession or in scheduled order: waiting for her next turn at bat.8. a. An attack of illness or severe nervousness.b. A momentary shock or scare: I had quite a turn when I heard the crash.9. A characteristic mood, style, or habit; a natural inclination: an inquisitive turn of mind.10. A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words: the poetic turn of a phrase.11. A deed or action having a good or bad effect on another: "He thought some friend had done him an ill turn" (Stephen Crane).12. A short walk or excursion out and back: took a turn in the park.13. A single wind or convolution, as of wire on a spool.14. Music A figure or ornament, usually consisting of four or more notes in rapid succession and including the principal note, the one a degree above it, and the one a degree below it.15. A brief theatrical act or stage appearance.16. A transaction on the stock market involving both a sale and a purchase.17. The fourth community card in Texas hold'em.18. Upper Southern & South Atlantic US An amount that can be carried or transported in one load: a turn of firewood; a turn of corn.Phrasal Verbs: turn away1. To send away; dismiss: turned away the clerk.2. To repel: The poor location of the house turned away prospective buyers.3. To avert; deflect: turned away all criticism. turn back1. To reverse one's direction of motion: stopped on the road and had to turn back.2. To drive back and away: turned back the uninvited comers.3. To halt the advance of: turned back the advancing army.4. To fold down: Turn back the page's corner to save your place in the book. turn down1. To diminish the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of: Turn down the radio, please.2. To reject or refuse, as a person, advice, or a suggestion: turned down the invitation.3. To fold or be capable of folding down: turn a collar down; a collar that turns down. turn in1. To hand in; give over: turned in the final exam.2. To inform on or deliver: The criminal turned herself in.3. To produce: turns in a consistent performance every day.4. Informal To go to bed: I turned in early last night. turn off1. To stop the operation, activity, or flow of; shut off: turned off the television.2. Slang a. To affect with dislike, displeasure, or revulsion: That song really turns me off.b. To affect with boredom: The play turned the audience off.c. To lose or cause to lose interest; withdraw: turning off to materialism.d. To cease paying attention to: The student turned off the boring lecture and daydreamed.3. To divert; deflect.4. Chiefly British To dismiss (an employee). turn on1. To cause to begin the operation, activity, or flow of: Turn on the light bulb.2. To begin to display, employ, or exude: turn on the charm.3. Slang a. To take or cause to take a mind-altering drug, especially for the first time.b. To be or cause to become interested, pleasurably excited, or stimulated. Often used with to: My aunt turned me on to jazz. She turned on to surfing this summer.c. To excite or become excited sexually. turn out1. To shut off: turned out the lights.2. To arrive or assemble, as for a public event or entertainment: Many protesters have turned out.3. To produce, as by a manufacturing process; make: an assembly line turning out cars.4. To be found to be, as after experience or trial: The rookie turned out to be the team's best hitter.5. To end up; result: The cake turned out beautifully.6. To equip; outfit: troops that were turned out lavishly7. Informal To get out of bed.8. To evict; expel: The tenants were turned out. turn over1. To bring the bottom to the top or vice versa; invert.2. a. To shift the position of, as by rolling from one side to the other.b. To shift one's position by rolling from one side to the other.3. To start operating or cause to start operating: The car's engine turned over. The starter couldn't turn the engine over.4. To think about; consider: turned over the problem in her mind.5. To be replaced by something else of the same kind: the rate at which the workforce turns over.6. To transfer to another; deliver: turned over the suspect to federal agents.7. To relinquish or surrender: turned over the management of the business to new owners.8. Sports To lose possession of (the ball or puck).9. To do business to the extent or amount of: turn over a million dollars a year.10. To seem to lurch or heave convulsively: My stomach turned over. turn to To begin work: If you quit dawdling and just turn to, your chores will be done soon. turn up1. To increase the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of: Turn up the radio.2. a. To find: She turned up the missing keys under her briefcase.b. To be found: The papers will turn up sooner or later.3. To make an appearance; arrive: Many old friends turned up at the reunion.4. To fold or be capable of folding up: turning up his cuffs; cuffs that will turn up.5. To happen unexpectedly: Something turned up, so I couldn't go.6. To be evident: a sculptor whose name turns up in the art circles.Idioms: at every turn In every place; at every moment. by turns One after another; alternately: "From the ... testimony emerges a man by turns devious and honest, vulgar and gallant, scatterbrained and shrewd" (Life). in turn In the proper order or sequence. out of turn1. Not in the proper order or sequence.2. At an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner: The student was reprimanded for speaking out of turn. to a turn To a precise degree; perfectly: The roast was done to a turn. turn a blind eye To refuse to see or recognize something: turned a blind eye to tax fraud. turn a deaf ear To refuse to listen to or hear something: turned a deaf ear to the protests. turn a hair To become afraid or upset: didn't turn a hair during the crisis. turn (one's) back on1. To deny; reject.2. To abandon; forsake. turn (one's) hand To apply oneself, as to a task: turned her hand to writing the report. turn (one's) head1. To cause to become infatuated.2. To cause to become egotistical and conceited: Success has turned his head. turn over a new leaf To start acting or thinking in a more positive or responsible way. turn tail To run away.turn the/a corner To reach and surpass a midpoint or milestone. turn the other cheek To respond to insult or injury by patiently eschewing retaliation. turn the scales To offset the balance of a situation. turn the tables To reverse a situation and gain the upper hand. turn turtle To capsize or turn upside-down: Our sailboat turned turtle during the squall. turn up (one's) nose To regard something with disdain or scorn: turned up her nose at the food. [Middle English turnen, from Old English turnian, tyrnan and Old French torner, both from Latin tornāre, to turn in a lathe, from tornus, lathe, from Greek tornos; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: turn, circle, rotate, revolve, gyrate, spin, whirl, eddy, swirl These verbs mean to move a in circle. Turn and circle are the most general: The mechanic made sure the wheels turned properly. Seagulls circled above the ocean. Rotate refers to movement around an object's own axis or center: Earth rotates on its axis once each day. Revolve involves orbital movement: Earth revolves around the sun. Gyrate suggests revolving in or as if in a spiral course: The top gyrated on the counter and slowly came to a stop. To spin is to rotate rapidly, often within a narrow compass: "He ... spun round, flung up his arms, and fell on his back, shot through" (John Galsworthy). Whirl applies to rapid or forceful revolution or rotation: During the blizzard, snowflakes whirled down from the sky. Eddy denotes rapid circular movement like that of a whirlpool: Storm clouds eddied overhead. Swirl can connote a graceful undulation, spiral, or whorl: The leaves swirled in the wind.turn over vb (adverb) 1. to change or cause to change position, esp so as to reverse top and bottom2. (Automotive Engineering) to start (an engine), esp with a starting handle, or (of an engine) to start or function correctly3. to shift or cause to shift position, as by rolling from side to side4. (tr) to deliver; transfer5. (tr) to consider carefully: he turned over the problem for hours. 6. (Commerce) (tr) a. to sell and replenish (stock in trade)b. to transact business and so generate gross revenue of (a specified sum)7. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to invest and recover (capital)8. (tr) slang to rob9. (General Sporting Terms) (tr) slang to defeat utterly10. turn over a new leaf to reform; resolve to improve one's behaviour n 11. (Commerce) a. the amount of business, usually expressed in terms of gross revenue, transacted during a specified periodb. (as modifier): a turnover tax. 12. (Commerce) the rate at which stock in trade is sold and replenished 13. a change or reversal of position 14. (Cookery) a small semicircular or triangular pastry case filled with fruit, jam, etc 15. (Commerce) a. the number of workers employed by a firm in a given period to replace those who have leftb. the ratio between this number and the average number of employees during the same period 16. (Banking & Finance) banking the amount of capital funds loaned on call during a specified period adj (prenominal) able or designed to be turned or folded over: a turnover collar. ThesaurusVerb | 1. | turn over - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"hand, pass on, pass, reach, givegive - leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"sneak, slip - pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"entrust, leave - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" | | 2. | turn over - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, overturn, upsetmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" | | 3. | turn over - move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"rollrim - roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"revolve, roll - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" | | 4. | turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"cut into, delve, digremove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"furrow, groove, rut - hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"rootle, rout, root - dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"spade - dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"shovel - dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"trowel - use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster workburrow, tunnel - move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" | | 5. | turn over - do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)transact - conduct business; "transact with foreign governments" | | 6. | turn over - cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"turnmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"evert - turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward; "evert the eyelid"leaf - turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript" | | 7. | turn over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"overturn, tip over, tump overcapsize, turn turtle, turtle - overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"upend - become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended"tip over, tump over, bowl over, knock over, overturn, turn over, upset - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" | | 8. | turn over - turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"flip over, flipturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" | | 9. | turn over - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"deliberate, moot, debate, considersee - deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"premeditate - consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder"debate - argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"wrestle - engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"hash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"think twice - consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you have a child"consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" |
turnverb1. To move or cause to move in circles or around an axis:circle, circumvolve, gyrate, orbit, revolve, rotate, wheel.2. To spade or dig (soil) to bring the undersoil to the surface:plow, turn over.3. To make or become less sharp-edged:blunt, dull.Idiom: take the edge off.4. To twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment:agonize, squirm, toss, writhe.5. To injure a (bodily part) by twisting:sprain, wrench.6. To disturb the health or physiological functioning of:derange, disorder, unsettle, upset.7. To change the direction or course of:avert, deflect, deviate, divert, pivot, shift, swing, veer.8. To cause to move, especially at an angle:angle, bend, deflect, refract.9. To swerve from a straight line:angle, arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, curve, round.10. To change to the opposite position, direction, or course.About, around, over, or round:invert, reverse, transpose.11. To make or become different:alter, change, modify, mutate, vary.12. To abandon one's cause or party usually to join another:apostatize, defect, desert, renegade, tergiversate.Slang: rat.Idioms: change sides, turn one's coat.13. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something:aim, cast, direct, head, level, point, set, train, zero in.Military: lay.14. To devote (oneself or one's efforts):address, apply, bend, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give.15. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound:break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, taint.Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed.16. To look to when in need:apply, go, refer, repair, resort, run.Idioms: fall back on, have recourse to.17. To come to be.Also used with out:become, come, get, grow, wax.phrasal verb turn down1. To be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive:decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, spurn.Slang: nix.Idiom: turn thumbs down on.2. To be unwilling to grant:deny, disallow, refuse, withhold.3. To prevent or forbid authoritatively:blackball, negative, veto.Slang: nix.Idiom: turn thumbs down on.phrasal verb turn in1. To commit to the consideration or judgment of another:submit.2. Informal. To go to bed:bed (down), retire.Slang: crash, flop.Idioms: call it a night, hit the hay.phrasal verb turn offSlang. To be very disagreeable to:displease, offend.Idioms: give offense to, not set right with.phrasal verb turn on1. To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable:depend on (or upon), hang on, hang upon, hinge on (or upon), rest on (or upon), turn upon.2. Slang. To arouse the interest and attention of:attract, interest, intrigue.phrasal verb turn out1. To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose:accouter, appoint, equip, fit, fit out (or up), furnish, gear, outfit, rig.2. Informal. To leave one's bed:arise, get up, pile, rise, roll out.Idiom: rise and shine.phrasal verb turn over1. To spade or dig (soil) to bring the undersoil to the surface:plow, turn.2. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position:capsize, knock over, overthrow, overturn, topple, upset.3. To think or think about carefully and at length:chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, weigh.Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.4. To relinquish to the possession or control of another:deliver, furnish, give, hand, hand over, provide, supply, transfer.5. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance:commend, commit, confide, consign, entrust, give (over), hand over, relegate, trust.Idiom: give in trust.6. To direct (a person) elsewhere for help or information:refer, send, transfer.phrasal verb turn up1. To find by investigation:dig (out or up), uncover, unearth.2. To come to a particular place:arrive, check in, get in, pull in, reach, show up.Slang: blow in.Idiom: make an appearance.phrasal verb turn uponTo be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable:depend on (or upon), hang on, hang upon, hinge on (or upon), rest on (or upon), turn on.noun1. Circular movement around a point or about an axis:circuit, circulation, circumvolution, gyration, revolution, rotation, wheel, whirl.2. A calculated change in position:evolution, maneuver, move, movement.3. Something bent:bend, bow, crook, curvature, curve, round.4. An often sudden change or departure, as in a trend:shift, tack, twist.5. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, watch.6. An inclination to something:bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend.7. An innate capability:aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, instinct, knack, talent.8. A course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself:circle, circuit, cycle, orbit, round, tour.9. A usually brief and regular journey on foot, especially for exercise:constitutional, walk.Translationsturn (təːn) verb1. to (make something) move or go round; to revolve. The wheels turned; He turned the handle. 轉動 转动2. to face or go in another direction. He turned and walked away; She turned towards him. 朝向,轉向 朝向,转向 3. to change direction. The road turned to the left. 改變方向 改变方向4. to direct; to aim or point. He turned his attention to his work. 把(注意力)轉向 把(注意力)转向 5. to go round. They turned the corner. 繞過 绕过6. to (cause something to) become or change to. You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice? 轉變,改變 转变,改变 7. to (cause to) change colour to. Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white. 變色 变色 noun1. an act of turning. He gave the handle a turn. 轉動 转动2. a winding or coil. There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial. (一)圈 (一)圈 3. (also ˈturning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another. Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left. 轉彎處 转折点4. one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people). It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom. (依次輪流的)順次,輪到 (依次轮流的)顺次,轮到 5. one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it. The show opened with a comedy turn. (雜技中的)項目,劇目 (杂技中的)项目,剧目 ˈturning-point noun a place where a turn is made. the turning-point in the race; a turning-point in his life. 轉折點,轉戾點 转折点ˈturnover noun1. the total value of sales in a business during a certain time. The firm had a turnover of $100,000 last year. 營業額 营业额2. the rate at which money or workers pass through a business. 流通率 流通率ˈturnstile noun a revolving gate which allows only one person to pass at a time, usually after payment of entrance fees etc. There is a turnstile at the entrance to the football ground. (入口處的)十字轉門 (入口处的)旋转式栅门 ˈturntable noun the revolving part of a record-player on which the record rests while it is being played. He put another record on the turntable so that people could dance to the music. (唱機的)轉盤 (唱机的)转盘 ˈturn-up noun a piece of material which is folded up at the bottom of a trouser-leg. Trousers with turn-ups are not fashionable at the moment. 褲腿捲邊 裤腿卷边by turnsin turndo (someone) a good turn to do something helpful for someone. He did me several good turns. 對某人做了一件好事 对某人做了一件好事in turn, by turns one after another, in regular order. They answered the teacher's questions in turn. 依次(輪流) 依次(轮流) out of turn out of the correct order. 沒有按照順序 没有按照顺序speak out of turn1. to speak without permission in class etc. 魯莽的在課堂上講話 鲁莽的在课堂上讲话2. to say something when it is not your place to say it or something you should not have said. 魯莽的插話 鲁莽的插话take a turn for the better/worse (of things or people) to become better or worse. His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse. 轉好,轉壞 转好,转坏 take turns (of two or more people) to do something one after the other, not at the same time. They took turns to look after the baby. 依次 依次turn a blind eye to pretend not to see or notice (something). Because he works so hard, his boss turns a blind eye when he comes in late. 假裝沒看見,視而不見 假装没看见,视而不见 turn against to become dissatisfied with or hostile to (people or things that one previously liked etc). He turned against his friends. 變成和...敵對 变成和...敌对turn away to move or send away. He turned away in disgust; The police turned away the crowds. 轉身離去,驅離(群眾等) 背过脸去,驱逐(散) turn back to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction. He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier. 折回 折回turn down1. to say `no' to; to refuse. He turned down her offer/request. 拒絕 拒绝2. to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something). Please turn down (the volume on) the radio – it's far too loud! 關小,調低 关小,调低 turn in to hand over (a person or thing) to people in authority. They turned the escaped prisoner in to the police. 上繳 上缴turn loose to set free. He turned the horse loose in the field. 釋放 释放turn off1. to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing. I've turned off the water / the electricity. 關上(水龍頭、開關) 关上(水龙头、开关) 2. to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops. I turned off the tap. 關上 关上3. to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off. He turned off the light / the oven. 把(燈)關掉 把(灯)关掉 turn on1. to make water, elekctric current etc flow. He turned on the water / the gas. 開(通)(水、電) 开(通)(水、电) 2. to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something works. I turned on the tap. 開(通) 开(通) 3. to cause (something) to work by switching it on. He turned on the radio. 打開使...工作 打开使...工作4. to attack. The dog turned on him. 攻擊,撲 攻击,扑 turn out1. to send away; to make (someone) leave. 趕出 赶出2. to make or produce. The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour. 生產 生产3. to empty or clear. I turned out the cupboard. 打掃,清除 打扫,清除 4. (of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc. A large crowd turned out to see the procession. 集合 集合5. to turn off. Turn out the light! 關、熄(燈等) 关、熄(灯等) 6. to happen or prove to be. He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right. 證明(是),結果(是) 证明(是),结果(是) turn over to give (something) up (to). He turned the money over to the police. 交給 交给turn up1. to appear or arrive. He turned up at our house. 出現,到達 出现,到达 2. to be found. Don't worry – it'll turn up again. 被找到 被找到3. to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something). Turn up (the volume on) the radio. 開大(收音機音量等) 开大(收音机音量等) turn over
turn over1. verb To flip something so that what was on top is now on the bottom. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "over." You need to turn over those burgers so that they cook evenly on both sides. Turn it over to see if there's anything written on the other side.2. verb To change the physical orientation or position of oneself, someone, or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "over." I turned over in bed so that the sun wasn't shining directly into my eyes anymore. He's been turning that locket over in his hand for the past hour. I wonder what's inside it.3. verb To start working, usually of an engine. I always have a hard time getting my engine to turn over on cold mornings like this.4. verb To ponder or consider something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "over." I've been turning over their job offer for days, but I still haven't made a decision. He turned the problem over for hours, but the solution came to him only when he laid his head on the pillow.5. verb To yield someone or something to someone or something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "over." This usage is common in sports, referring to a player accidentally surrendering the ball, puck, etc. to an opponent. When I die, please turn all of my money over to charity. I turned the ball over to the other team's best player, and he promptly scored a basket.6. verb To carefully examine or search a particular place. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "over." Can you believe I turned over the entire house looking for an invitation that was on my refrigerator the whole time?7. verb For one's stomach to produce an unpleasant feeling. My stomach turns over at the sight of blood, so I doubt I have a future in medicine.8. verb To be replaced or changed. Players turn over so quickly that I'm the most tenured guy on the team now—and I've only been here two years!9. verb To make a particular amount of money, as of a business. Our company used to turn over nearly a billion dollars! Why are this year's numbers so low?10. verb, slang To treat one's drug addiction. This rehab facility came highly recommended, so I'm hopeful that it will help her turn over.11. noun The change or replacement of people in a particular place or setting. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word. Our department has had so much turnover lately that the most tenured person has only been here a year.12. noun In sports, the act of yielding the ball, puck, etc. to an opponent. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word. I'm so disappointed that my turnover wound up costing us the game.See also: over, turnturn someone or something overto rotate someone or something so that the side that was on the bottom is now on the top. The nurses turned the patient over so they could give her some medicine. They turned over the unconscious patient.See also: over, turnturn over 1. Lit. to rotate so that the side that was on the bottom is now on top. The turtle turned over and crawled away. She turned over to get some sun on her back. 2. and kick over Fig. [for an engine] to start or to rotate. My car engine was so cold that it wouldn't even turn over. The engine kicked over a few times and then stopped for good. 3. Fig. to undergo exchange; to be replaced. The employees turn over pretty regularly in this department.See also: over, turnturn over1. Invert, bring the bottom to the top, as in We have to turn over the soil before we plant anything. [Second half of 1300s] 2. Shift position, as by rolling from side to side. For example, This bed is so narrow I can barely turn over. [First half of 1700s] 3. Rotate, cycle, as in The engine turned over but the car wouldn't start. [Early 1900s] 4. Think about, consider, as in She turned over the idea in her mind. [Early 1800s] 5. Transfer to another, surrender, as in I turned over the funds to the children. [Mid-1500s] 6. Do business to the extent or amount of, as in We hoped the company would turn over a million dollars the first year. [Mid-1800s] 7. Seem to lurch or heave convulsively, as in The plane hit an air pocket and my stomach turned over. [Second half of 1800s] 8. Replace or renew the constituent parts, as in Half of our staff turns over every few years. [Mid-1900s] Also see turn over a new leaf. See also: over, turnturn overv.1. To bring the bottom of something to the top or vice versa; invert something: The farmer turned over the soil with a plow. The angry mob attacked the police car and turned it over.2. To shift the position of, as by rolling from one side to the other: I turned over the box to read the instructions on the back. You have to turn the page over to read the rest of the story.3. To shift one's position by rolling from one side to the other: The puppy turned over and lay on its back.4. To rotate; cycle: The engine turned over but wouldn't start.5. To think about something; consider something: I spent all night turning over what you said yesterday. She turned the problem over in her mind.6. To transfer possession or control of someone or something to another; surrender someone or something: The CEO turned over the company to her son when she retired. If you find any evidence connected to a crime, you should turn it over to the authorities.7. Sports To lose possession of something, such as a ball: Our quarterback turned over the ball five times in one game. The visiting team turned the ball over on their first play.8. To do business to the extent or amount of something: The company turns over $1 million each year.9. To seem to lurch or heave convulsively: My stomach turned over when the roller coaster started moving.10. To search someplace thoroughly: The police turned over the house looking for evidence. The burglars had turned the place over but couldn't find the jewels they were looking for.See also: over, turnturn over verbSee turn aroundSee also: over, turnturn over1. in. to get off of drugs. (Like turn over a new leaf.) There is a clinic on Maple Street that’ll help heads turn over. 2. Go to turn around.See also: over, turnEncyclopediaSeeturnFinancialSeeTurnAcronymsSeeturn-onturn over Related to turn over: turn over a new leaf, Turn over numberSynonyms for turn oververb place into the hands or custody ofSynonymsRelated Words- give
- transfer
- sneak
- slip
- deal
- fork out
- fork over
- fork up
- hand over
- turn in
- deliver
- render
- relinquish
- resign
- give up
- release
- free
- entrust
- intrust
- confide
- commit
- trust
- leave
verb cause to overturn from an upright or normal positionSynonyms- bowl over
- knock over
- tip over
- tump over
- overturn
- upset
Related Words- move
- displace
- overturn
- tip over
- tump over
- turn over
verb move by turning over or rotatingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb turn up, loosen, or remove earthSynonymsRelated Words- remove
- take away
- withdraw
- take
- furrow
- groove
- rut
- rootle
- rout
- root
- spade
- shovel
- trowel
- burrow
- tunnel
verb do business worth a certain amount of moneyRelated Words- commerce
- commercialism
- mercantilism
- transact
verb cause to move around a center so as to show another side ofSynonymsRelated Wordsverb turn from an upright or normal positionSynonyms- overturn
- tip over
- tump over
Related Words- capsize
- turn turtle
- turtle
- turn
- upend
- tip over
- tump over
- bowl over
- knock over
- overturn
- turn over
- upset
verb turn upside down, or throw so as to reverseSynonymsRelated Wordsverb think about carefullySynonyms- deliberate
- moot
- debate
- consider
Related Words- see
- premeditate
- debate
- wrestle
- hash out
- talk over
- discuss
- think twice
- consider
- study
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