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单词 turnaround
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Definition of turnaround in English:

turnaround

(British turnround)
noun ˈtəːnəraʊndˈtərnəˌraʊnd
  • 1An abrupt or unexpected change, especially one that results in a more favourable situation.

    it was a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The turnaround is in large part due to a change in approach.
    • In a dramatic turnaround, Joseph is transformed from jailed prisoner to prime minister of Egypt in a matter of hours.
    • In each of these situations, an unexpected turnaround causes someone's life to change dramatically, and for the better.
    • This is a totally unexpected turnaround for a sport that has struggled to even field a team the last few years.
    • We're in a situation where turnarounds and quick fixes aren't enough.
    • In one month you could be seeing a huge turnaround in your marketing and the results of your efforts.
    • Their turnaround is immediate and they lose no time in switching directions.
    • All that changed however, with the turnaround at half-time.
    • The turnaround is the result of an attitude change at the club and not just from the players.
    • Following the turnaround, St Paul's received a favourable Ofsted report from inspectors in which they highlighted good standards.
    • As a result of the recent turnaround in beef market share, feeder calf producers are smiling.
    • The move was an apparent turnaround in policy by the U.S. government.
    • This turnaround is largely the result of the Baby-boomer bulge entering retirement and being succeeded by steady-state Baby-bust workforce.
    • The result marks a dramatic turnaround in World Cup fortunes for England.
    • Much of the turnaround was the result of a new focus on marketing.
    • We are in a turnaround situation where we are improving things.
    • The result was a turnaround of €45m since last year and ended three successive years of escalating losses, which threatened the future of the company.
    • Natalie feels this was key to her successful transition and her amazing turnaround.
    • In an extraordinary turnaround, the Council changed its mind and went back to the Court to appeal against its own victory.
    • Any turnaround will require slight changes in their outlook, which is a difficult process when things almost always work sensationally well.
    Synonyms
    change, move
  • 2The process of completing or the time needed to complete a task, especially one involving receiving something, processing it, and sending it out again.

    a seven-day turnaround
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As systems become more accessible, customers demand a faster turnaround.
    • Because of the economic recession, expect a long turnaround time.
    • Carter maintains that the turnaround he was hired for was complete, and that he left voluntarily.
    • RTE says the turnaround time is a fraction of a second.
    1. 2.1 The process of or time taken for unloading and reloading a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.
      short hops with quick turnarounds and limited in-flight service
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After a quick turnaround on deck, I again found myself waiting at the holdshort for runway 15.
      • It would also need to cut aircraft turnaround times at airports - another key tactic used to devastating effect by its low-cost competitors.
      • With quick turnarounds, there is no time to properly service and airplane.
      • It is hoped the development will allow a quicker turnaround time for ships coming into Sligo Harbour, particularly as the winter brings shorter daylight hours.
      • Tightened security on domestic flights has lengthened the turnaround time for aircraft.
      • Many budget airlines have fast turnarounds, with airlines unloading their passengers and quickly reboarding.
      • It is looking at a faster turnaround of vehicles unloading waste and collections of items to be recycled.
      • The aircraft turnaround time is scheduled to be no more than 25 minutes so charges are also low.
      • First, the cleaning time of an aircraft is low, as the cabin crew performs this task and no external cleaning team has to enter the aircraft during turnarounds.
      • The airport will need to be able to facilitate quick flight turnarounds as well as deal with growing passenger numbers.
      • They did a quick turnaround of the aircraft, and thus nobody got any food.
      • As I stepped off the plane, the ground crew rushed in, handling freight and luggage in anticipation of the quick turnaround.
      • After a quick turnaround at Waterford, the London Luton bound Aer Arann ATR72 lifted off the runway on time at 3pm.
      Synonyms
      about-face, volte-face, turnround, turnabout, u-turn, rowback
  • 3North American A space for vehicles to turn round in, especially one at the end of a driveway or dead-end street.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Already a new hard standing area for lorry turnarounds has been laid at Rolawn's Elvington headquarters where the York depot will be based.
    • There was only the limousine, disappearing once more around the corner of the estate wall toward the turnaround.
 
 

Definition of turnaround in US English:

turnaround

nounˈtərnəˌroundˈtərnəˌraʊnd
  • 1An abrupt or unexpected change, especially one that results in a more favorable situation.

    it was a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In each of these situations, an unexpected turnaround causes someone's life to change dramatically, and for the better.
    • Natalie feels this was key to her successful transition and her amazing turnaround.
    • Much of the turnaround was the result of a new focus on marketing.
    • Following the turnaround, St Paul's received a favourable Ofsted report from inspectors in which they highlighted good standards.
    • All that changed however, with the turnaround at half-time.
    • The result was a turnaround of €45m since last year and ended three successive years of escalating losses, which threatened the future of the company.
    • In a dramatic turnaround, Joseph is transformed from jailed prisoner to prime minister of Egypt in a matter of hours.
    • The turnaround is the result of an attitude change at the club and not just from the players.
    • The move was an apparent turnaround in policy by the U.S. government.
    • We're in a situation where turnarounds and quick fixes aren't enough.
    • The result marks a dramatic turnaround in World Cup fortunes for England.
    • Any turnaround will require slight changes in their outlook, which is a difficult process when things almost always work sensationally well.
    • The turnaround is in large part due to a change in approach.
    • This is a totally unexpected turnaround for a sport that has struggled to even field a team the last few years.
    • As a result of the recent turnaround in beef market share, feeder calf producers are smiling.
    • Their turnaround is immediate and they lose no time in switching directions.
    • In an extraordinary turnaround, the Council changed its mind and went back to the Court to appeal against its own victory.
    • In one month you could be seeing a huge turnaround in your marketing and the results of your efforts.
    • We are in a turnaround situation where we are improving things.
    • This turnaround is largely the result of the Baby-boomer bulge entering retirement and being succeeded by steady-state Baby-bust workforce.
    Synonyms
    change, move
  • 2The process of completing or the time needed to complete a task, especially one involving receiving something, processing it, and sending it out again.

    a seven-day turnaround
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because of the economic recession, expect a long turnaround time.
    • As systems become more accessible, customers demand a faster turnaround.
    • Carter maintains that the turnaround he was hired for was complete, and that he left voluntarily.
    • RTE says the turnaround time is a fraction of a second.
    1. 2.1 The process of or time taken for unloading and reloading a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After a quick turnaround on deck, I again found myself waiting at the holdshort for runway 15.
      • After a quick turnaround at Waterford, the London Luton bound Aer Arann ATR72 lifted off the runway on time at 3pm.
      • It is hoped the development will allow a quicker turnaround time for ships coming into Sligo Harbour, particularly as the winter brings shorter daylight hours.
      • The aircraft turnaround time is scheduled to be no more than 25 minutes so charges are also low.
      • First, the cleaning time of an aircraft is low, as the cabin crew performs this task and no external cleaning team has to enter the aircraft during turnarounds.
      • It would also need to cut aircraft turnaround times at airports - another key tactic used to devastating effect by its low-cost competitors.
      • With quick turnarounds, there is no time to properly service and airplane.
      • Many budget airlines have fast turnarounds, with airlines unloading their passengers and quickly reboarding.
      • Tightened security on domestic flights has lengthened the turnaround time for aircraft.
      • As I stepped off the plane, the ground crew rushed in, handling freight and luggage in anticipation of the quick turnaround.
      • They did a quick turnaround of the aircraft, and thus nobody got any food.
      • It is looking at a faster turnaround of vehicles unloading waste and collections of items to be recycled.
      • The airport will need to be able to facilitate quick flight turnarounds as well as deal with growing passenger numbers.
      Synonyms
      about-face, volte-face, turnround, turnabout, u-turn, rowback
  • 3North American A space for vehicles to turn around in, especially one at the end of a driveway or dead-end street.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Already a new hard standing area for lorry turnarounds has been laid at Rolawn's Elvington headquarters where the York depot will be based.
    • There was only the limousine, disappearing once more around the corner of the estate wall toward the turnaround.
 
 
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