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单词 turn something round (or around)
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turn something round (or around)

1Prepare a ship or aircraft for its return journey: cleanliness also shortens the time it takes to turn a ship round...
  • Instead of 140 men taking two days to unload and load 16 years ago, a ship nowadays can be turned around in less than a day by fewer than 50 people.
  • Fewer inspections did not necessarily mean a ship could be turned around at a US port faster than before.
2Reverse the previously poor performance of an organization and make it successful: the combination of skills and commitment in a workforce can turn a company round...
  • This new appointment is expected to help the firm turn its poor performance around.
  • This is a company which has turned its performance round.
  • The 18-year-old, from Westlea, who has turned her life around with the organisation's help, says she is proof that the project works.
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