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单词 turn up
释义

turn up1

1Be found, especially by chance, after being lost: all the missing documents had turned up...
  • A large number of dodgy documents have turned up over the last month.
  • As soon as it appeared on some bonus CD, it started turning up in ‘file sharing’ sites.
  • And Plato does not appear to be a nickname; it turns up frequently in the period.

Synonyms

be found, be discovered, be located, come to light;
reappear
2Put in an appearance; arrive: half the guests failed to turn up...
  • It took a while for the food to arrive but we had turned up early and didn't mind sitting in the sunshine.
  • You know how it is, wait for ages for something to arrive and several turn up at once.
  • She failed to turn up and the judge issued the present warrant.

Synonyms

arrive, put in an appearance, make an appearance, appear, be present, present oneself, turn out
informal show up, show, show one's face
See parent entry: turn

turn-up2

/ˈtəːnʌp /
noun British
1 (usually turn-ups) The end of a trouser leg folded upwards on the outside.I like turn-ups on the trousers because I feel it's the end of the suit, and if it just stops then you feel like something's missing....
  • He was wearing black lace-up shoes, no socks, greenish-grey trousers with turn-ups and a T-shirt and jumper.
  • He had short cropped hair and was wearing blue stone-washed jeans with turn-ups, dark jacket and white trainers.
2 [in singular] informal An unusual or unexpected event or occurrence; a surprise: fancy you being in New York too—what a turn-up for the books...
  • I did go to my 12 o'clock Political Thought Lecture and so did Barbara, which is really a turn-up for the books.
  • We see him with a girlfriend who he takes to a dinner party to meet the others, which is a bit of a turn-up for the books.
  • Last year it was Spartans who turned out to be the surprise package of the Scottish Cup, so it would be a major turn-up if it was the Glasgow University students who make the grade.
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