- turn
- [təːn]
1. n; c
1) (change) 转变 [zhuǎnbiàn]
every twist and turn in government policy — 政府政策的每一次扭转
2) (in road) 转弯 [zhuǎnwān]3) (performance) 表演 [biǎoyǎn]a comedy turn — 喜剧表演
4) (in game, queue, series) 机会 [jīhuì]He stood in the queue waiting his turn. — 他排队等着轮到他。
5) (BRIT: inf); (MED) 发病 [fābìng]2. vtMrs Reilly is having one of her turns. — 瑞利夫人的病发作了。
1) [+ part of body] 转动 [zhuàndòng]He turned his head left and right. — 他把头左右转动。
2) [+ object] 调转 [diàozhuǎn]She turned the bedside chair to face the door. — 她把床边的椅子转向门口。
3) [+ handle, key] 转动 [zhuàndòng]4) [+ page] 翻 [fān]5) (shape) [+ wood, metal] 打制 [dǎzhì]3. vi1) (rotate) [+ object, wheel] 旋转 [xuánzhuǎn]The cog wheels started to turn. — 齿轮开始旋转。
2) (change direction) [+ person] 转身 [zhuǎnshēn]He turned abruptly and walked away. — 他突然转身走开了。
3) [+ vehicle] 转向 [zhuǎnxiàng]You come over a bridge and turn sharply to the right. — 你走到桥边然后照直向右转。
4) (become sour) [+ milk] 变质 [biànzhì]*
to take a turn for the worse — [+ situations, events] 恶化*
"no left turn" — "禁止左转"*
it's my turn to... — 轮到我做...*
to take turns or to take it in turns (to do sth) — 轮流做(某事)*
in turn — (one after the other) 轮流; (then, afterwards) 依次*
turn of events — 事态变迁*
it gave me quite a turn — (inf) 吓了我一跳*
at the turn of the century/year — 在世纪/新年之交*
to do sb a good turn — 帮某人大忙*
to turn forty — 满40岁*
to turn grey — [+ person, hair] 变灰白*
to turn green/blue etc — 变绿/蓝等*
to turn nasty — 变糟Phrasal Verbs:- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn to- turn up
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
