v.(使)转动，旋转; 转身; 扭转(身体部位); 翻转; 翻动; 把…翻过来
n.转动; 旋动; (车辆的)转弯，转向; (道路的)弯道，转弯处
过去式：turned过去分词：turned现在分词：turning第三人称单数：turns复数：turns
牛津词典
verb
转动 move round
（使）转动，旋转to move or make sth move around a central point
The wheels of the car began to turn.汽车的轮子开始转动起来。
I can't get the screw to turn.我拧不动这个螺丝钉。
He turned the key in the lock.他转动钥匙开锁。
She turned the wheel sharply to the left.她猛地向左打方向盘。
改变位置 / 方向 change position/direction
转身；扭转（身体部位）to move your body or part of your body so as to face or start moving in a different direction
We turned and headed for home.我们转身朝家走去。
She turned to look at me.她转过头来看着我。
He turned back to his work.他回去继续工作。
I turned away and looked out of the window.我扭过脸去望着窗外。
He turned his back to the wall.他转身背对着墙。
She turned her head away.她把头扭向别处。
翻转；翻动；把…翻过来to move sth so that it is in a different position or facing a different direction
She turned the chair on its side to repair it.她把椅子翻转过来修理。
Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it.你把针织套衫里面翻过来再洗。
（使）改变方向；转弯to change the direction you are moving or travelling in; to make sth change the direction it is moving in
He turned into a narrow street.他拐进了一条狭窄的街道。
The man turned the corner and disappeared.那男人转过街角就没影了。
I turned the car into the car park.我转弯把汽车开进了停车场。
转向；转弯to curve in a particular direction
The road turns to the left after the church.这条路过了教堂之后向左转弯。
瞄准；指向 aim/point
朝着；向…方向；对准to aim or point sth in a particular direction
Police turned water cannon on the rioters.**把高压水枪对准了闹事者。
He turned the gun on himself.他把枪口对准了自己。
She looked at him then turned her attention back to me.她看了看他，然后又把注意力转回到我的身上。
His thoughts turned to his dead wife.他想起了自己已故的妻子。
海潮 of tide in sea
开始涨（或落）to start to come in or go out
The tide is turning─we'd better get back.涨潮了，我们最好回去吧。
松开 let ***/sth go
（使）松开，释放to make or let ***/sth go into a particular place or state
They turned the horse into the field.他们把马松开放到牧场里。
to turn the dogs loose把狗放开
折叠 fold
折起；翻转to fold sth in a particular way
She turned down the blankets and climbed into bed.她掀开毯子爬上床去。
He turned up the collar of his coat and hurried out into the rain.他竖起大衣领子，冒雨匆匆走了。
侧手翻；筋斗 cartwheel/somersault
表演（身体旋转动作）to perform a movement by moving your body in a circle
to turn cartwheels/somersaults做侧手翻；翻筋斗
书页 page
翻，翻动（书页）if you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that you can read the next page
He sat turning the pages idly.他坐在那里无所事事地翻着书。
Turn to p.23.翻到第23页。
比赛 game
（使）逆转if a game turns or *** turns it, it changes the way it is developing so that a different person or team starts to win
变成 become
（使）变成，成为to change into a particular state or condition; to make sth do this
The leaves were turning brown.叶子变了黄色。
The weather has turned cold.天气变得寒冷了。
He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money.我们不给他钱时，他变得穷凶极恶。
He decided to turn professional .他决定转为职业人员。
The heat turned the milk sour.炎热的天气使得牛奶变酸了。
She turned a deathly shade of white when she heard the news.她听到这个消息时面如死灰。
He's a lawyer turned politician (= he used to be a lawyer but is now a politician) .他以前是个律师，现在成为政治家了。
年龄；时间 age/time
到达，超过（某一年龄或时间）to reach or pass a particular age or time
She turns 21 in June.她到六月份就满21岁了。
It's turned midnight.已过了午夜。
胃 stomach
作呕；恶心；使（胃）不适when your stomach turns or sth turns your stomach, you feel as though you will vomit
木材 wood
（在车床上）车削to shape sth on a lathe
to turn a chair leg在车床上车椅子腿
turned boxes and bowls车削成的盒和碗
noun
活动 movement
转动；旋动an act of turning ***/sth around
Give the handle a few turns.转动几下把手。
道路；车辆 of road/vehicle
（车辆的）转弯，转向a change in direction in a vehicle
（车辆的）转弯，转向a change in direction in a vehicle
（道路的）弯道，转弯处a bend or corner in a road
a lane full of twists and turns 弯弯曲曲的小巷
时间 time
（依次轮到的）机会the time when *** in a group of people should or is allowed to do sth
When it's your turn, take another card.轮到你时，再抓一张牌。
Please wait your turn .请等着轮到你。
Whose turn is it to cook?轮到谁做饭了？
Steve took a turn driving while I slept.我睡觉时，史蒂夫接着开车。
变化 change
（异乎寻常或意外的）变化，转变an unusual or unexpected change in what is happening
a surprising turn of events 意想不到的事态变化
His health has taken a turn for the worse (= suddenly got worse) .他的健康状况突然恶化。
Events took a dramatic turn in the weeks that followed.在以后的几周里，事态急转直下。
The book is, by turns , funny and very sad.这部书时而妙趣横生，时而悲悲戚戚。
表演 performance
短小节目a short performance or piece of entertainment such as a song, etc.
Everyone got up on stage to do a turn.每个人都登台表演了一个小节目。
步行 walk
散步；转一圈a short walk
We took a turn around the park.我们在公园里转了一圈。
疾病 illness
（疾病的）一阵发作；不适感a feeling of illness
a funny turn (= a feeling that you may faint) 感到一阵晕眩
柯林斯词典
Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression ‘turn over a new leaf’ is explained at leaf.turn 还有许多其他用法，在本词典其他词条下作了解释。例如，turn over a new leaf 这一表达在 leaf 词条下作了解释。
VERB 转动;转身;扭转When you turn or when you turn part of your body, you move your body or part of your body so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction.He turned abruptly and walked away...他突然转身走了。
He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'…他转向他的宣传员开玩笑地问道：“下一个是什么？”He sighed, turning away and surveying the sea...他叹口气，转身远眺大海。He turned his head left and right...他左右转动脑袋。He waited for the woman to turn her face back to the road.他等待那个女人把脸转回路这边。Turn around or turn round means the same as turn .turn around 或 turn round 同 turnI felt a tapping on my shoulder and I turned around...我感到有人拍了一下我的肩膀，于是转过身去。Turn your upper body round so that your shoulders are facing to the side.转动上身，让双肩朝向一侧。VERB 转动;使转向;使改变方向When you turn something, you move it so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction, or is in a very different position.They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...他们把望远镜转向附近其他星系。
Turn the cake the right way up on to a wire rack…把蛋糕翻到合适的方向对准金属丝架上。I turned my jacket inside out…我把夹克衫翻了个面。She had turned the bedside chair to face the door...她把床头椅转向正对门的方向。The lid, turned upside down, served as a coffee table.那个盖子被翻过来当作咖啡桌。V-ERG (使)转动;(使)旋转When something such as a wheel turns, or when you turn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction.As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay...轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。
The engine turned a propeller.发动机使螺旋桨旋转起来。V-ERG 转动，旋动(钥匙、把手、开关等)When you turn something such as a key, knob, or switch, or when it turns, you hold it and twist your hand, in order to open something or make it start working.Turn a special key, press the brake pedal, and your car's brakes lock...转动一把特制的钥匙，踩下刹车踏板，这样你的汽车刹车就锁住了。
Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes...把温度调到很低，煮 20 分钟。I tried the doorknob and it turned.我试了试门把手，结果它转动了。VERB 转向;拐（弯）When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling.He turned into the narrow terraced street where he lived…他转向自己居住的那条夹在排房间的狭窄街道。
Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road...现在向右拐沿西渡路往前走。The man with the umbrella turned the corner again.拿伞的人又拐进了拐角处。Turn is also a noun.You can't do a right-hand turn here.此处禁止右拐。VERB (路、河)拐弯，转弯The point where a road, path, or river turns, is the point where it has a bend or curve in it....the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road.滕特菲尔德路拐向主道的岔路口
Turn is also a noun....a sharp turn in the road.路上的急转弯VERB (潮)涨，落When the tide turns, it starts coming in or going out.There was not much time before the tide turned.不久就要涨潮了。
VERB 翻(筋斗)When someone turns a cartwheel or a somersault, they do a cartwheel or somersault.They were still doing wild acrobatics in the yard, turning somersaults and cartwheels.他们还在院子里一通杂耍，翻着跟头，玩着侧手翻。
VERB 翻动(书页)When you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that is flat against the previous page, and you can read the next page.He turned the pages of a file in front of him.他翻阅面前的文件。
VERB 指向;冲着;把…对准If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them.He tried to turn the gun on me...他企图把枪对准我。
The crowd then turned their anger on Prime Minister James Mitchell.然后人群把怒火都撒向詹姆斯·米切尔总理。VERB 翻到(某页码)If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page.To order, turn to page 236.如需订购，参见 236 页。
VERB 开始思考;开始讨论;把(注意力等)转向If you turn your attention or thoughts to a particular subject or if you turn to it, you start thinking about it or discussing it.We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company...我们开始考虑有关成立公司的具体事宜。
We turn now to the British news.我们现在来关注英国新闻。VERB 求助于;求教于If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice.For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums...他们求助于该市最具创新风格的一家博物馆。
There was no one to turn to, no one to tell.没人可以求助，没人可以诉说。VERB 致力于;开始从事;启用If you turn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it.These communities are now turning to recycling in large numbers...这些团体现在正转而致力于大规模的回收利用工作。
The Superpowers turned to the harder task of cutting their nuclear arsenals…超级大国开始着手削减核武器库这项更为艰难的工作。Universities are turning from academic to commercial sponsorship.各大学正从学术赞助转而寻求商业赞助。V-ERG (使)变成;(使)成为To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing.A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale...在这个卡通童话里王子变成了一只青蛙。
Their grief turned to hysteria when the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery…当送葬队走到墓地时，他们更加悲恸欲绝。The hated dictator had turned his country into one of the poorest police states in Europe...这个为人深恶痛绝的独裁者把他的国家变成了欧洲最贫穷的极权国家之一。He soon turned his dreams to reality.他不久便梦想成真了。…an MP turned diplomat.成为外交官的下院议员V-LINK (用于形容词前)变为，变得You can use turn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective.If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police...如果法警认为事情变得不可收拾，他就会寻求警方的帮助。
She announced that she was going to turn professional.她宣布自己即将成为职业选手。V-LINK-ERG (使)变成(某种颜色)If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular colour, it becomes that colour.The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red...大海会变成浅粉色，天空则变成血红色。
Her contact lenses turned her eyes green.隐形眼镜把她的眼睛变成了绿色。V-LINK (天气)变得You can use turn to indicate that there is a change to a particular kind of weather. For example, if it turns cold, the weather starts being cold.If it turns cold, cover plants...如果天气变冷，就把植物盖起来。
The weather had turned warm and thundery overnight.天气一夜之间就转暖，而且雷声阵阵。N-COUNT (时局或趋势的)逆转，转变，变化If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way.The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.周末时丑闻有了新的发展。
…the latest turn in the fighting…战斗的最新进展Retailers have given up waiting for a turn in the housing market.零售商们已放弃等待房产市场上的转机。V-ERG （使）(比赛)出现逆转In sports, if a game turns, or is turned, something significant happens which changes the way the game is developing.The game turned in the 56th minute.比赛在第 56 分钟时发生了扭转。
…the Gareth Edwards try which turned the game between France and Wales in Paris in 1971.加雷思·爱德华兹于 1971 年法国队与威尔士队在巴黎的比赛中贡献的一记扭转赛事的触地得分VERB 赚得，获得(利润)If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends.The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit...那家公司将有能力支付债务，而且还会赚得一笔可观的利润。
He says the fares are just too low to turn profits.他说票价太低，根本无利可图。in BRIT, use 英国英语用 make, return
VERB 达到(…年龄);到(…点钟)When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns a particular time, it passes that time.It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty...他立志要在而立之年以前攒够 100 万美元。
It had just turned twelve o'clock.刚过 12 点。N-SING 世纪之交/新年伊始Turn is used in expressions such as the turn of the century and the turn of the year to refer to a period of time when one century or year is ending and the next one is beginning.They fled to South America around the turn of the century.他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。
VERB 使成形;车削When someone turns a wooden or metal object that they are making, they shape it using a special tool....the joys of making a living from turning wood.靠车削木材谋生的乐趣
…finely-turned metal.精心车削的金属N-COUNT (依次轮流时的)轮班，次序，轮番If it is your turn to do something, you now have the duty, chance, or right to do it, when other people have done it before you or will do it after you.Tonight it's my turn to cook...今晚该我做饭了。
Let each child have a turn at fishing...让每个孩子轮流钓鱼。Students are expected to take their turn leading the study group.学生们要依次轮流当学习小组的组长。N-COUNT (疾病的)瞬间发作If you say that someone is having a turn, you mean they feel suddenly very unwell for a short period of time.He is having one of his turns…他又犯病了。
He gets funny turns, you know. It's his age.他总是感觉不舒服。也是，他都这个岁数了。See also: turning
PHRASE （表示两种感情或品质的交替）时而，间或You can use by turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other.His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved.他的语气时而透着愤怒，时而流露出哀怨。
PHRASE 形势的变化If there is a particular turn of events, a particular series of things happen.They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events.这种出乎意料的形势变化让他们无比震惊。
PHRASE 每每;总是;处处If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff...因为缺乏训练有素的员工，其生产经营总是遇到各种障碍。
At every turn smoke and flame stopped efforts to get into the living quarters.到处是烟雾和火焰，根本无法进入住处。PHRASE (对…)有利的事,有帮助的事If you do someone a good turn, you do something that helps or benefits them.He did you a good turn by resigning...他辞职对你有利。
One good turn deserves another.善有善报。PHRASE 彻底搜查;把…翻个底朝天If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.They hadn't found a scrap of evidence though they had turned his flat inside out.他们虽然把他的公寓翻了个底朝天，却没有找到一丝证据。
PHRASE 彻底改变，完全搅乱（体制或生活方式）If something such as a system or way of life is turned inside out or upside down, it is changed completely, making people confused or upset.He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down.他惊呆了。他的世界已经完全被打乱了。
PHRASE 继而;转而;反过来You use in turn to refer to actions or events that are in a sequence one after the other, for example because one causes the other.One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, in turn, confided in a reporter.手术小组的一名成员把这个消息泄露给了在一起工作的一个内科医生，后者又透露给了一位记者。
PHRASE 逐一;依次;轮流地If each person in a group does something in turn, they do it one after the other in a fixed or agreed order.There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn.当这些女人们逐一发言时，她们每个人都赢得了喝彩声。
PHRASE 思维;性情;秉性If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.She was of a rational turn of mind.她是个理性的人。
PHRASE 冒失地说;说话出格If you speak out of turn or talk out of turn, you say something that you do not have the right or authority to say.I hope I haven't spoken out of turn.希望我没有多嘴。
速度;脚力;马力If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
PHRASE 轮流;依次If two or more people take turns to do something, or in British English take it in turns to do something, they do it one after the other several times, rather than doing it together.We took turns to drive the car...我们轮流开车。
Ted and I took it in turns to go into hospital and sit with Emma.我和特德轮流去医院陪护埃玛。PHRASE (情况)突然恶化/突然好转If a situation takes a turn for the worse, it suddenly becomes worse. If a situation takes a turn for the better, it suddenly becomes better.Her condition took a sharp turn for the worse.她的病情突然急剧恶化。
双语例句
He turned abruptly and walked away 他突然转身走了。
They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies 他们把望远镜转向附近其他星系。
As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay 轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。
Turn a special key, press the brake pedal, and your car's brakes lock 转动一把特制的钥匙，踩下刹车踏板，这样你的汽车刹车就锁住了。
He turned into the narrow terraced street where he lived 他转向自己居住的那条夹在排房间的狭窄街道。
There was not much time before the tide turned. 不久就要涨潮了。
They were still doing wild acrobatics in the yard, turning somersaults and cartwheels. 他们还在院子里一通杂耍，翻着跟头，玩着侧手翻。
He turned the pages of a file in front of him. 他翻阅面前的文件。
He tried to turn the gun on me 他企图把枪对准我。
To order, turn to page 236. 如需订购，参见236页。
We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company 我们开始考虑有关成立公司的具体事宜。
For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums 他们求助于该市最具创新风格的一家博物馆。
These communities are now turning to recycling in large numbers 这些团体现在正转而致力于大规模的回收利用工作。
A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale 在这个卡通童话里王子变成了一只青蛙。
The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red 大海会变成浅粉色，天空则变成血红色。
If it turns cold, cover plants 如果天气变冷，就把植物盖起来。
The scandal took a new turn over the weekend. 周末时丑闻有了新的发展。
The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit 那家公司将有能力支付债务，而且还会赚得一笔可观的利润。
It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty 他立志要在而立之年以前攒够100万美元。
They fled to South America around the turn of the century. 他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。
Tonight it's my turn to cook 今晚该我做饭了。
He is having one of his turns 他又犯病了。
His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved. 他的语气时而透着愤怒，时而流露出哀怨。
They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events. 这种出乎意料的形势变化让他们无比震惊。
Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff 因为缺乏训练有素的员工，其生产经营总是遇到各种障碍。
He did you a good turn by resigning 他辞职对你有利。
He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down. 他惊呆了。他的世界已经完全被打乱了。
One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, in turn, confided in a reporter. 手术小组的一名成员把这个消息泄露给了在一起工作的一个内科医生，后者又透露给了一位记者。
同义词辨析
changealterconvertmodifytransformturnvary【导航词义：改变，变化】
change v. 改变，变更
〔辨析〕普通用词，可指任何变化，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。
〔例证〕A witch changed the boy into a mouse.女巫把那男孩变成了一只老鼠。The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。The leaves on the trees change colour in the autumn.树叶在秋天改变颜色。alter v. 改变
〔辨析〕常指轻微改变，强调在保持原状的情况下进行局部改变。
〔例证〕Your coat is too big. You must have it altered.你的外衣太大了，得找人改一下。The working condition must be altered to meet the new requirements.工作环境必须改善，以适应新的要求。convert v. 转变，转化
〔辨析〕指改变形式、用途、使用方式等，也指改变信仰、观点、态度等。
〔例证〕Please convert this money into RMB.请把这钱兑换成人民币。Her mother has converted to Catholicism.她母亲已改信天主教。modify v. 修改，改进
〔辨析〕指对某物作细小的改动以对其进行改进，使其更适用或更高效。
〔例证〕The plan must be modified if it is to be used.这项计划要用就必须修改。You'd better modify your tone.你最好说得和缓些才是。transform v. 改变
〔辨析〕指在形式、外观、性质等方面彻底改变，即成为全新的东西。
〔例证〕The magician transformed the handkerchief into a bird.魔术师把那条手帕变成了一只鸟。Solar energy can be transformed into power.太阳能可以转化为能量。turn v. 改变，转变
〔辨析〕普通用词，指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面发生变化。
〔例证〕Coal can be turned into heat.煤可以转化成热。He turned this novel into an English best-seller.他把这本小说变成了英语畅销书。vary v. 变化
〔辨析〕指根据某一情况的变化而变化，也指更改某事物。
〔例证〕The prices of fish vary according to market conditions.鱼的价格随着市场行情而变化。Old people don't like to vary their habits.老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。短语动词
turn against
1. （使）与…反目；（使）反对；（使）反感
turn aroundturn round
1. 转动；转身；扭转2. （使）调转方向；（使）转向3. （使）复苏；（使）好转4. 改变（问题、句子或想法的）表达方式5. （尤指为指责别人或捍卫自己）话锋突转
turn away
1. 拒绝…进入2. 弃用（方法、主意）
turn back
1. （使）返回；（使）折回2. 无法改变计划；无法收回成命
turn down
1. 拒绝（某人或其请求、提议等）2. 关小；调低
turn in
1. 上床睡觉2. 把（犯罪嫌疑人）交给警方；告发；检举；自首3. 上交；提交；交付4. 交还；返还
turn off
1. 驶离，离开（…路）；转弯；拐入旁路2. 关上；关掉；截断，切断（…的供应）3. 使丧失兴趣4. 使没有***；使失去***
turn on
1. 打开（设备）；接通（…的供应）2. 诱惑；激发…的***3. 突然表现得；突然装出4. 对…进行身体（或语言）攻击；斥责5. 依靠；取决于
turn out
1. （以某种方式）发生；最后是；结果是2. （尤指天气突然）变得（晴好）3. 原来是；结果发现4. 关掉，熄灭（电灯、煤气等）5. 生产；制造6. （尤指把某人从其长期居住处）撵走，赶出，逐出7. 翻出；倒出8. 出席；参加；前去观看
turn over
1. （使）翻转；（使）颠倒；（使）倾覆2. 翻身3. （在脑子里）仔细考虑，深思熟虑，细想4. （向有权获得某物的人）移交，交托5. 移交（职位、责任）6. 换频道；转台
turn over to
1. 把…改造成…；改变，转变（功能或用途）
turn up
1. （常指出其不意地或经长久等待后）出现，到来，露面2. 找出；发现；注意到；出现3. 开大，调高（收音机、暖气等）
短语用例
turn against ***
turn *** against ***
（使）与…反目成仇，变得敌对to stop or make *** stop being friendly towards ***
The wheels of the car began to turn.汽车的轮子开始转动起来。
I can't get the screw to turn.我拧不动这个螺丝钉。
He turned the key in the lock.他转动钥匙开锁。
She turned the wheel sharply to the left.她猛地向左打方向盘。
turn around/round
turn ***/sth around/round
（使）翻身，转身，翻转to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make ***/sth do this
She turned the chair on its side to repair it.她把椅子翻转过来修理。
Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it.你把针织套衫里面翻过来再洗。
turn around/round
turn sth↔around/round
（使企业、经济等）好转，扭转，有起色if a business, economy, etc. turns around or *** turns it around , it starts being successful after it has been unsuccessful for a time
turn ***↔away (from sth)
把某人拒之门外；不准某人进入to refuse to allow *** to enter a place
turn back
turn ***/sth↔back
（使）原路返回，往回走to return the way you have come; to make ***/sth do this
They turned the horse into the field.他们把马松开放到牧场里。
to turn the dogs loose把狗放开
turn ***/sth↔down
拒绝，顶回（提议、建议或提议人）to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it
She turned down the blankets and climbed into bed.她掀开毯子爬上床去。
He turned up the collar of his coat and hurried out into the rain.他竖起大衣领子，冒雨匆匆走了。
turn sth↔down
把…调低；关小to reduce the noise, heat, etc. produced by a piece of equipment by moving its controls
to turn cartwheels/somersaults做侧手翻；翻筋斗
turn in
朝内；向内拐to face or curve towards the centre
He sat turning the pages idly.他坐在那里无所事事地翻着书。
Turn to p.23.翻到第23页。
上床睡觉to go to bed
turn ***↔in
把…扭送（到**局）；使自首to take *** to the police or *** in authority because they have committed a crime
turn sth↔in
交还，退还（不再需要的东西）to give back sth that you no longer need
上交；呈交；提交to give sth to *** in authority
She turns 21 in June.她到六月份就满21岁了。
It's turned midnight.已过了午夜。
取得（分数）；完成（表演）；获得（利润）to achieve a score, performance, profit, etc.
turn in on yourself
忙于自己的事情而不与人交往；闭门谢客to become too concerned with your own problems and stop communicating with others
turn (from sth) into sth
变成某事物to become sth
turn ***/sth (from sth) into sth
使（从…）变成to make ***/sth become sth
Give the handle a few turns.转动几下把手。
turn off
turn off sth
拐弯；转入另一条路to leave a road in order to travel on another
turn off
不再听；不再想to stop listening to or thinking about ***/sth
turn ***↔off
使厌烦；使失去兴趣to make *** feel bored or not interested
使（异性）失去兴趣；使厌恶to stop *** feeling sexually attracted; to make *** have a feeling of disgust
a surprising turn of events 意想不到的事态变化
His health has taken a turn for the worse (= suddenly got worse) .他的健康状况突然恶化。
Events took a dramatic turn in the weeks that followed.在以后的几周里，事态急转直下。
The book is, by turns , funny and very sad.这部书时而妙趣横生，时而悲悲戚戚。
turn sth↔off
关掉，截断（电流、煤气、水等）to stop the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.
Everyone got up on stage to do a turn.每个人都登台表演了一个小节目。
turn on ***
突然攻击to attack *** suddenly and unexpectedly
We took a turn around the park.我们在公园里转了一圈。
turn on sth
依靠；依…而定；取决于to depend on sth
a funny turn (= a feeling that you may faint) 感到一阵晕眩
以…为主题to have sth as its main topic
turn ***↔on
使性兴奋；使感兴趣to make *** excited or interested, especially sexually
turn *** on (to sth)
使对…感兴趣；使首次使用to make *** become interested in sth or to use sth for the first time
turn sth↔on
接通（电流、煤气、水等）；打开to start the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.
turn out
出席（某项活动）；在场to be present at an event
…地发展（或发生）；结果…to happen in a particular way; to develop or end in a particular way
向外；朝外to point away from the centre
原来是；证明是；结果是to be discovered to be; to prove to be
turn ***/sth↔out
制造；生产；以（…装束等）出现to produce ***/sth
turn *** out (of/from sth)
赶走；逐出；撵走to force *** to leave a place
turn sth↔out
关掉（灯或热源）；熄灭to switch a light or a source of heat off
腾空；彻底清理to clean sth thoroughly by removing the contents and organizing them again
弄空，掏净（尤指口袋）to empty sth, especially your pockets
使向外；使朝外to make sth point away from the centre
turn over
翻身；翻转to change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top
发动；转动；继续运转to start or to continue to run
变换（电视频道）to change to another channel when you are watching television
turn over sth
营业额为…；做金额为…的生意to do business worth a particular amount of money in a particular period of time
turn sth↔over
使翻个儿；使翻转to make sth change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top
认真思考；深思熟虑to think about sth carefully
周转；销货和进货to sell goods and replace them
从…偷窃to steal from a place
发动（引擎）to make an engine start running
turn ***↔over to ***
移交，送交（他人看管，尤指当局）to deliver *** to the control or care of *** else, especially *** in authority
turn sth↔over to ***
把…移交给（他人管理）to give the control of sth to ***
turn sth↔over to sth
改变，转变（用途或功能）to change the use or function of sth
turn to ***/sth
向…求助（或寻求指教等）to go to ***/sth for help, advice, etc.
turn up
（尤指失去后偶然）被发现，被找到to be found, especially by chance, after being lost
到达；来到；露面to arrive
偶然出现；到来to happen, especially by chance
turn sth↔up
开大，调高（音量、热量等）to increase the sound, heat, etc. of a piece of equipment
将（衣服的底边）折起缝好；改短to make a piece of clothing shorter by folding and sewing it up at the bottom
找到；发现to find sth
习惯用语
v.
as it/things turned out
正如后来表明的；果然如此；果不其然as was shown or proved by later events
I didn't need my umbrella, as it turned out (= because it didn't rain) .我果然没用上我的伞。
be well, badly, etc. turned out
穿着打扮得好（或不好等）to be well, badly, etc. dressed
turn round/around and do sth
（用以报告令人吃惊或不快的言行）竟会used to report what *** says or does, when this is surprising or annoying
How could she turn round and say that, after all I've done for her?我为她做了这么多，她怎么竟说出那种话来？
n.
at every turn
处处；事事；每次everywhere or every time you try and do sth
At every turn I met with disappointment.我事事都不顺心。
(do ***) a good turn
（为某人做）好事，善事；（做）有助于某人的事(to do) sth that helps ***
Well, that's my good turn for the day.好啦，这就是我今天做的好事。
done to a turn
烹调得恰到火候cooked for exactly the right amount of time
give *** a turn
使大吃一惊；吓某人一跳to frighten or shock ***
in turn
依次；轮流；逐个one after the other in a particular order
The children called out their names in turn.孩子们逐一自报姓名。
相应地；转而as a result of sth in a series of events
Increased production will, in turn, lead to increased profits.增加生产会继而增加利润。
one good turn deserves another
善须善报；要以德报德；好人应得好报you should help *** who has helped you
on the turn
即将变化going to change soon
His luck is on the turn.他就要***了。
speak/talk out of turn
说话出格（或冒失、鲁莽、不合时宜）to say sth that you should not because it is the wrong situation or because it offends ***
take turns (in sth/to do sth)
依次；轮流if people take turns or take it in turns to do sth, they do it one after the other to make sure it is done fairly
The male and female birds take turns in sitting on the eggs.雄鸟和雌鸟轮流伏窝。
We take it in turns to do the housework.我们轮流做家务。
the turn of the century/year
世纪之交；新年伊始；辞旧迎新之际the time when a new century/year starts
It was built at the turn of the century.这是在世纪之交修建的。
a turn of mind
思维方式；思想方法a particular way of thinking about things
a turn of phrase
措辞；表达方式；描述方式a particular way of describing sth
a turn of the screw
雪上加霜an extra amount of pressure, cruelty , etc. added to a situation that is already difficult to bear or understand
a turn of speed
突然加速；加快进度；突然加快的能力a sudden increase in your speed or rate of progress; the ability to suddenly increase your speed
He put on an impressive turn of speed in the last lap.他在最后一圈猛然加速。
not do a hand's turn
什么活也不干to do no work
She hasn't done a hand's turn all week.她闲了整整一星期。
serve your/its turn
（在某方面或某期间）发挥作用，派上用场；足以满足…的需要to be useful for a particular purpose or period of time
英英释义
noun
taking a short walk out and back
we took a turn in the park
turning or twisting around (in place)
with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
Synonym:twist
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
he made an abrupt turn away from her
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
he took a turn to the right
Synonym:turning
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
it is my turn
it is still my play
Synonym:play
a favor for someone
he did me a good turn
Synonym:good turn
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
he did his act three times every evening
she had a catchy little routine
it was one of the best numbers he ever did
Synonym:actroutinenumberbit
a movement in a new direction
the turning of the wind
Synonym:turning
an unforeseen development
events suddenly took an awkward turn
Synonym:turn of eventstwist
a circular segment of a curve
a bend in the road
a crook in the path
Synonym:bendcrooktwist
(sports) a pision during which one team is on the offensive
Synonym:boutround
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
it's my go
a spell of work
Synonym:gospelltour
verb
twist suddenly so as to sprain
wrench one's ankle
The wrestler twisted his shoulder
the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
Synonym:twistsprainwrenchwrickrick
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
The weather turned nasty
She grew angry
Synonym:grow
change to the contrary
The trend was reversed
the tides turned against him
public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern
Synonym:change by reversalreverse
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonym:change state
become officially one year older
She is turning 50 this year
change color
In Vermont, the leaves turn early
