turn

verb

/tɜːn/

/tɜːrn/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they turn	/tɜːn/ /tɜːrn/
he / she / it turns	/tɜːnz/ /tɜːrnz/
past simple turned	/tɜːnd/ /tɜːrnd/
past participle turned	/tɜːnd/ /tɜːrnd/
-ing form turning	/ˈtɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

move round转动

[intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move around a central point（使）转动，旋转

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。
+ adv./prep. The blades of the helicopter were turning slowly.直升机的旋翼在慢速旋转。
turn something I turned the knob and pushed the door open. 我转动把手，把门推开。
turn something + adv./prep. 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。

change position/direction改变位置／方向

[intransitive, transitive] to move your body or part of your body so as to face or start moving in a different direction转身；扭转（身体部位）

We turned and headed for home.我们转身朝家走去。
turn to do something She turned to look at me.她转过头来看着我。
+ adv./prep. 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。
turn something + adv./prep. He turned his back to the wall.他转身背对着墙。
I turned my face to the sky.我把脸转向天空。
She turned her head away.她把头扭向别处。
turn something I only turned my back for a second.我只转过身去一秒钟。

page书页

[transitive, intransitive] if you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that you can read the next page翻，翻动（书页）

turn something He sat turning the pages idly.他坐在那里无所事事地翻着书。
turn to something Turn to p.23.翻到第 23 页。

become变成

linking verb to change into a particular state or condition; to make something do this（使）变成，成为

+ adj. The leaves were turning brown.叶子变黄。
They say her hair turned white overnight.他们说她的头发一夜之间变白了。
I could feel my face turn red with embarrassment.我能感觉到我的脸因尴尬而变红。
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，他变得穷凶极恶。
He decided to turn professional.他决定转为职业人员。
turn something + adj. The heat turned the milk sour.炎热的天气使得牛奶变酸了。
+ noun 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。

aim/point瞄准；指向

[transitive, intransitive] to aim or point something in a particular direction朝着；向…方向；对准

turn something on somebody/something/yourself Police turned water cannon on the rioters.警察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。
turn something to somebody/something/yourself 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。
turn to somebody/something/yourself His thoughts turned to his dead wife.他想起了自己已故的妻子。

Don't turn your anger on the children.别朝孩子撒气。
Many supporters are now turning their criticism on the manager.许多支持者现在把他们的批评转向经理。
He tried to forget the events of past few days and turned his thoughts to practical tasks.他试图忘记过去几天发生的事情，把注意力转向实际任务。

of tide in sea海潮

[intransitive] to start to come in or go out开始涨（或落）

The tide is turning—we'd better get back.涨潮了，我们最好回去吧。

let somebody/something go松开

[transitive] to make or let somebody/something go into a particular place or state（使）松开，释放

turn something + adv./prep. They turned the horse into the field.他们把马松开放到牧场里。
turn something + adj. to turn the dogs loose把狗放开

fold折叠

[transitive] turn something + adv./prep. to fold something in a particular way折起；翻转

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。

cartwheel/somersault侧手翻；筋斗

[transitive, no passive] turn something to perform a movement by moving your body in a circle表演（身体旋转动作）

to turn cartwheels/somersaults做侧手翻；翻筋斗

game比赛

[intransitive, transitive] turn (something) (around) if a game turns or somebody turns it, it changes the way it is developing so that a different person or team starts to win（使）逆转

age/time年龄；时间

linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) + noun to reach or pass a particular age or time到达，超过（某一年龄或时间）

She turns 21 in June.她到六月份就满 21 岁了。
It's turned midnight.已过了午夜。

stomach胃

[intransitive, transitive] turn (your stomach) when your stomach turns or something turns your stomach, you feel as though you will vomit作呕；恶心；使（胃）不适

wood木材

[transitive] turn something (specialist) to shape something on a lathe（在车床上）车削

to turn a chair leg在车床上车椅子腿
turned boxes and bowls车削成的盒和碗

词源Old English tyrnan, turnian (verb), from Latin tornare, from tornus ‘lathe’, from Greek tornos ‘lathe, circular movement’; probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French turner. The noun (Middle English) is partly from Anglo-Norman French tourn, partly from the verb.

Idioms Most idioms containing turn are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example not turn a hair is at hair.

as it/things turned out

as was shown or proved by later events正如后来表明的；果然如此；果不其然
- 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

to be well, badly, etc. dressed穿着打扮得好（或不好等）

turn in his/her grave (British English)

(North American English also roll (over) in his/her grave)

(of a person who is dead亡者) likely to be very shocked or angry九泉之下不得安宁
- My father would turn in his grave if he knew.我父亲知道的话在九泉之下也会不得安宁的。

turn round/around and do something

(informal) used to report what somebody says or does, when this is surprising or annoying（用以报告令人吃惊或不快的言行）竟会
- How could she turn round and say that, after all I've done for her?我为她做了这么多，她怎么竟会说出那种话来？

turn

noun

/tɜːn/

/tɜːrn/

[countable]Idioms

time时间

the time when somebody in a group of people should or is allowed to do something（依次轮到的）机会

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。
somebody's turn to do something 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。
If you can't put any cards down you have to miss a turn.你如果不能出牌就要错过一轮。

By the time it came to my turn to sing, I was a bag of nerves.轮到我唱歌的时候，我都快紧张死了。
Can I have a turn?让我来一次好吗？
Give Sarah a turn on the swing.让萨拉坐一次秋千吧。
I'll take a turn making the dinner—you have a rest.你休息一下吧，轮到我做一次晚饭了。
She had not been friendly to Pete and he, in his turn, was cold to her when she came to stay.她对皮特不太友好，而她来住的时候皮特对她也很冷淡。

Topics Games and toysa1

Collocations Dictionaryverb + turn

have
take
miss
…

turn + verb

come

preposition

in turn
in somebody’s turn
out of turn
…

of road/vehicle道路；车辆

a change in direction in a vehicle（车辆的）转弯，转向

Make a left/right turn into West Street.向左／右拐入西大街。
turn to the left/right He made a sudden turn to the right.他突然向右转。

see also three-point turn, U-turnTopics Transport by car or lorrya2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

left
left-hand
right
…

verb + turn

do
make
negotiate
…

phrases

at every turn
a turn to the left
a turn to the right
…

(especially North American English)

(British English usually turning)

a place where a road leads away from the one you are travelling on岔路口；拐弯处；转弯处

Take the next turn on the right.在下一个右转弯处转弯。
He took a wrong turn and ended up on the coast road.他转错了弯，结果开到了海滨公路上。

Topics Transport by car or lorrya2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

next
wrong
hairpin
…

verb + turn

make
take
miss
…

phrases

a turn on the left
a turn on the right
twists and turns
…

a bend or corner in a road（道路的）弯道，转弯处

a lane full of twists and turns弯弯曲曲的小巷

There was a screech as the car rounded a tight turn.汽车急转弯时发出了一阵吱吱的尖叫。
The car skidded around a hairpin turn.汽车在一个急转弯处打滑了。
Slow down as you enter the turn进入弯道时要减速。
She stopped talking as she negotiated a particularly sharp turn.她转一个特别急的弯时停止了说话。

Topics Transport by car or lorrya2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

next
wrong
hairpin
…

verb + turn

make
take
miss
…

phrases

a turn on the left
a turn on the right
twists and turns
…

movement活动

an act of turning somebody/something around转动；旋动

Give the handle a few turns.转动几下把手。
The engine started with the first turn of the key.钥匙一转，发动机就启动了。

Rotate the image through a quarter turn.把这个图像翻转90度。
a full turn of the handle to the right将把手向右转一转圈
It slowly spun for three complete turns.它慢慢地旋转了三整圈。
a quick turn of his head他迅速转头
Every time she did a flip turn, she made a large splash.每当做翻腾转体时她都溅起一个大水花。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

complete
full
half
…

verb + turn

give something

change变化

an unusual or unexpected change in what is happening（异乎寻常或意外的）变化，转变

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。
by turns The book is, by turns, funny and very sad.这部书时而妙趣横生，时而悲悲戚戚。

performance表演

a short performance or piece of entertainment such as a song, etc.短小节目

Everyone got up on stage to do a turn.每个人都登台表演了一个小节目。

walk步行

(old-fashioned) a short walk散步；转一圈

We took a turn around the park.我们在公园里转了一圈。

illness疾病

(old-fashioned) a feeling of illness（疾病的）一阵发作；不适感

a funny turn (= a feeling that you may faint)感到一阵晕眩
Grandma had one of her turns.奶奶有过一次机会。

Topics Illnessc2

Idioms

at every turn

everywhere or every time you try and do something处处；事事；每次
- At every turn I met with disappointment.我事事都不顺心。
- Her ideas were blocked at every turn.她的想法处处受阻。

done to a turn

cooked for exactly the right amount of time烹调得恰到火候

give somebody a turn

(old-fashioned) to frighten or shock somebody使大吃一惊；吓某人一跳
- You gave me quite a turn, creeping up on me like that!你这样蹑手蹑脚地走过来，真是吓了我一跳！

(do somebody) a good turn

(to do) something that helps somebody（为某人做）好事，善事；（做）有助于某人的事
- Well, that's my good turn for the day.好啦，这就是我今天做的好事。

in turn

one after the other in a particular order依次；轮流；逐个
- The children called out their names in turn.孩子们逐一自报姓名。
as a result of something in a series of events相应地；转而
- Increased production will, in turn, lead to increased profits.增加生产会继而增加利润。

not do a hand’s turn

(old-fashioned) to do no work什么活也不干
- She hasn't done a hand's turn all week.她闲了整整一星期。

one good turn deserves another

(saying) you should help somebody who has helped you善须善报；要以德报德；好人应得好报

on the turn

(especially British English) going to change soon即将变化
- His luck is on the turn.他就要时来运转了。

out of turn

if you do something out of turn, you do it when you are not supposed to be the next person to do something翻，翻动（书页）
- Batista had batted out of turn.巴蒂斯塔没有按顺序出场击球。
- I'm writing to you out of turn because I have some very important news.我现在冒昧地给你写信是因为我有一些重要的消息。

serve your/its turn

(British English) to be useful for a particular purpose or period of time（在某方面或某期间）发挥作用，派上用场；足以满足…的需要

speak/talk out of turn

to say something that you should not because it is the wrong situation or because it offends somebody说话出格（或冒失、鲁莽、不合时宜）

take turns (in something/to do something)

(British English also take it in turns)

if people take turns or take it in turns to do something, they do it one after the other to make sure it is done fairly依次；轮流
- 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 kids took turns on the swing.孩子们轮流荡秋千。

the turn of the century/year

the time when a new century/year starts世纪之交；新年伊始；辞旧迎新之际
- It was built at the turn of the century.这是在世纪之交修建的。
- The team are unbeaten since the turn of the year.该队自年初以来一直保持不败。

a turn of mind

a particular way of thinking about things思维方式；思想方法

a turn of phrase

a particular way of describing something措辞；表达方式；描述方式
- He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase.他措辞谨慎，描述细致。

a turn of the screw

an extra amount of pressure, cruelty, etc. added to a situation that is already difficult to bear or understand雪上加霜

a turn of speed

a sudden increase in your speed or rate of progress; the ability to suddenly increase your speed突然加速；加快进度；突然加快的能力
- He put on an impressive turn of speed in the last lap.他在最后一圈猛然加速。
- The kangaroo has a fast turn of speed.袋鼠的速度很快。
- For a small car it has a good turn of speed.对小型轿车来说，这辆车的紧急加速性能挺不错。