turn on
phrasal verbturn on somebody
- to attack somebody suddenly and unexpectedly
突然攻击 - The dogs suddenly turned on each other.
那两条狗突然互相撕咬了起来。 - Why are you all turning on me (= criticizing or blaming me)?
你们怎么突然都冲我来了？
- The dogs suddenly turned on each other.
turn on something [no passive]
- to depend on something
依靠；依…而定；取决于 - Much turns on the outcome of the current peace talks.
事情主要取决于当前和谈的结果。
- Much turns on the outcome of the current peace talks.
- to have something as its main topic
以…为主题 - The discussion turned on the need to raise standards.
这次讨论的主要议题是提高标准的必要性。
- The discussion turned on the need to raise standards.
turn somebody on
- (informal) to make somebody excited or interested, especially sexually
使性兴奋；使感兴趣 - Jazz has never really turned me on.
我对爵士乐从未真正产生过兴趣。 - She gets turned on by men in uniform.
她看到穿制服的男人就欲火攻心。
- Jazz has never really turned me on.
turn somebody on (to something)
- (informal) to make somebody become interested in something or to use something for the first time
使对…感兴趣；使首次使用 - He turned her on to jazz.
他使她对爵士乐产生了兴趣。
- He turned her on to jazz.
turn something on
- to start the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.
接通（电流、煤气、水等）；打开 - to turn on the heating
打开供热系统 - I'll turn the television on.
我来打开电视机。 - (figurative) He really knows how to turn on the charm (= suddenly become pleasant and attractive).
他确实懂得如何一展魅力。
- to turn on the heating