turn的经典引文是：Florence and her dowry..were lost..by a turn of the dice.出自：B. H. Malkin。turn的详尽释义是v.(动词)翻转，旋转，使转向，转动，翻（书页），转使变质，使变酸超过倾倒作呕使弯曲（使）变得，改变，转变求教，求助转而反对，变得敌对（使）变色使对着，对准使错乱，发生错乱（使）成为兑换翻译改写驱赶打发使具有优美形式转移转身攻击，突然袭击改变信仰变钝转身，翻身关掉转弯翻倒扭转（身体部位），翻动， 把…翻过来改变方向朝着，向…方向开始涨。turn的意思是v.翻转；旋转；转动；转向；轮流；（使）变得；n.轮流；转动。
一、详尽释义点此查看turn的详细内容
二、英英释义
"a bend in the road"
"a crook in the path"
"he took a turn to the right"
"it is my turn"
"it is still my play"
"events suddenly took an awkward turn"
"the turning of the wind"
"he made an abrupt turn away from her"
"with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
"it's my go"
"a spell of work"
"he did his act three times every evening"
"she had a catchy little routine"
"it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
"he did me a good turn"
"we took a turn in the park"
"Turn towards me"
"The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"
"She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
"We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"
"The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
"The water turned into ice"
"Her former friend became her worst enemy"
"He turned traitor"
"turn a key"
"turn your palm this way"
"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"
"turn the corner"
"move around the obstacle"
"The weather turned nasty"
"She grew angry"
"turn the flour onto a plate"
"The wheels are turning"
"turn a page of a book"
"They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"
"Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"
"turn the earth in the Spring"
"turn the legs of the table"
"turn the clay on the wheel"
"In Vermont, the leaves turn early"
"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"
"The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"
"The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold"
"turn a somersault"
"turn cartwheels"
"the company turned a good profit after a year"
"turn your face to the wall"
"turn the car around"
"turn your dance partner around"
"The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"
"people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"
"bend the rod"
"twist the dough into a braid"
"the strong man could turn an iron bar"
"turn the dial to 10"
"turn the heat down"
"She turned a smile on me"
"They turned their flashlights on the car"
"She called on her Representative to help her"
"She turned to her relatives for help"
"The milk has soured"
"The wine worked"
"The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
"She is turning 50 this year"
三、词典解释
1.转动;转身;扭转
When youturn or when youturn part of your body, you move your body or part of your body so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction.
turn的翻译
e.g. He turned abruptly and walked away...
他突然转身走了。
e.g. Heturned 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？”
2.转动;使转向;使改变方向
When youturn something, you move it so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction, or is in a very different position.
turn
e.g. They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...
他们把望远镜转向附近其他星系。
e.g.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。
3.(使)转动;(使)旋转
When something such as a wheelturns, or when youturn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction.
e.g. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay...
轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。
e.g. The engine turned a propeller.
发动机使螺旋桨旋转起来。
4.转动，旋动(钥匙、把手、开关等)
When youturn something such as a key, knob, or switch, or when itturns, you hold it and twist your hand, in order to open something or make it start working.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes...
把温度调到很低，煮 20 分钟。
5.转向;拐（弯）
When youturn in a particular direction orturn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling.
e.g. Heturned 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。
e.g. Nowturn right to follow West Ferry Road...
现在向右拐沿西渡路往前走。
6.(路、河)拐弯，转弯
The point where a road, path, or riverturns, is the point where it has a bend or curve in it.
e.g. ...the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road.
滕特菲尔德路拐向主道的岔路口
7.(潮)涨，落
When the tideturns, it starts coming in or going out.
e.g. There was not much time before the tide turned.
不久就要涨潮了。
8.翻(筋斗)
When someoneturns a cartwheel or a somersault, they do a cartwheel or somersault.
e.g. 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。
9.翻动(书页)
When youturn 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.
e.g. He turned the pages of a file in front of him.
他翻阅面前的文件。
10.指向;冲着;把…对准
If youturn a weapon or an aggressive feelingon someone, you point it at them or direct it at them.
e.g. He tried toturn the gun on me...
他企图把枪对准我。
e.g. 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。
11.翻到(某页码)
If youturn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page.
e.g. To order,turn to page 236.
如需订购，参见 236 页。
12.开始思考;开始讨论;把(注意力等)转向
If youturn your attention or thoughtsto a particular subject or if youturn to it, you start thinking about it or discussing it.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Weturn now to the British news.
我们现在来关注英国新闻。
13.求助于;求教于
If youturn to someone, you ask for their help or advice.
turn的反义词
e.g. 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。
e.g. There was no one toturn to, no one to tell.
没人可以求助，没人可以诉说。
14.致力于;开始从事;启用
If youturn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it.
e.g. 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。
e.g. The Superpowersturned 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。
15.(使)变成;(使)成为
Toturn orbe turned into something means to become that thing.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Their griefturned 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。
16.(用于形容词前)变为，变得
You can useturn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective.
turn是什么意思
e.g. If the bailiff thinks that things couldturn 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。
e.g. She announced that she was going toturn professional.
她宣布自己即将成为职业选手。
17.(使)变成(某种颜色)
If somethingturns a particular colour or if somethingturns it a particular colour, it becomes that colour.
e.g. The sea wouldturn pale pink and the sky blood red...
大海会变成浅粉色，天空则变成血红色。
e.g. Her contact lenses turned her eyes green.
隐形眼镜把她的眼睛变成了绿色。
18.(天气)变得
You can useturn to indicate that there is a change to a particular kind of weather. For example, if itturns cold, the weather starts being cold.
e.g. If it turns cold, cover plants...
如果天气变冷，就把植物盖起来。
e.g. The weather had turned warm and thundery overnight.
天气一夜之间就转暖，而且雷声阵阵。
19.(时局或趋势的)逆转，转变，变化
If a situation or trend takes a particular kind ofturn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way.
e.g. The scandal took a newturn over the weekend.
周末时丑闻有了新的发展。
e.g. …the latestturn in the fighting…
战斗的最新进展
20.（使）(比赛)出现逆转
In sports, if a gameturns, oris turned, something significant happens which changes the way the game is developing.
e.g. The game turned in the 56th minute.
比赛在第 56 分钟时发生了扭转。
e.g. …the Gareth Edwards try whichturned 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
21.赚得，获得(利润)
If a businessturns a profit, it earns more money than it spends.
e.g. The firm will be able to service debt and stillturn 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。
e.g. He says the fares are just too low toturn profits.
他说票价太低，根本无利可图。
22.达到(…年龄);到(…点钟)
When someoneturns a particular age, they pass that age. When itturns a particular time, it passes that time.
e.g. 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。
e.g. It had just turned twelve o'clock.
刚过 12 点。
23.世纪之交/新年伊始
Turn is used in expressions such asthe turn of the century andthe turn of the year to refer to a period of time when one century or year is ending and the next one is beginning.
e.g. They fled to South America around theturn of the century.
他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。
24.使成形;车削
When someoneturns a wooden or metal object that they are making, they shape it using a special tool.
e.g. ...the joys of making a living from turning wood.
靠车削木材谋生的乐趣
e.g. …finely-turned metal.
精心车削的金属
25.(依次轮流时的)轮班，次序，轮番
If it is yourturn 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.
e.g. Tonight it's myturn to cook...
今晚该我做饭了。
e.g. Let each child have aturn at fishing...
让每个孩子轮流钓鱼。
26.(疾病的)瞬间发作
If you say that someone is having aturn, you mean they feel suddenly very unwell for a short period of time.
e.g. He is having one of histurns…
他又犯病了。
e.g. 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。
27. see also: turning
28.（表示两种感情或品质的交替）时而，间或
You can useby turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other.
e.g. 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。
29.形势的变化
If there is a particularturn of events, a particular series of things happen.
e.g. They were horrified at this unexpectedturn of events.
这种出乎意料的形势变化让他们无比震惊。
30.每每;总是;处处
If you say that something happensat every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
e.g. Its operations were hampered at everyturn 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。
e.g. At everyturn 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。
31.(对…)有利的事,有帮助的事
If you do someonea good turn, you do something that helps or benefits them.
e.g. He did you a goodturn by resigning...
他辞职对你有利。
e.g. One goodturn deserves another.
善有善报。
32.彻底搜查;把…翻个底朝天
If someoneturns a placeinside out orupside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.
turn的翻译
e.g. 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。
33.彻底改变，完全搅乱（体制或生活方式）
If something such as a system or way of lifeis turned inside out orupside down, it is changed completely, making people confused or upset.
e.g. 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。
34.继而;转而;反过来
You usein turn to refer to actions or events that are in a sequence one after the other, for example because one causes the other.
e.g. One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, inturn, 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。
35.逐一;依次;轮流地
If each person in a group does somethingin turn, they do it one after the other in a fixed or agreed order.
e.g. There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke inturn.
当这些女人们逐一发言时，她们每个人都赢得了喝彩声。
36.思维;性情;秉性
If someone is of a particularturn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.
e.g. She was of a rationalturn of mind.
她是个理性的人。
37.冒失地说;说话出格
If youspeak out of turn ortalk out of turn, you say something that you do not have the right or authority to say.
e.g. I hope I haven't spoken out ofturn.
希望我没有多嘴。
38.速度;脚力;马力
If a person, animal, or vehicle has a goodturn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
39.轮流;依次
If two or more peopletake turns to do something, or in British Englishtake it in turns to do something, they do it one after the other several times, rather than doing it together.
e.g. We took turns to drive the car...
我们轮流开车。
e.g. 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。
40.(情况)突然恶化/突然好转
If a situationtakes a turn for the worse, it suddenly becomes worse. If a situationtakes a turn for the better, it suddenly becomes better.
e.g. Her condition took a sharpturn for the worse.
她的病情突然急剧恶化。
相关词组：turn againstturn aroundturn awayturn backturn downturn inturn offturn onturn outturn overturn over toturn roundturn up
四、例句
The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.
空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
Men carried corpses in blankets away from the scene and a dozen others tried to turn over a car with two bodies beneath.
搬运工把用毯子盖着的尸体搬离现场，另有十多人试图翻转汽车，搬出下面的两具尸体。
At each turn the screw goes in further.
每一次旋转都使螺丝钉更向里进。
She got up and spun a little turn.
她站起身来，打了个小旋转。
The earth turns round the sun.
地球绕日运行。
The river turns north at this point.
这条河从这里转向北方。
Nothing will ever turn him from his purpose.
什么也不能使他改变目标。
The students clean the classroom everyday in turn.
学生们每天轮流打扫教室。
It is now his turn to set me up to a nice dinner.
现在轮到他请我吃一顿丰盛的晚餐了。
Hold the strap, please. I am making a turn now.
请抓牢皮带。我现在要转弯了。
五、词汇搭配
六、经典引文
Florence and her dowry..were lost..by a turn of the dice.
出自：B. H. MalkinIn a few turns of the hands of the..clock.
出自：J. RuskinWaters turning busy mills.
出自：W. CowperHe turned the heating wheel.
出自：G. GreeneShe turned the ring on her finger round and round.
出自：A. ChristieA newly skinned beaver slowly turning over a fire.
出自：H. Norman七、词义辨析
turn的相关近义词
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turn的相关反义词
turn的相关临近词
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