turn的近义词 turn的近义词是什么

1. 翻转，旋转，使转向，转动，翻（书页），转
2. 使变质，使变酸
3. 超过
4. 倾倒
5. 作呕
6. 使弯曲
7. （使）变得，改变，转变
8. 求教，求助
9. 转而反对，变得敌对
10. （使）变色
11. 使对着，对准
12. 使错乱，发生错乱
13. （使）成为
14. 兑换
15. 翻译
16. 改写
17. 驱赶
18. 打发
19. 使具有优美形式
20. 转移
21. 转身攻击，突然袭击
22. 改变信仰
23. 变钝
24. 转身，翻身
25. 关掉
26. 转弯
27. 翻倒
28. 扭转（身体部位），翻动， 把…翻过来
29. 改变方向
30. 朝着，向…方向
31. 开始涨

1. 变化，转变
2. 转向，转弯
3. 特色，才能
4. 措词
5. 气质
6. 折回
7. 弯曲部分
8. 一次机会
9. 走的一圈，兜一圈
10. 短时间的一阵
11. 素质
12. 一个节目
13. 一个班次
14. 发作
15. 形状，样子

1. a circular segment of a curve;

   "a bend in the road"
   "a crook in the path"
   

2. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course;

   "he took a turn to the right"
   

3. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession;

   "it is my turn"
   "it is still my play"
   

4. an unforeseen development;

   "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
   

5. a movement in a new direction;

   "the turning of the wind"
   

6. the act of turning away or in the opposite direction;

   "he made an abrupt turn away from her"
   

7. turning or twisting around (in place);

   "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
   

8. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);

   "it's my go"
   "a spell of work"
   

9. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
10. 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"
    

11. a favor for someone;

    "he did me a good turn"
    

12. taking a short walk out and back;

    "we took a turn in the park"
    

1. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense;

   "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"
   

2. 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"
   

3. undergo a change or development;

   "The water turned into ice"
   "Her former friend became her worst enemy"
   "He turned traitor"
   

4. cause to move around or rotate;

   "turn a key"
   "turn your palm this way"
   

5. 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"
   

6. pass to the other side of;

   "turn the corner"
   "move around the obstacle"
   

7. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;

   "The weather turned nasty"
   "She grew angry"
   

8. let (something) fall or spill from a container;

   "turn the flour onto a plate"
   

9. move around an axis or a center;

   "The wheels are turning"
   

10. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of;

    "turn a page of a book"
    

11. to send or let go;

    "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"
    

12. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow;

    "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"
    "turn the earth in the Spring"
    

13. shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel;

    "turn the legs of the table"
    "turn the clay on the wheel"
    

14. change color;

    "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"
    

15. 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"
    

16. cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics;

    "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"
    "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold"
    

17. accomplish by rotating;

    "turn a somersault"
    "turn cartwheels"
    

18. get by buying and selling;

    "the company turned a good profit after a year"
    

19. cause to move along an axis or into a new direction;

    "turn your face to the wall"
    "turn the car around"
    "turn your dance partner around"
    

20. channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something;

    "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"
    "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"
    

21. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;

    "bend the rod"
    "twist the dough into a braid"
    "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
    

22. alter the functioning or setting of;

    "turn the dial to 10"
    "turn the heat down"
    

23. direct at someone;

    "She turned a smile on me"
    "They turned their flashlights on the car"
    

24. have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to;

    "She called on her Representative to help her"
    "She turned to her relatives for help"
    

25. go sour or spoil;

    "The milk has soured"
    "The wine worked"
    "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
    

26. become officially one year older;

    "She is turning 50 this year"
    

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

1. This tap won't turn.
   这龙头拧不动。
2. I pressed the button and the lathe began to turn.
   我一按按钮,机床就开始转动起来。
3. The stock market turned sharply.
   股票市场情况急转。
4. He turned and faced her.
   他转过来面对着她。
5. They turned and ran.
   他们转过去就逃跑了。
6. The tide is turning, we'd better get back.
   涨潮了,咱们最好回去吧。
7. My head is turning.
   我头昏。
8. At the sight of blood her stomach turned.
   她看到血就感到恶心。
9. The lead pipe has turned from pressure.
   铅管因重压而弯曲了。
10. The blade of the knife turned in honing.
    磨刀时刀口卷了。
11. The knife's edge had turned.
    刀口已变钝。

1. He used to be a linguist till he turns writer.
   他过去是个语言学家,后来成了作家。

1. Maple trees turn crimson in autumn.
   枫叶在秋天变成深红色。
2. The willow twigs swaying in the breeze were turning green.
   在微风中摇曳的柳枝正在转青。
3. It was cloudy this morning, but fortunately it has turned fine.
   今天早上是阴天,幸好已经转晴了。
4. When she saw this, she turned red.
   看到这个,她脸红了。
5. His face turned deathly pale.
   他的脸色变得惨白。

1. What turns the wheel?
   什么使轮子转动?
2. He turned the screw tight.
   他把螺丝拧紧。
3. Shut the door and turn the bolt.
   请关上门,把门闩拧过来。
4. He turned his head and looked at me.
   他转过头来看着我。
5. He turned his horse and rode away.
   他拨转马头就走了。
6. She turned the steering wheel sharply to the left to avoid a cyclist.
   她向左急打方向盘,以避开一个骑自行车的人。
7. Their votes turned the election.
   他们投的票改变了选举的形势。
8. He was eager to get home and begin turning his ground.
   他恨不得赶快回到家,马上开始翻地。
9. The farmer turned the seeds under with a plow.
   农夫用犁把种子翻下去。
10. His wife turned his shirt collars when they get frayed.
    他的衬衣领磨破的时候,他妻子就给他翻个面。
11. He was idly turning the pages of a magazine.
    他在无聊地翻看一本杂志。
12. He could turn a bar of steel.
    他能把钢条扭弯。
13. She turned her ankle while ice-skating.
    她滑冰时扭伤了脚踝。
14. This hard wood turns the edge of the saw.
    这种坚硬的木料使锯卷齿。
15. It turned the edge of his arguments.
    那使他的论锋不锐了。
16. She turned a pirouette on the ice.
    她在冰上做了个单足旋转动作。
17. The little girl turned a neat circle on the ice.
    小女孩在冰上精巧地转了一个圈。
18. It has just turned twelve.
    刚到12点。
19. She turned seventeen the day she graduated.
    她毕业那天满17岁。
20. Frost turns the leaves early.
    霜冻使树叶很早就变色了。
21. The hot weather turned the meat.
    天热使肉变坏了。
22. The hot weather has turned the milk.
    天热使牛奶变质了。
23. He was turning wood on a lathe.
    他正在车床上削木料。
24. The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.
    腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
25. Sorrow has turned her brain.
    忧伤使得她精神错乱。
26. Too much praise turned his head.
    过多的表扬冲昏了他的头脑。
27. He turned the question every way but could find no answer.
    他从各个方面考虑过这个问题,可是没有找到答案。
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28. His mind was turned by his losses.
    他因受了损失而心绪不宁。
29. His head was not turned with success.
    他没有被成功冲昏头脑。

1. Fear turned her pale.
   恐惧使她脸色苍白。
2. Worry turned the poor old man's hair grey.
   忧虑使那位可怜的老人的头发白了。
3. The north wind turned the leaves yellow.
   北风使树叶变黄了。
4. The last light of the setting sun turned the entire sky red.
   落日的余晖把整个天空映得通红。
5. Turn the prisoners loose.
   释放这些囚犯。
6. Who turned those children loose in my kitchen with my cooking things?
   是谁让那些孩子在我厨房里乱动炊具的?
7. It would be irresponsible to turn such a man loose on society.
   把这样的人放在社会上不加管束是不负责任的。
8. We turned the dog loose.
   我们把狗放掉了。

1. I had my old suit turned.
   我让人把我的旧衣服翻新了。

1. His induction as a teacher was a turning point in his life.
   他就任教师工作是他一生的转折点。

1. Each turn of the wheels brought them nearer home.
   车轮每转一圈使他们离家更近一些。
2. He gave the handle a turn.
   他转动一下把手。
3. This loose screw needs a turn or two.
   这只松动的螺钉需要旋动一两下。
4. How many turns are necessary?
   需要转动多少次?
5. Don't take the turn too fast.
   转弯别太快。
6. He made an about turn.
   他向后转。
7. He took a sudden turn to the left.
   他突然向左转弯。
8. The path before us is full of twists and turns.
   我们面前的道路是曲折的。
9. Things took a new turn.
   局面焕然一新。
10. Matters have taken an unexpected turn.
    事态起了意想不到的变化。
11. We are waiting for the turn of the tide.
    我们正在等涨潮。
12. My turn will come.
    我的时运快来了。
13. It's your turn to read now.
    现在轮到你读了。
14. Whose turn is it next?
    下一个轮到谁了?
15. You've missed your turn, so you'll have to wait.
    你错过了机会,所以你得等候。
16. Shall we take a turn in the garden?
    我们在花园里散散步好吧?
17. Let's go for a turn in the car.
    咱们坐车兜兜风吧。
18. I took a turn on a bicycle just now.
    刚才我骑了一会儿自行车。
19. This is a coil of 1000 turns.
    这是一个1000匝的线圈。
20. The next turn in the show is a song-and-dance act.
    演出的下一个节目是歌舞。
21. The show opened with a comedy turn.
    第一个节目是滑稽演出。
22. He was of a melancholy turn of mind.
    他性情忧郁。
23. She has a quaint turn to her dress.
    她穿着古怪。
24. He didn't like the turn of the sentence.
    他不喜欢这句话的措词。
25. You gave me quite a turn when you shouted out like that.
    你那样高声叫喊,着实把我吓了一跳。
26. The news gave me quite a turn.
    这消息使我大吃一惊。
27. What a turn you have given me!
    你可把我吓坏了。
28. He had a turn of dizziness.
    他感到一阵晕眩。
29. She's had one of her turns again.
    她的病又发了。
30. He has done me an ill turn.
    他做了一件有损我的事。
31. One good turn deserves another.
    善有善报。

• Florence and her dowry..were lost..by a turn of the dice.

  出自：B. H. Malkin

• In a few turns of the hands of the..clock.

  出自：J. Ruskin

• Waters turning busy mills.

  出自：W. Cowper

• He turned the heating wheel.

  出自：G. Greene

• She turned the ring on her finger round and round.

  出自：A. Christie

• A newly skinned beaver slowly turning over a fire.

  出自：H. Norman

这个年轻的女子成了音乐家。

误 The young woman turned a musician.

正 The young woman turned musician.

正 The young woman became a musician.

析 turn后接名词作表语时,名词前不用任何冠词,即使主语是复数,名词也不用复数。而become后接名词时,名词前要有冠词,或可以用复数形式。

听到这消息,她脸色变得苍白。

误 Her face turned to white at the news.

正 Her face turned white at the news.

他的头发很快就变灰白了。

误 His hair turned to grey fast.

正 His hair turned grey fast.

析 turn to表示“朝…方向转动”; 而turn作“向…转变”解用作系动词时,其后直接跟形容词作表语。

过上个生日时他就五十岁了。

误 He turned to fifty on his last birthday.

正 He turned fifty on his last birthday.

她还不到十六岁。

误 She has not yet turned to sixteen.

正 She has not yet turned sixteen.

已经十点了。

误 It has turned to ten o'clock.

正 It has turned ten o'clock.

析 turn 用在年龄和时间方面表示“(年龄)刚过…”“(时间)已到…”时,是及物动词,其后直接加宾语。

他对我们要求帮助的请求置之不理。

误 He turned a deaf ear about our request for help.

正 He turned a deaf ear to our request for help.

析 “充耳不闻”“置之不理”可以说 turn a deaf ear to,介词 to 不可改为about。

他转过身来,发现一名警察正以怀疑的目光注视着他。

误 He turned back to find a policeman eyeing him suspiciously.

正 He turned round to find a policeman eyeing him suspiciously.

析 turn back意为“返回”“走回原地”; “转身”“扭过头来”可以说turn round。

离开房间时请别忘记关灯。

误 Be sure to turn down the light when you leave the room.

正 Be sure to turn off the light when you leave the room.

你能把收音机声音关小一点吗?孩子正在睡觉。

误 Would you please turn off the radio a little?The baby is sleeping.

正 Would you please turn down the radio a little?The baby is sleeping.

析 turn down意为“把(收音机音量等)开小”“把(声音)放低”; “关上(收音机、电灯,水龙头等)”用turn off。

遇到麻烦时他们总是找我帮忙。

误 They always turn into me when they are in trouble.

正 They always turn to me when they are in trouble.

她没有能寻求建议的人。

误 She had no one to turn into for advice.

正 She had no one to turn to for advice.

孩子找他的母亲寻求安慰。

误 The child turned into its mother for comfort.

正 The child turned to its mother for comfort.

天黑了,没有一个人他可以求救。

误 It was dark. There was no one into whom he could turn for help.

正 It was dark. There was no one to whom he could turn for help.

析 turn into意为“变为”“使变为”,而表示“找某人寻求(帮助、建议等)”常说turn to sb for...,其中的介词to不能换为into。

鲍勃对“不准钓鱼”的告示视而不见。

误 Bob turned a blind eye at the “No Fishing” sign.

正 Bob turned a blind eye to/on the “No Fishing” sign.

析 “对…视而不见”“故意不理会”可以用 turn a blind eye to/on sth,这里介词 to 或 on 不可以换作 at。

这伙强盗把房间翻了个底朝天。

误 The robbers had turned the room inside out.

正 The robbers had turned the room upside down.

析 turn sth inside out意为“把里面的东西翻出来”“彻底搜查”; 表示“翻转”“倒放”“彻底弄乱”时可以说turn sth upside down。

华灯齐放,广场显得更加辉煌。

误 The square looks more splendid with all the lights turning on.

正 The square looks more splendid with all the lights turned on.

析 with短语在句中作伴随状语, turn on有被动意义,因此用过去分词短语。

把裤腿卷起来就不会湿了。

误 Turn over your trousers legs and they won't get wet.

正 Turn up your trousers legs and they won't get wet.

析 turn over意为“翻转”,而“卷起”用turn up。

那瓶盖一拧就开。

误 The cap of the bottle opened with a turn.

正 The cap of the bottle opened at a turn.

析 turn与动作名词搭配表示“一次性动作”,常用介词at而不用with。

当你走到这条路的尽头时就向左拐。

误 When you reach the end of this road, take the turn to the left.

正 When you reach the end of this road, take a turn to the left.

晚间他的健康状况恶化了。

误 His condition took the turn for the worse during the night.

正 His condition took a turn for the worse during the night.

析 “转向…”“向…发展”是take a turn to〔for〕,不用定冠词the。

他们一个接一个地按顺序上了汽车。

误 They got on the bus by turns.

正 They got on the bus in turn.

他们在会上依次发言。

误 They spoke by turns at the meeting.

正 They spoke in turn at the meeting.

析 by turns是“交替”“轮流”的意思,多指两个人或两个行为之间的交替进行; 如表示“按顺序”则应该用in turn。

晚间我们轮流看守在他床边。

误 At night we watched at his bedside by turn.

正 At night we watched at his bedside by turns.

我们轮流护理这个生病的孩子。

误 We took turn at nursing the sick child.

正 We took turns at nursing the sick child.

析 turn在by turns和take turns等短语中,习惯用复数。