turn

n

1. C 转向；转弯；折回

• make a turn to the left 向左转

• The road took a sharp turn to the right. 那条马路向右急转弯。

2. C 旋转；转动；扭转

• give the knob a turn 将把手转一下

• The skater made perfect turns. 那位溜冰的人旋转得美极了。

3. C 转弯处；折返点；弯曲部分

• at a turn in the river 在河流转弯处

• They came to the turn in the race. 他们来到了赛跑的折返点。

4. 用作单 (情势等的)转变；转机

• take a turn for the better 好转

• The trade took a new turn. 生意有了新的转机。

5. C 气质；素质；才能

• She is of a cheerful turn of mind. 她性情开朗。

• His son has a turn for music. 他儿子有音乐天才。

6. 用作单 非正式 震惊；吃惊

• The news gave me quite a turn. 那消息使我十分震惊。

7. C 非正式 (疾病等的)发作

• He's had one of his funny turns again. 他那古怪的病又发作了一次。

词组a turn of phrase 措辞

• Kate has a witty turn of phrase. 凯特说话很机智。

at every turn 每次；事事；处处

• We were frustrated at every turn in our efforts to get money for the project. 每次为项目争取资金时，我们都感到一筹莫展。

by turns 轮流地

• This book is funny and frightenning by turns. 这本书一会儿好玩一会儿又挺吓人的。

call the turn 言中

• You called the turn well. 你说中了。

in the turn of a hand 顷刻间 in turn

1. 依次地

• We got on the bus in turn. 我们挨个上车。

2. 反过来

• This led to greater production, which in turn led to greater profits. 这使生产扩大，而生产的扩大又带来了更多的利润。

not to do a hand's turn 不费举手之力 on the turn

1. 在转变中

• The tide is on the turn. 潮水开始涨了。

2. 牛奶变酸

out of turn

1. 未按照正当顺序地

• play out of turn 不按顺序比赛

2. 轻率地；不看场合地

• speak out of turn 冒然地说

take turns 依次，轮流

• We took turns at the job. 我们轮流干这活。

• You can't both use the car at once - you'll have to take turns. 你们两个不能同时用这辆车，得轮流着用。

to a turn 恰好

• cooked to a turn (饭菜等)做得恰到好处