◎ 單詞釋義

v.翻轉；旋轉；轉動；轉向；輪流；（使）變得

n.輪流；轉動

過去式: turned 過去分詞: turned 現在分詞: turning 第三人稱單數: turns

翻轉，旋轉，使轉向，轉動，翻（書頁），轉

使變質，使變酸

超過

傾倒

作嘔

使彎曲

（使）變得，改變，轉變

求教，求助

轉而反對，變得敵對

（使）變色

使對著，對準

使錯亂，發生錯亂

（使）成為

兌換

翻譯

改寫

驅趕

打發

使具有優美形式

轉移

轉身攻擊，突然襲擊

改變信仰

變鈍

轉身，翻身

關掉

轉彎

翻倒

扭轉（身體部位），翻動， 把…翻過來

改變方向

朝著，向…方向

開始漲

n.(名詞)

變化，轉變

轉向，轉彎

特色，才能

措詞

氣質

折回

彎曲部分

一次機會

走的一圈，兜一圈

短時間的一陣

素質

一個節目

一個班次

發作

形狀，樣子

v.(動詞)

vt. & vi. (使)轉動,旋轉 cause to move round a point

vt. & vi. (使)改變方向,(使朝某個方向)轉彎 (cause to) change position or direction so as to face or start moving in the specified direction

vt. 瞄準,指向 aim or point (sth) in the specified direction

vt. (使)折起,(使)翻轉 (cause to) move so as to face in a different direction

vt. & vi. (使)變為,(使)成為 (cause sb/sth to) become

vt. 達到,超過 reach or pass

vt. & vi. (使)變酸 (cause sth to) become sour

vt. & vi. (使)不適,作嘔,惡心 (cause sth to) have a sick feeling

n.(名詞)

[C]轉動,旋轉 act of turning sth/sb round; turning movement

[C]方向的改變,轉折,轉折點 change of direction; point at which this occurs

[C]發展變化,新趨勢 development or new tendency in sth

[S]機會; 順次 a place or an appointed time in a fixed order, that gives one the chance or duty to do sth

[S]驚嚇,震驚 nervous shock

turn

noun

1. taking a short walk out and back

e.g. we took a turn in the park

2. turning or twisting around (in place)

e.g. with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room

Synonym: twist

3. the act of turning away or in the opposite direction

e.g. he made an abrupt turn away from her

4. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

e.g. he took a turn to the right

Synonym: turning

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

e.g. it is my turn
it is still my play

Synonym: play

6. a favor for someone

e.g. he did me a good turn

Synonym: good turn

7. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program

e.g. he did his act three times every evening
she had a catchy little routine
it was one of the best numbers he ever did

Synonym: actroutinenumberbit

8. a movement in a new direction

e.g. the turning of the wind

Synonym: turning

9. an unforeseen development

e.g. events suddenly took an awkward turn

Synonym: turn of eventstwist

10. a circular segment of a curve

e.g. a bend in the road
a crook in the path

Synonym: bendcrooktwist

11. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

Synonym: boutround

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

e.g. it's my go
a spell of work

Synonym: gospelltour

turn的翻譯

verb

1. twist suddenly so as to sprain

e.g. 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

Synonym: twistsprainwrenchwrickrick

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

e.g. The weather turned nasty
She grew angry

Synonym: grow

3. change to the contrary

e.g. 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

Synonym: change by reversalreverse

4. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

e.g. We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
The people turned against the President when he stole the election

Synonym: change state

5. become officially one year older

e.g. She is turning 50 this year

6. change color

e.g. In Vermont, the leaves turn early

7. go sour or spoil

e.g. The milk has soured
The wine worked
The cream has turned--we have to throw it out

Synonym: sourfermentwork

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

e.g. She called on her Representative to help her
She turned to her relatives for help

Synonym: call on

9. direct at someone

e.g. She turned a smile on me
They turned their flashlights on the car

10. alter the functioning or setting of

e.g. turn the dial to 10
turn the heat down

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

e.g. bend the rod
twist the dough into a braid
the strong man could turn an iron bar

Synonym: flexbenddeformtwist

12. let (something) fall or spill from a container

e.g. turn the flour onto a plate

Synonym: release

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

e.g. turn the legs of the table
turn the clay on the wheel

14. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

e.g. Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
turn the earth in the Spring

Synonym: plowplough

15. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

e.g. 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

16. pass to the other side of

e.g. turn the corner
move around the obstacle

Synonym: move around

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

e.g. The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium

18. to send or let go

e.g. They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion

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

e.g. turn a page of a book

Synonym: turn over

20. cause to move around or rotate

e.g. turn a key
turn your palm this way

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

e.g. turn your face to the wall
turn the car around
turn your dance partner around

22. move around an axis or a center

e.g. The wheels are turning

23. get by buying and selling

e.g. the company turned a good profit after a year

24. accomplish by rotating

e.g. turn a somersault
turn cartwheels

25. undergo a change or development

e.g. The water turned into ice
Her former friend became her worst enemy
He turned traitor

Synonym: become

26. cause to change or turn into something different
ssume new characteristics

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

Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression ‘turn over a new leaf’ is explained at leaf.
turn 還有許多其他用法，在本詞典其他詞條下作了解釋。例如，turn over a new leaf 這一表達在 leaf 詞條下作了解釋。

1. 轉動;轉身;扭轉
When you turn or when you turn 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的翻譯

e.g. He turned abruptly and walked away...
他突然轉身走了。
e.g. He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'…
他轉向他的宣傳員開玩笑地問道：“下一個是什么？”

2. 轉動;使轉向;使改變方向
When you turn 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...
他們把望遠鏡轉向附近其他星系。
e.g. Turn the cake the right way up on to a wire rack…
把蛋糕翻到合適的方向對準金屬絲架上。

3. (使)轉動;(使)旋轉
When something such as a wheel turns, or when you turn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction.

e.g. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay...
輪子一邊轉動，制陶工人一邊拉坯。
e.g. The engine turned a propeller.
發動機使螺旋槳旋轉起來。

4. 轉動，旋動(鑰匙、把手、開關等)
When you turn something such as a key, knob, or switch, or when it turns, 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...
轉動一把特制的鑰匙，踩下剎車踏板，這樣你的汽車剎車就鎖住了。
e.g. Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes...
把溫度調到很低，煮 20 分鐘。

5. 轉向;拐（彎）
When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling.

e.g. He turned into the narrow terraced street where he lived…
他轉向自己居住的那條夾在排房間的狹窄街道。
e.g. Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road...
現在向右拐沿西渡路往前走。

6. (路、河)拐彎，轉彎
The point where a road, path, or river turns, is the point where it has a bend or curve in it.

e.g. ...the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road.
滕特菲爾德路拐向主道的岔路口


7. (潮)漲，落
When the tide turns, it starts coming in or going out.

e.g. There was not much time before the tide turned.
不久就要漲潮了。

8. 翻(筋斗)
When someone turns 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.
他們還在院子里一通雜耍，翻著跟頭，玩著側手翻。

9. 翻動(書頁)
When you turn 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.
他翻閱面前的文件。

10. 指向;沖著;把…對準
If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them.

e.g. He tried to turn the gun on me...
他企圖把槍對準我。
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·米切爾總理。

11. 翻到(某頁碼)
If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page.

e.g. To order, turn to page 236.
如需訂購，參見 236 頁。

12. 開始思考;開始討論;把(注意力等)轉向
If you turn your attention or thoughts to a particular subject or if you turn 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...
我們開始考慮有關成立公司的具體事宜。
e.g. We turn now to the British news.
我們現在來關注英國新聞。

13. 求助于;求教于
If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice.

turn的反義詞

e.g. For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums...
他們求助于該市最具創新風格的一家博物館。
e.g. There was no one to turn to, no one to tell.
沒人可以求助，沒人可以訴說。

14. 致力于;開始從事;啟用
If you turn 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...
這些團體現在正轉而致力于大規模的回收利用工作。
e.g. The Superpowers turned to the harder task of cutting their nuclear arsenals…
超級大國開始著手削減核武器庫這項更為艱難的工作。

15. (使)變成;(使)成為
To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing.

e.g. A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale...
在這個卡通童話里王子變成了一只青蛙。
e.g. Their grief turned to hysteria when the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery…
當送葬隊走到墓地時，他們更加悲慟欲絕。

16. (用于形容詞前)變為，變得
You can use turn 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 could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police...
如果法警認為事情變得不可收拾，他就會尋求警方的幫助。
e.g. She announced that she was going to turn professional.
她宣布自己即將成為職業選手。

17. (使)變成(某種顏色)
If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular colour, it becomes that colour.

e.g. The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red...
大海會變成淺粉色，天空則變成血紅色。
e.g. Her contact lenses turned her eyes green.
隱形眼鏡把她的眼睛變成了綠色。

18. (天氣)變得
You can use turn to indicate that there is a change to a particular kind of weather. For example, if it turns cold, the weather starts being cold.

e.g. If it turns cold, cover plants...
如果天氣變冷，就把植物蓋起來。
e.g. The weather had turned warm and thundery overnight.
天氣一夜之間就轉暖，而且雷聲陣陣。

19. (時局或趨勢的)逆轉，轉變，變化
If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way.

e.g. The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.
周末時丑聞有了新的發展。
e.g. …the latest turn in the fighting…
戰斗的最新進展

20. （使）(比賽)出現逆轉
In sports, if a game turns, or is turned, something significant happens which changes the way the game is developing.

e.g. The game turned in the 56th minute.
比賽在第 56 分鐘時發生了扭轉。
e.g. …the Gareth Edwards try which turned the game between France and Wales in Paris in 1971.
加雷思·愛德華茲于 1971 年法國隊與威爾士隊在巴黎的比賽中貢獻的一記扭轉賽事的觸地得分

21. 賺得，獲得(利潤)
If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends.

e.g. The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit...
那家公司將有能力支付債務，而且還會賺得一筆可觀的利潤。
e.g. He says the fares are just too low to turn profits.
他說票價太低，根本無利可圖。

in BRIT, use 英國英語用 make, return

22. 達到(…年齡);到(…點鐘)
When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns 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攢夠 100 萬美元。
e.g. It had just turned twelve o'clock.
剛過 12 點。

23. 世紀之交/新年伊始
Turn is used in expressions such as the turn of the century and the 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 the turn of the century.
他們在世紀之交逃到了南美洲。

24. 使成形;車削
When someone turns 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.
靠車削木材謀生的樂趣
e.g. …finely-turned metal.
精心車削的金屬

25. (依次輪流時的)輪班，次序，輪番
If it is your turn 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 my turn to cook...
今晚該我做飯了。
e.g. Let each child have a turn at fishing...
讓每個孩子輪流釣魚。

26. (疾病的)瞬間發作
If you say that someone is having a turn, you mean they feel suddenly very unwell for a short period of time.

e.g. He is having one of his turns…
他又犯病了。
e.g. He gets funny turns, you know. It's his age.
他總是感覺不舒服。也是，他都這個歲數了。

27. see also: turning

28. （表示兩種感情或品質的交替）時而，間或
You can use by 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.
他的語氣時而透著憤怒，時而流露出哀怨。

29. 形勢的變化
If there is a particular turn of events, a particular series of things happen.

e.g. They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events.
這種出乎意料的形勢變化讓他們無比震驚。

30. 每每;總是;處處
If you say that something happens at 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 every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff...
因為缺乏訓練有素的員工，其生產經營總是遇到各種障礙。
e.g. At every turn smoke and flame stopped efforts to get into the living quarters.
到處是煙霧和火焰，根本無法進入住處。

31. (對…)有利的事,有幫助的事
If you do someone a good turn, you do something that helps or benefits them.

e.g. He did you a good turn by resigning...
他辭職對你有利。
e.g. One good turn deserves another.
善有善報。

32. 徹底搜查;把…翻個底朝天
If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.

turn的翻譯

e.g. They hadn't found a scrap of evidence though they had turned his flat inside out.
他們雖然把他的公寓翻了個底朝天，卻沒有找到一絲證據。

33. 徹底改變，完全攪亂（體制或生活方式）
If something such as a system or way of life is turned inside out or upside 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.
他驚呆了。他的世界已經完全被打亂了。

34. 繼而;轉而;反過來
You use in 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, in turn, confided in a reporter.
手術小組的一名成員把這個消息泄露給了在一起工作的一個內科醫生，后者又透露給了一位記者。

35. 逐一;依次;輪流地
If each person in a group does something in 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 in turn.
當這些女人們逐一發言時，她們每個人都贏得了喝彩聲。

36. 思維;性情;秉性
If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.

e.g. She was of a rational turn of mind.
她是個理性的人。

37. 冒失地說;說話出格
If you speak out of turn or talk 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 of turn.
希望我沒有多嘴。

38. 速度;腳力;馬力
If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.

39. 輪流;依次
If two or more people take turns to do something, or in British English take 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...
我們輪流開車。
e.g. Ted and I took it in turns to go into hospital and sit with Emma.
我和特德輪流去醫院陪護埃瑪。

40. (情況)突然惡化/突然好轉
If a situation takes a turn for the worse, it suddenly becomes worse. If a situation takes a turn for the better, it suddenly becomes better.

e.g. Her condition took a sharp turn for the worse.
她的病情突然急劇惡化。

相關詞組：turn againstturn aroundturn awayturn backturn downturn inturn offturn onturn outturn overturn over toturn roundturn up

1. turn

1. 轉動：組成:中間拼圖區(顯示所填數字,可移動可轉動左右放大鏡(看拼圖區顯示出的數字及小標記,拖動左下移動(move)轉動(turn)選擇;右下填數字區.

2. 轉：到東南方把萬能鑰匙插入門上的鎖中,推(Push)、搖(Jiggle)、轉(Turn)后,便可打開門. 先取爐上的詩集(Poetry Book)翻看一下,再將鐘(Clock)上的指針先后指向七點、三點和五點,即可開啟暗門. 從暗門中得到一本記事本(Journal).

v.(動詞)

turn的基本意思是“旋轉,轉動”,指做圓周運動或弧形運動。引申可作“翻轉”“開始漲或落”“瞄準,指向”“使…向某方向走”“達到,超過”“表演”“(使)變酸”“(使)不適,作嘔,惡心”“翻譯”“趕走”“考慮”“用車床加工,車削”等解。作“改變”解時,指徹底改變,以至面目全非,且常用于朝壞的方向改變。

turn可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,可接名詞或代詞作賓語,也可接以形容詞充當補足語的復合賓語。

turn還可用作系動詞,意為“成為,變成”,后接名詞或形容詞作表語,用作表語的名詞須用零冠詞。

turn后接副詞away表示“離開,走開,把…打發走”; 后接副詞back表示“折回,返回”; 后接副詞down表示“拒絕接受某人〔某事〕”; 后接副詞in表示“睡覺,轉身進入,拐入”“把某物上交,把某物交出”; 后接副詞off表示“關(自來水、電源、煤氣等)”; 后接副詞over表示“翻身,將…翻身”; 后接副詞out表示“結果是…,證明是…”“攆出”“生產”; 后接副詞up表示“出現,出席,到達”“發現”。

n.(名詞)

turn用作名詞的基本意思是“轉動,旋轉”,指使某人或某物轉動的行為或某物自己旋轉的動作,是可數名詞。

turn也可表示“方向的改變,轉折,轉折點”“轉彎處”,引申可作“時間上的轉折點,交替時期”解,是可數名詞。

turn也可作“輪到的機會,順次”解,通常用于單數形式。

turn還可作“發展變化,新趨勢”“散步”“短小節目”“風格,性格,性情,習性”等解,是可數名詞,常與不定冠詞a連用。

在口語里, turn可表示“驚嚇,震驚”“不適,疾病的發作”,作“驚嚇,震驚”解時,通常用作單數形式。

v.(動詞)

turn, alter, become, change, convert, modify, vary

這組詞的共同意思是“改變”“變化”。change和alter有時可以互換。例如:

Whatever we do, we can't change〔alter〕 the facts.不管我們做什么,我們總不能改變事實。

He has changed〔altered〕 a lot since I last saw him.自從上次見面到現在,他變了很多。

The weather changes〔alters〕 almost daily.天氣差不多天天在變。

其區別是：

1.change在這幾個詞中是最普遍、最不正式的一個,可用于任何變化的過程,而不論變化的性質和程度; alter指局部的、表面的、輕微的“改變”“改動”,修改后仍基本上保持原狀; alter和convert都指形式和用途上的局部微小改變; turn指徹底改變,以至面目全非,且常用于朝壞的方向改變; modify指限定在一定范圍內的修改或修飾,以使之更完美; vary則指事物或其一部分暫時地或反復地變化,從而使事物各部分呈現不同外貌和特點。例如:

When matter changes to a substance different from what it was, the change is a chemical change.當物質變成和原來不同的物質時,這種變化是化學變化。

The plan is O.K. at large, but I suggest it be altered.該計劃總的來說是可以的,但我建議做進一步修改。

Pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume.壓力隨溫度成正比例變化,與容積成反比例變化。

All the bank bill was converted into cash.所有的銀行票據都兌換成了現金。

Those who were once for him have turned against him.那些原來支持他的人現在轉而反對他。

The newspaper turned against the president.該報轉而攻擊總統。

After he left the university, he became a teacher, but he later turned to translation.他大學畢業后當了教師,但后來轉向翻譯工作。

2.convert可指改變信仰,尤其是宗教信仰; modify指態度變溫和。例如:

He has converted from Buddhism to Catholicism.他已放棄佛教改信天主教了。

You'd better modify your tone.你最好緩和一下你的口氣。

He will have to modify his views if he wants to be elected.他如果想當選,就得把觀點變得明朗些。

n.(名詞)

turn, become, come, go, grow

這組詞均可用作系動詞,表示“變成”。其區別是：

1.come多指向好的方向轉變; go往往指向壞的方面轉變; become指向好的(也可指向壞的)方面發展, turn是正式用語,指向好的,也指向壞的方面轉變。試比較:

When did that style of dress come into fashion?

那種式樣的衣服是什么時候時興的?

When did that style of dress go out of fashion?

那種式樣的衣服是什么時候不時興的?

2.come的主語往往是人; become的主語可以是人或物; 而go的主語多是物。

3.come的表語通常是形容詞; become的表語可以是形容詞、代詞或名詞(須加不定冠詞); go和grow的表語為形容詞; turn的表語可以是形容詞或名詞(不加不定冠詞)。

v.(動詞)這個年輕的女子成了音樂家。

誤

The young woman turned a musician.

正

The young woman turned musician.

正

The young woman became a musician.

析

turn后接名詞作表語時,名詞前不用任何冠詞,即使主語是復數,名詞也不用復數。而become后接名詞時,名詞前要有冠詞,或可以用復數形式。
聽到這消息,她臉色變得蒼白。

誤

Her face turned to white at the news.

正

Her face turned white at the news.
他的頭發很快就變灰白了。

誤

His hair turned to grey fast.

正

His hair turned grey fast.

析

turn to表示“朝…方向轉動”; 而turn作“向…轉變”解用作系動詞時,其后直接跟形容詞作表語。
過上個生日時他就五十歲了。

誤

He turned to fifty on his last birthday.

正

He turned fifty on his last birthday.
她還不到十六歲。

誤

She has not yet turned to sixteen.

正

She has not yet turned sixteen.
已經十點了。

誤

It has turned to ten o'clock.

正

It has turned ten o'clock.

析

turn 用在年齡和時間方面表示“(年齡)剛過…”“(時間)已到…”時,是及物動詞,其后直接加賓語。
他對我們要求幫助的請求置之不理。

誤

He turned a deaf ear about our request for help.

正

He turned a deaf ear to our request for help.

析

“充耳不聞”“置之不理”可以說 turn a deaf ear to,介詞 to 不可改為about。
他轉過身來,發現一名警察正以懷疑的目光注視著他。

誤

He turned back to find a policeman eyeing him suspiciously.

正

He turned round to find a policeman eyeing him suspiciously.

析

turn back意為“返回”“走回原地”; “轉身”“扭過頭來”可以說turn round。
離開房間時請別忘記關燈。

誤

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.
你能把收音機聲音關小一點嗎?孩子正在睡覺。

誤

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意為“把(收音機音量等)開小”“把(聲音)放低”; “關上(收音機、電燈,水龍頭等)”用turn off。
遇到麻煩時他們總是找我幫忙。

誤

They always turn into me when they are in trouble.

正

They always turn to me when they are in trouble.
她沒有能尋求建議的人。

誤

She had no one to turn into for advice.

正

She had no one to turn to for advice.
孩子找他的母親尋求安慰。

誤

The child turned into its mother for comfort.

正

The child turned to its mother for comfort.
天黑了,沒有一個人他可以求救。

誤

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意為“變為”“使變為”,而表示“找某人尋求(幫助、建議等)”常說turn to sb for...,其中的介詞to不能換為into。
鮑勃對“不準釣魚”的告示視而不見。

誤

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

正

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

析

“對…視而不見”“故意不理會”可以用 turn a blind eye to/on sth,這里介詞 to 或 on 不可以換作 at。
這伙強盜把房間翻了個底朝天。

誤

The robbers had turned the room inside out.

正

The robbers had turned the room upside down.

析

turn sth inside out意為“把里面的東西翻出來”“徹底搜查”; 表示“翻轉”“倒放”“徹底弄亂”時可以說turn sth upside down。
華燈齊放,廣場顯得更加輝煌。

誤

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短語在句中作伴隨狀語, turn on有被動意義,因此用過去分詞短語。
把褲腿卷起來就不會濕了。

誤

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意為“翻轉”,而“卷起”用turn up。
n.(名詞)那瓶蓋一擰就開。

誤

The cap of the bottle opened with a turn.

正

The cap of the bottle opened at a turn.

析

turn與動作名詞搭配表示“一次性動作”,常用介詞at而不用with。
當你走到這條路的盡頭時就向左拐。

誤

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.
晚間他的健康狀況惡化了。

誤

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

正

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

析

“轉向…”“向…發展”是take a turn to〔for〕,不用定冠詞the。
他們一個接一個地按順序上了汽車。

誤

They got on the bus by turns.

正

They got on the bus in turn.
他們在會上依次發言。

誤

They spoke by turns at the meeting.

正

They spoke in turn at the meeting.

析

by turns是“交替”“輪流”的意思,多指兩個人或兩個行為之間的交替進行; 如表示“按順序”則應該用in turn。
晚間我們輪流看守在他床邊。

誤

At night we watched at his bedside by turn.

正

At night we watched at his bedside by turns.
我們輪流護理這個生病的孩子。

誤

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等短語中,習慣用復數。

☆ 直接源自古英語的turnian，意為旋轉；最初源自古法語的torner，意為轉動。

以上就是本站詳細整理的詞語turn是什么意思的翻譯解釋，供大家參考一下。