英汉词典

turn 基本解释

• vt. 转动，使旋转；转弯；翻过来；兑换
• vi. 转向；转变；转动
• n. 转弯；变化
• n. (Turn)人名；(德、匈)图恩

turn 词态变化

turn 中文词源

来自古英语 turnian,旋转，转动，来自拉丁语 tornare,磨，磨圆，用车床加工，来自 PIE*ter,*tere, 转动，摩擦，旋转，可能缩写自 PIE*stwer,转动，旋转，词源同 storm,stir,turbid.

turn 英文词源

turn

turn: [OE] The ultimate source of turn is Greek tórnos ‘lathe’, which was probably related to Latin terere ‘rub’ (source of English attrition, detritus, trite, etc). Latin took this over as tornus and formed a verb from it, tornāre ‘turn on a lathe’, hence ‘round off, make smooth’. Old English borrowed tornāre as turnian, which was later reinforced by Old French turner. To the same word family belong tour and tournament.
=> attrition, detriment, detritus, tour, tournament, trite

turn (v.)

late Old English turnian "to rotate, revolve," in part also from Old French torner "to turn away or around; draw aside, cause to turn; change, transform; turn on a lathe" (Modern French tourner), both from Latin tornare "to polish, round off, fashion, turn on a lathe," from tornus "lathe," from Greek tornos "lathe, tool for drawing circles," from PIE root *tere- (1) "to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist" (see throw (v.)). Transitive sense in English is from c. 1300. Related: Turned; turning.

Use in expression to turn (something) into (something else) probably retains the classical sense of "to shape on a lathe." To turn up "arrive, make an appearance" is recorded from 1755. Turn about "by turns, alternately" is recorded from 1640s. To turn (something) loose "set free" is recorded from 1590s. Turn down (v.) "reject" first recorded 1891, American English. Turn in "go to bed" is attested from 1690s, originally nautical. To turn the stomach "nauseate" is recorded from 1620s. To turn up one's nose as an expression of contempt is attested from 1779.

Turning point is attested by 1640s in a figurative sense "point at which a decisive change takes place;" literal sense "point on which a thing turns; point at which motion in one direction ceases and that in another or contrary direction begins" is from 1660s.

turn (n.)

c. 1200, "action of rotating," from Anglo-French tourn (Old French torn, tour), from Latin tornus "turning lathe;" also partly from turn (v.). Meaning "an act of turning, a single revolution or part of a revolution" is attested from late 15c. Sense of "place of bending" (in a road, river, etc.) is recorded from early 15c. Meaning "beginning of a period of time" is attested from 1853 (as in turn-of-the-century, from 1921 as an adjectival phrase).

Sense of "act of good will" is recorded from c. 1300. Meaning "spell of work" is from late 14c.; that of "an individual's time for action, when these go around in succession" is recorded from late 14c. The automatic automobile turn-signal is from 1915. Turn-sick "dizzy," is attested from early 15c. Phrase done to a turn (1780) suggests meat roasted on a spit. The turn of the screw (1796) is the additional twist to tighten its hold, sometimes with reference to torture by thumbscrews.

turn 词组搭配

turn 英文释义

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. 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. 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 period of play 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"

turn 同义词解析

become, get, grow, turn, go, come

这些动词均可表示"变成，成为"之意。

become： 最普通用词，作为连系动词，指从一个状态向另一个状态的变化。

get： 常指某人或某物有意无意地获得引起变化的因素，结果使变成另一状态。

grow： 常指逐渐地变成新状态，强调渐变的过程。

turn： 侧重指变得与原来截然不同，有时含贬义。

go： 作为连系动词，通常与形容词连用，指进入某种状态，从而发生变化，多指不好的状态。

come： 侧重变化的经过或过程，多用于不良情况。

change, alter, vary, convert, modify, transform, turn

这些动词均含有"变化，改变"之意。

change： 指任何变化，完全改变，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。

alter： 常指轻微的改变，强调基本上保持原物、原状的情况下所进行的部分改变。

vary： 暗示不规则或断断续续地变。

convert： 指进行全部或局部改变以适应新的功能或用途。指信仰或态度时，强调较激烈、大的改变。

modify： 强调起限定作用的变化或变更。指细小的变化，常含"缓和、降调"的意味。

transform： 指人或物在形状、外观、形式、性质等方面发生的彻底变化，失去原状成为全新的东西。

turn： 指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面的变化，比change更通俗。

rotate, revolve, roll, spin, turn, whirl, circle

这些动词均有"转动，旋转"之意。

rotate： 侧重指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，即自转。

revolve： 强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转，即公转。

roll： 指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。

spin： 指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转，或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。

turn： 普通用词，中性，含义不确切，可指作一个圆周运动或连续地作圆周运动，也可指仅是沿圆的弧形转动。

whirl： 指旋转或作圆周运动，侧重急速或力量。

circle： 指作圆周运动。

turn 双语例句

1. For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?

我们活着是为了什么？不就是给邻居当笑柄，再反过来笑他们。

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2. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.

他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。

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3. Today I might hesitate to turn in a burglar.

现在让我把入室窃贼送交警方，我可能会有所顾虑。

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4. Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to.

有时事情并不像我们认为的那样发展。

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5. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.

河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。

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turn 实用场景例句

He turned abruptly and walked away...

他突然转身走了。

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He turned 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？”

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They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...

他们把望远镜转向附近其他星系。

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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。

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As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay...

轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。

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The engine turned a propeller.

发动机使螺旋桨旋转起来。

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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。

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Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes...

把温度调到很低，煮 20 分钟。

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He turned 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。

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Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road...

现在向右拐沿西渡路往前走。

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...the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road.

滕特菲尔德路拐向主道的岔路口

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There was not much time before the tide turned.

不久就要涨潮了。

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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。

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He turned the pages of a file in front of him.

他翻阅面前的文件。

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He tried to turn the gun on me...

他企图把枪对准我。

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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。

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To order, turn to page 236.

如需订购，参见 236 页。

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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。

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We turn now to the British news.

我们现在来关注英国新闻。

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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。

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There was no one to turn to, no one to tell.

没人可以求助，没人可以诉说。

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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。

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The Superpowers turned 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。

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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。

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Their grief turned 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。

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If the bailiff thinks that things could turn 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。

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She announced that she was going to turn professional.

她宣布自己即将成为职业选手。

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The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red...

大海会变成浅粉色，天空则变成血红色。

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Her contact lenses turned her eyes green.

隐形眼镜把她的眼睛变成了绿色。

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If it turns cold, cover plants...

如果天气变冷，就把植物盖起来。

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