单词 | turn² |
释义 | turn²n 1. [c usually singular 一般用单数] if it is your turn to do something, it is the time when you can or should do it, after or before the other people who are also doing it 轮到[某人做某事]:◇you'll just have to wait your turn. 你只好等待轮到你。 2. take turns also 又作 take it in turns bre if a group of people take turns doing something, first one person does it, then another 【英】 轮流[做某事]:◇we took it in turns to do the driving. 我们轮流开车。 3. in turn one after another 依次,逐一:◇he spoke to each of the students in turn. 他依次和每个学生讲话。 4. [c] a change in the direction you are moving in 转向,转弯:◇left/right turn the car made a left turn at the lights. 汽车在交通信号灯处左转。 5. a bend or corner in a road, river etc [路、河等的]转弯,转角:◇take the next turn. 在下一个路口转弯。 6. [c] if you give something a turn, you move it round 转动,旋转:◇give the wheel another turn. 再转动一下轮子。 7. the turn of the century the beginning of a century 世纪之交; 新世纪的开始 8. take a turn for the better/worse to suddenly become better or worse 突然好转/恶化:◇her health took a turn for the worse. 她的健康状况突然恶化。 9. turn of events an unexpected change in a situation [情况]出乎意料的变化:◇by some unfortunate turn of events, the documents were lost. 由于发生了不幸的意外,那些文件遗失了。 10. do sb a good turn to help someone 帮助某人 |
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