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turn

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turn1 /tɜːn $ tɜːrn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb   → tern
1  your body 人的身体 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction 转身；转过〔身体〕 → twist
 Ricky turned and walked away.
里基转身走了。
 She turned her head in surprise.
她惊讶地转过头来。
turn around/round/away
 Dan turned away, hiding the fear in his eyes.
丹扭过头去，掩饰着眼中的恐惧。
turn (your head/face) to do something
 He turned around to look at Kim.
他转过身看着金。
 ‘No, ’ she said, turning her head to see David’s reaction.
“不。”她说着，转过头来看看戴维的反应。
 Brigitte glared at him, turned on her heel (=turned away suddenly because of anger), and stomped out of the room.
布丽吉特瞪了他一眼，猛地一转身，噔噔噔地走出了房间。
2  object 物体 [transitiveT usually + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to move something so that it is pointing or aiming in a different direction 转动 对准
turn something around/over/upside down etc
 You may turn over your exam papers now.
现在你们可以把考卷翻过来。
turn something on something/somebody
 The firemen turned their hoses on the blaze.
消防队员把水龙带对准熊熊烈火。
turn something to face something/somebody
 Could you turn your chairs to face this way?
你们把椅子转过来朝着这边好吗？
turn a/the page (=move a page in a book over so that you can read the next page) 翻页
turn something down/up
 He turned down the corner of the sheet to peep at the baby.
他折起被角以便看一眼婴儿。
3  direction 方向
a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to go in a new direction when you are walking, driving etc, or to make the vehicle you are using do this 转弯；（使）改变方向
 I watched until he turned the corner.
我看着他，直到他转过街角。
turn left/right
 Turn left at the church.
到了教堂向左拐。
turn into/onto/down etc
 She cycled up the street and turned into Long Road.
她沿街向前骑去，拐进了朗路。
 Turning the car around, we headed home.
我们把车掉了个头，朝家的方向开去。
b) [intransitiveI] if a road, river etc turns, it curves and starts to go in a new direction 〔道路、河流等〕转向，转弯
 Further on, the river turns east.
再往前，这条河就折向东流。
 The road turns sharply at the top of the hill.
到了山顶道路急转。
4  move around central point 旋转 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TURN to move around a central or fixed point, or to make something move in this way （使）旋转，（使）转圈
 The wheels turned slowly, then picked up speed.
轮子慢慢转动，然后开始加速。
 For some reason, the key wouldn’t turn.
不知为什么，钥匙转不动。
turn the handle/knob/key/tap etc
 She gently turned the handle of the bedroom door.
她轻轻转动卧室门上的把手。
5  change 改变 [linking verb, transitiveT] to start to have a different quality, or to make something do this （使）变成，（使）变为
6  attention/thoughts 注意/想法 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to start to think about, deal with, look at etc a particular person, thing, or subject, instead of what you were thinking about etc before 转移〔思考、处理、观察等的对象〕
7  turn your back (on somebody/something) 
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turn your back (on somebody/something)• He turned his back abruptly and walked away.• I handed him back that hundred dollars and turned my back and took him in.• Weaken, turn your back for a moment and it could be lost for good.• He would never turn his back on a fellow veteran.• He acknowledged his paternity when he could have easily turned his back on him and told him he was a servant.• So in the end I turned my back on it and walked away.• Kissinger said it was disgraceful that the United States had turned its back on one of her oldest and closest friends.• He turned his back on Shauna and walked to the window.• Many immigrants turn their back on the old ways.• Wiltshire's Social Services department has promised not to turn its back on the problem of alcoholics.
8  age/time 年龄/时间 [transitiveT] to become a particular age, or to reach a particular time 到〔某年龄或某个时间〕
9  turn something inside out 
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turn something inside out• This brief scene, so unexpected and devastating, turns Blue inside out.• I've turned the house upside down looking for that book!• Lukens' theories have turned the financial world upside down.• Declaring the shirt offensive, she ordered Jeffrey to take it off or turn it inside out.• Hayward Wiggins launched a kids' summer enrichment program nine years ago, he turned the rules inside out.• I turned my collar inside out.• In effect, it turns the nozzle inside out.• Objectivism thus turns existentialism inside out.• The ship leaped and juddered as if trying to turn to inside out.• Turn the pants inside out before you wash them.
10  have turned the corner SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto start to improve after going through a difficult period or experience 已经渡过了难关
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have turned the corner• Even Sandie looks as if she might have turned the corner.• I hope we have turned the corner.• The economy may well have turned the corner by the next election.• A superior actor might have turned the corner on this film.
11  make/let go out 使出来 [transitiveT] to make or let someone or something go out from where they are 使…出来
12. tide 潮汐 [intransitiveI] if the tide turns, the sea starts to come in or go out again 〔潮汐〕开始涨[落]
13  change development 扭转局势 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if something such as a war, situation, game of sport etc turns, or someone turns it, something happens to change the way it is developing （使）扭转局势
14. turn traitor BETRAYto be disloyal to a person, group, or idea that you have strongly supported before 背叛；叛变
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turn traitor• He did not appear to be the type which could be persuaded to turn traitor.• Of millions of men and women, only a handful had turned traitor.• The player must then decide whether to turn traitor and eliminate the partner, he added.• Perhaps, by her action, to convince him that she had not turned traitor to the King.
15  turn your ankle MIHURT/CAUSE PAINto twist your ankle in a way that injures it 扭伤踝关节 SYN sprain
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turn your ankle• Disembarking from the steamer, she'd turned her ankle.
16. an actor turned politician/a housewife turned author etc someone who has done one job and then does something completely different 演员出身的政治家/家庭主妇变身的作家等 → poacher turned gamekeeper at poacher
17  turn somebody’s head ATTRACTto be attractive in a romantic or sexual way 吸引[迷住]某人
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turn somebody’s head• So it seems some young woman has finally turned Steve's head.
18  turn (people’s) heads SURPRISEDif something turns people’s heads, they are surprised by it 让（人）吃惊
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turn (people’s) heads• My average customer wants to be seen, wants to turn heads.• None of the Lavenders had ever turned heads.• She would have turned heads anywhere in a navy blue backless dress which rose just above her knee.• Wilkins has turned some heads by claiming to be the best football player ever.• The blast must have hit solidly all at once and had given them the briefest chance to turn heads only.• Her tiny waist and substantial bosom turned heads right across the bar.• A kiss-and-tell look behind the scenes of a sport always turns heads with book publishers.
19. turn a profit American EnglishAmE to make a profit 赢利
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turn a profit• Blue chip refers to firms with long track records for turning profits and paying dividends.• Very few firms can turn a profit by selling just once and then scurrying out of town.• It plans to turn a profit by the end of 2002.• Of the participating builders in the survey, 66 percent said they turned a profit in 1993.• Q: Will Wired turn a profit next year?• And the 1984 Olympics turned a profit of $ 225 million.• But private operators can turn profits only if prices rise radically and rapidly.• As a result, they turn a profit quicker, Johannesen said.
20  turn a phrase to say something in a particular way 措辞
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turn a phrase• To turn a phrase in the midst of my instability.
21  land 土地 [transitiveT] to break up soil so that it is ready for growing crops 翻〔土〕
22. wood/metal 木材/金属 [transitiveT] to shape a wooden or metal object using a special tool 车削
23. milk 牛奶 [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE if milk turns, it becomes sour 〔牛奶〕变酸
→ turn a blind eye (to something) at blind1(3), → turn the other cheek at cheek1(4), → turn full circle at circle1(6), → somebody would turn in their grave at grave1(3), → not turn a hair at hair(11), → turn your hand to (doing) something at hand1(26), → turn over a new leaf at leaf1(3), → turn your nose up (at something) at nose1(5), → turn your stomach at stomach1(4), → turn the tables (on somebody) at table1(6), → turn tail at tail1(9)
n THESAURUS – Meaning 4: to move around a central or fixed point, or to make something move in this way
turn to move around a central or fixed point
The wheels of the train began to turn.
go around (also go round British EnglishBrE) to turn around a central point. Go around is a little more informal than turn and is very common in everyday English
When the fan goes around, the warm air is pushed back downwards.
revolve/rotate to turn around and around a central point. Rotate and revolve are more formal than turn and sound more technical
The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours.
The stage revolves at various points during the performance.
spin to turn around many times very quickly
The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.
whirl /wɜːl $ wɜːrl/ to spin around extremely quickly, often in a powerful or uncontrolled way
The blades of the helicopter whirled overhead.
twirl (around) to spin around quickly, especially as part of a dance or performance
The couples were twirling around on the dance floor.
swirl (around) to move around quickly in a circular movement, especially when the movement goes outwards or upwards from the center
Her white skirt swirled around her legs as she danced.
The leaves began to swirl around.
spiral to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes around
The smoke spiralled toward the ceiling.
 PHRASAL VERBS
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turn• "What time is it?" "It just turned 3:00."• I turned a corner and nearly ran into Caroline.• She turned and looked Seth straight in the eyes.• I heard the door knob turning, and then Frank opened the door and tiptoed in.• An event that made heads turn and tongues wag.• Campbell turned and walked out of the room.• He saw a police car up ahead, so he turned and went down a side street.• It's getting late - I think we should turn back before it gets dark.• North Beach and Union Square merchants wait for customers who turn back, frustrated by street closures and a lack of parking.• Heat the peas briefly till they turn bright green.• Just when we were all getting our summer clothes out, it turned cold again.• It was late autumn and the leaves were slowly turning golden.• Peter Allis has turned golf into a kind of harmless interview where public figures hit a few shots and chat about themselves.• As the propeller stopped turning, Grady ran up to the plane.• Charles turned his gaze upward to admire the ceiling.• She put the key in the ignition and turned it, but nothing happened.• I got a perm that turned my hair green.• It turned out about the good-looking fellow from Essex County that he was a football coach who also did some counseling.• I felt myself turn red with embarrassment.• Continue to turn the fritter until both sides are golden brown.• No wonder he has turned the Newtslaying mission over to his deputy, David Bonior.• I'll read the story and you turn the pages. OK, honey?• If we turn the table around we can fit more chairs in the room.• "What do you think we should do?" she said, turning to her husband.• Philomela accordingly turned to her loom.• She heard the door opening and turned to see who was coming in.• Landladies had mysteriously found tenants in the few minutes between a telephone inquiry and one's turning up on the doorstep.
turn around/round/away• He turned round and walked towards the stage.• Mike turned around and waved, too, and motioned for me to come out.• I turned away from the brook and felt strangely restless.• As Zen turned away he glanced at the calendar hanging beside the phone, and suddenly realized what day it was.• The driver led the way, turning around periodically to check that the others were with him.• As the backswing progresses, the shoulders turn around the spine angle which is pre-set at the address position.• In recent years public schools have turned away thousands of students.
turn something around/over/upside down etc• The girl was turning everything upside down.• The history of implants has been equally painful; implants can shift or turn themselves upside down.• Yet with an appealing brew of nationalism and promise of democratic reform, Kostunica has since turned Yugoslav politics upside down.• I turn the box upside down and bring it out empty.• We could turn the glass upside down and sideways without having the water pour out because air pressure pushes in all directions.• They studied the map for a while, scratched their heads, turned it upside down and studied it some more.• A distorted religion has turned the world upside down, denying that anything ever existed before itself.
turned the corner• He faced Main Street, where a black hearse turned the corner.• I hope we have turned the corner.• Simon and Tony watched her until she turned the corner.• As he turned the corner, a girl was heading toward him, a tall girl with a lot of blond hair.• He turned the corner and saw the damage the heavy rain had done.• Once he had turned the corner, he took the coat off and slipped it over his arm.• As she turned the corner, her lips curved.• A superior actor might have turned the corner on this film.
turn the handle/knob/key/tap etc• Marge led Janey to the car and turned the key.• I hop into my truck, turn the key and wait as absolutely nothing happens.• He enters the room key into the cylinder and turns the key, but the door will not open.• He turned the key in the lock, and went in the side door of the old parish hall.• Two minutes and one window later, I was turning the key in the Wheel Room door.• She added some chicory to the coffee beans and turned the handle quickly.• This sluggishness is in turn the key to the mounting unemployment of those years.• He was turning the key when Sam and more of the devil's horde came running.
turn (something) red/blue/white etc• The liquid had turned bright red.• And that is why the virginia creeper plant turns a lovely red colour in the autumn.• These good ole boys could turn the blues into a rainbow.• Death thoughts turn your hair white, make you weak and break you, sucking out your life.• Her face had turned the muddy red of my water jar.• Black, spider-like chips have turned the white porcelain sink into mock Dalmation.• At first the water evaporated as soon as it left the faucet, turning into red steam when it hit your body.• In the spring, the rolling hills around Yakima Valley turn snow white with cherry and apple blossoms.
turn your attention/thoughts/efforts etc to something/somebody• After sloughing off Payless, May could turn its attention to acquisitions, possibly of other department stores, analysts said.• When Zeus had punished men by giving them women he turned his attention to the arch-sinner himself.• Once the school began functioning smoothly, Friedman turned his attention to the blacker side of the organization: interception and solution.• The software giant only recently turned its attention to the Internet.• Perhaps local authorities should thankfully accept this solution and turn their attention to the needs of non-dementing elderly residents and community services.• She turned her attention to the room, which had obviously been three smaller rooms at one time.• Then he turned his attention to the small tape-recorder, which had faithfully copied the brief transmission.• We must now turn our attention to the spiritual dynamics which operate in relation to the communication of the gospel.
turned loose• The other two were turned loose.• It looked as if a bull had been turned loose, and a sense of impending doom gripped her.• In 1882 pigs were turned loose on the streets of New York City to eat garbage.• He was denied his life because a killer was turned loose rather than executed.
turned the tide• What turned the tide for Dole?
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turn2 ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  chance to do STH 做某事的机会 [countableC]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYSHARE the time when it is your chance, duty, or right to do something that each person in a group is doing one after the other 轮到的机会 SYN British English go
2  take turns  (also take it in turns) British EnglishBrESHARE if two or more people take turns doing work, using something etc, they do it one after the other, for example in order to share the work or play fairly 轮流，依次
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take turns• Dozens of men and boys take turns trading shots with him.• Mandy and Debbie took it in turns to look after the baby.• We arranged that we should take turns to cook for whomsoever was on the same watch.• Danskin and Smitty took turns behind the wheel and they became more tense as the day passed.• They take turns coming back on weekends to run it.• You'll have to take turns on the swing.• Small children find it almost impossible to take turns.• I asked them to take turns talking about the pictures.• We take turns doing the dishes.• So, instead, they used a large puppet and two actors who take turns dressing as the chimpanzee.• And in every block the women took turns to watch the street.
3  in turn 
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in turn• I was hard on my eldest son, and he, in turn, was mean to his little brother.• We distribute the book to charities, and those organization in turn give the books to needy children.• The President spoke to each of us at the table in turn.• Working outside can mean too much sun exposure, which in turn can lead to skin cancer.
4  road 道路 [countableC]TTR
5  change direction 改变方向 [countableC]TURN a change in the direction you are moving 拐弯，改变方向
6  change in events 事态的变化 [countableC] a sudden or unexpected change that makes a situation develop in a different way 〔突如其来或意外的〕变化，转变
7  the turn of the century/year BEGINNINGthe beginning of a new century or year 世纪之交/新年之始
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the turn of the century/year• This 1935 measure derived from the widows' pensions, which states had enacted at the turn of the century.• Nevertheless they were considerably more evangelical at the turn of the century than they are now.• Their catalogues contain fewer items, but the range of publications is wider than at the turn of the century.• She was born before the turn of the century, so it is likely that her parents had been born into slavery.• People have been peddling phony weight-loss elixirs since before the turn of the century.• By the turn of the century, a unique international generation of women had arrived at senior status.• From 1859 until the turn of the century the system worked wonderfully.• For many of us the turn of the century was only a few months ago.
8  at every turn ALL THE TIMEhappening again and again, especially in an annoying way 每一回；总是；处处
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at every turn• Everyone wants to define this free spirit of music, and at every turn the 26-year-old DiFranco rebuffs.• There Amelia was, an intensely ambitious woman without any professional training, blocked at every turn.• The latter we were born into, but at every turn we exile ourselves from our own Eden.• He relentlessly shadowed Michael from the start, harrying the Ferrari at every turn.• Emboldened by their mandate from the voters, the parties challenged de Gaulle at every turn.• She had to be particularly vigilant when it came to the large amounts of water threatening them at every turn.• Above: the craggy coastline offers new treasures at every turn.• Government officials demanded bribes from us at every turn.
9  act of turning STH 转动某物的动作 [countableC]TURN the act of turning something completely around a fixed point 转动，旋转
10  by turns CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERORDER/SEQUENCEchanging from one quality, feeling etc to another 轮流地，交替地〔表现某些特质或情感〕
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by turns• The script is terrible, the acting by turns melodramatic and wooden, the direction confused.• Yes, so catlike, owlish, aggressive and passive, hostile and amicable by turns.• She had been by turns confused, angry, and finally jealous.• Beneath her external calm, she raged and felt frightened by turns.• And her listener feels both protective and irritated by turns.• Bedford is by turns hilarious and ironic in the best sense: compassionate and yet clear-eyed.• For the conductors, the process is by turns exciting and exhausting, agonizing and enlightening.• I felt myself growing shy and scared by turns.• She is both ingenuous and sophisticated by turns.
11  turn of phrase 
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turn of phrase• His brilliant turns of phrase, his dark, brooding eyes tempted me.• It demands complicated puns, archaic semantic associations, and other comic turns of phrase.• It was his habitual turn of phrase.• He had a happy turn of phrase.• Kant was not noted for his turn of phrase-his style was usually a plodding one.• For most of us, however, these are all metaphors, turns of phrase.• He was a slow-talking Mississippian with a penchant for the rustic turn of phrase and a gift for storytelling.• Sorry, an unfortunate turn of phrase, but maybe not so inaccurate.
12  speak/talk out of turn OFFENDto say something you should not say in a particular situation, especially because you do not have enough authority to say it 说不该说的话，说话出格 〔尤指超越本分说话〕
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speak/talk out of turn• He enjoys talking out of turn.• Captain Steve Waugh had sharp words with Buchanan, telling him he had spoken out of turn.• Also this week: Ben and Mandy talk out of turn while Luke is listening.• I hope I'm not speaking out of turn, but I don't think this is the best way to proceed.
13  do somebody a good/bad turn HELPto do something that is helpful or unhelpful for someone 做有利于/有损于某人的事
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do somebody a good/bad turn• She was only trying to do James a good turn.
14. one good turn deserves another HELPused to say that if someone does something nice for you, you should do something nice for them 好心应该得到好报；以德报德
15  turn of mind CHARACTER/PERSONALITYthe particular way that someone usually thinks or feels 思想方法；性情，习性
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turn of mind• Certainly there were Gallo-Romans of an independent turn of mind in the south.• Very often students' inventive turn of mind can be useful at such formats, and they will largely be absent.• She was a plain girl, with straight hair and thin limbs and a mathematical turn of mind.• He is a very intelligent man with a scientific turn of mind.
16  on the turn British EnglishBrE
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on the turn• Headlight controls are on the turn signal stalk, wiper controls on another stalk to the right of the steering wheel.• The tide was high but on the turn, lapping sluggishly against the rocks at the river's edge.• Now they hope their luck is finally on the turn.• As the right leg is lifted on the turn, it should remain high and close to the body.• In the passage she encountered the man who always smelt of meat on the turn.• No wonder they reckon the beer's on the turn in here.• Flo was denied a hat-trick when Austin McCann headed his shot on the turn off the line.• The river black, flat, wide on the turn, and solid as a road.
17  turn of speed British EnglishBrE a sudden increase in your speed, or the ability to increase your speed suddenly 加速；加速的能力
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turn of speed• Tonson's printer and Purcell himself put on an extra turn of speed in case.• It looked as though it was capable of a fair turn of speed, anyway.• Rodber has huge potential, however, a great physique, a fair turn of speed and good hands.• Although the kangaroo has a fast turn of speed on the plan, he is handicapped when climbing trees.• He is a top goalkicker, has a good turn of speed and is an excellent all-round performer.• They were capable of a good turn of speed on the straight stretch between South Croydon and Purley.• It has a daunting and sinister turn of speed.
18. be done to a turn COOK British EnglishBrE to be perfectly cooked 烹调得恰到好处
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be done to a turn• Then the interviewer asked what needed to be done to turn things around.
19. take a turn in/on etc something old-fashionedWALK to walk somewhere for pleasure 悠闲地散步，闲逛
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take a turn in/on etc something• Hutson and Wright took turns on a machine gun.• I said I never had to take turns in my old house with my mum and my dad.• I took a turn on a rope slide and had to sit on a tractor tyre on the way down.• In other collaborative activities individuals take turns in sitting vigilantly alert while others feed, thereby functioning as watchdogs or guards.• In the teaching of the principles of group discussion, every member of the group should take turns in leading the discussion.• Kelly took a turn in law school, then left academics and Pittsburgh behind.• This year there is no such urgency that could save feds and retirees from taking a turn on the chopping block.• When word slipped out that the governor would be taking a turn on stage, snickers abounded in the capital.
20. give somebody a turn old-fashionedFRIGHTENED to frighten someone 惊吓某人
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give somebody a turn• Facilitators at corners play crossing guards, giving directions for turning.• A second glance put my mind to rest, but for a moment there it gave me a turn.• Higher ratio power steering gives tighter turns, but the tendency to slight wanderings on the straight is still there.• Thus at this imaginary point A they give up, turn around, and go home.• This gives everybody a turn at catching.• Nero sends his luv, you know he's coming over here to give us a turn this winter.• We have ten Free Curl Combi stylers to give away - turn to page 54 for details.
21. have a turn British EnglishBrE old-fashionedILL to feel slightly ill 感觉有点不舒服
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have a turn• He says that they could have turned the company around. he feels they've been treated in a shabby way.• Logic machines have turned out to be poor at dealing with images and making analogies.• Even Sandie looks as if she might have turned the corner.• At some point Solveig must have turned out the light.• As we have seen, both the market and public policy have turned against work.• In recent weeks, even his friends seemed to have turned against him.• In a structural sense we have turned our model on its side.• This day with me, here, you have turned back to face your past.
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turn• Loosen the screw one complete turn in order to release the valve.• She can do a 360-degree turn on water skis.• Take the first turn on your right.• Take the first turning after the traffic lights.• The impartial flames in turn drove them back.• The OEMs in turn pass some of those reductions on to their customers to increase market share.• This in turn gave the schools the heavy assignment of universal literacy.• In turn, however, the question of where population is growing - or declining - is fundamentally related to human welfare.• When it was my turn, I always used to think my time went quicker than when Frank was carrying it.• My turn to die had come and I had been inexplicably reprieved.• With three swift turns of the wheel, he steered the boat away from the rocks.• We were supposed to take Highway 12, but I think we missed the turn.• Tighten the screw another two or three turns.
turn to do something• Next in its review of the pressures for change, Chapter 3 turns to the growth of the functions of trade unions.• It would be my turn to get the good stuff.• Now it was my turn to be silent, and to look about the room.• And today it was my turn to make a contribution.• To order, turn to page 148 Lounge around in style in this fabulous tunic top with matching leggings.• To order, turn to the coupon on page 163.• For details of our pre-bookable excursions, please turn to page 8.• As she turned to go, Carly saw the package in the corner.• Except for taking turns to go to the bar and the gents, they never moved at all.
sharp turn• After a sharp turn in the path, they are suddenly approaching a faint square of light.• We came to a sharp turn in the road.• A sharp turn to the south east took us past St Ives, and up a massive sand-filled estuary towards Hayle.• However her outspoken opinions mask an iron determination matched by a formidable charm and sharp turn of phrase.• Another sharp turn sent them soaring out of a tunnel mouth in the side of a vast cavern.• His feet and hands kept striking stone corners, sharp turns, and massive columns difficult to circumvent.• Their wings do not normally come into contact, but even so there are problems when the dragonfly executes sharp turns.• The road made a last sharp turn and ran straight west along the shoreline into Angle Inlet.• Ro and Brent do the carrying, negotiating sharp turns in the stairwell.
make a left/right turn• Make a left turn at the light.
take a dramatic/fresh/different etc turn• But now it looked as if her job might have taken a different turn.• And everything would have taken a different turn.• Here, self-exclusion from the feast of life takes a fresh turn.• Soon, however, events were to take a different turn.• El Cid's future seemed anything but happy, yet events were to take a dramatic turn in the months ahead.
From Longman Business Dictionary
turnturn1 /tɜːntɜːrn/ noun
1[countableC]FINANCE the difference between the price at which a MARKETMAKER will buy and sell a particular shareSYN SPREAD
2[singular] if something takes a particular turn, it starts developing in a completely different way
Things may take a bad turn and the economic situation may deteriorate.
The economy seems to be taking a turn for the worse (=suddenly becoming worse).
turnturn2 verb
turn a profit to make a profit
The China operation has just started turning a profit.
→ turn something → around
→ turn down
→ turn something → out
→ turn over something
→ turn something over to somebody
Origin turn1
(1000-1100) Partly from Latin tornare “to turn on a lathe”, from turnus “lathe”, from Greek tornos; partly from Old French torner, tourner “to turn”, from Latin tornare
turn1 verb
→10-23

→n GRAMMAR1 →n THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1turn2 noun
→10-21

→REGISTER1
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