i.to empty something completely by taking out the contents 掏空,清空
The policeman made him turn out his pockets.
警察让他把口袋里的东西都掏出来。
ii.British EnglishBrE to take out everything in a room, drawer etc and clean the room etc thoroughly 彻底清理〔房间、抽屉等〕
Lea decided to turn out the attic.
利决定把阁楼彻底清理一下。
Examples from the Corpus
turn out• We wanted the baby to be born at home, but it didn't quite turn out as planned.• How did things turn out in the end?• As it turned out, James was delayed and didn't arrive until three.• The thieves had turned out the drawer, scattering the contents on the floor.• Don't forget to turn out the lights when you go to bed, okay Annie?• The headteacher told them to turn out their pockets.• I was a bitdoubtful at first, but it turned out to be a really good idea.• We were worried when only twenty people came to the party but it turned out very well.
turn out well/badly/fine etc• And as I watch Scottie try to turn this woman into Madeleine, I hope that everything will turn out fine.• I promise you it will all turn out fine.• If Willy Loman had only had it so good, his kids might have turned out better.• Perhaps it hadn't turned out well, and he'd been blamed.• Everything will turn out well because you are not doing it for selfishreasons.• Yes: the day was turning out well, despite the rain.• Readingturned out badly, much worse than I had feared.• He has turned out badly, my young uncle, a delinquent practically.
turn the light out• I take the car up as far as it will go, then turn the lights out.• They turned the lights out and sat in fear.• He turned the light out as the clergyman left the room.• Would you mindturning the light out, Robert?
turn for• And even more turned out for a follow-up evening session in early 1996.• He turns out for Alderton in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Sunday league.• Read in studioVoice over Kevin Maxwell has caused a stir by turning out for his villagecricketteam.• I turned out forNorth Melbourne in 1948-49, but for some reason was not selected for Victoria.• The large blackpopulation of those four biggest states will not turn out forPat Buchanan.• This could all turn out for the best if he played his cards right.• Well, that may turn out for the best.• And Hoddle's Heroes ... a townturns out for the big salute.• How many people turned out for the parade?
well/beautifully/badly etc turned out• Mr. Russ's deputy was Mr. Windust, then probably in his late thirties - always smart and well turned out.• He looks trim and well turned out in a new darksuit.