turn
/tɜːn/
v.
一句话记住
转动;转身;转弯;变成;使变成
释义与例句
v.
转动;转身;转弯
to move around a central point, change direction, or move your body to face another way
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Turn left at the next traffic lights.
在下一个红绿灯处左转。
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She turned around when she heard her name.
她听到有人叫自己的名字便转过身来。
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The wheels began to turn more quickly.
轮子开始转得更快。
v.
变成;使变成
to change into a different state, colour, or condition, or to cause this change
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The leaves turn yellow in autumn.
树叶在秋天变黄。
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The cold rain turned to snow overnight.
冰冷的雨在夜里变成了雪。
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The experience turned him into a more cautious driver.
这段经历使他变成了更谨慎的司机。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
turn 可表示转动、转向和变成;turn on 打开,turn off 关闭,turn into 变成。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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turning 转弯处;转折点可数名词,可指道路上的岔口,也可指事件发展的重要转折。
同义词
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rotate 旋转;使转动turn 是通用的转动、转向或变成;rotate 更正式,特指围绕中心点或轴旋转,也可指轮流。The Earth rotates on its axis. 地球绕地轴自转。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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return 返回;归还turn 指转动、改变方向或状态;return 指回到原处或把物品归还,拼写和意义都不同。She returned to the office after lunch. 她午饭后回到了办公室。
常见搭配
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turn left 向左转Turn left just after the bridge. 过了桥就向左转。
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turn on 打开(电器、水源等)Could you turn on the light? 你能把灯打开吗?
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turn into 变成;转变为The small discussion turned into a heated argument. 这场小讨论变成了激烈的争吵。