turn

◎ 单词释义

v.翻转；旋转；转动；转向；轮流；（使）变得

n.轮流；转动

过去式: turned 过去分词: turned 现在分词: turning 第三人称单数: turns

翻转，旋转，使转向，转动，翻（书页），转

使变质，使变酸

超过

倾倒

作呕

使弯曲

（使）变得，改变，转变

求教，求助

转而反对，变得敌对

（使）变色

使对着，对准

使错乱，发生错乱

（使）成为

兑换

翻译

改写

驱赶

打发

使具有优美形式

转移

转身攻击，突然袭击

改变信仰

变钝

转身，翻身

关掉

转弯

翻倒

扭转（身体部位），翻动， 把…翻过来

改变方向

朝着，向…方向

开始涨

n.(名词)

变化，转变

转向，转弯

特色，才能

措词

气质

折回

弯曲部分

一次机会

走的一圈，兜一圈

短时间的一阵

素质

一个节目

一个班次

发作

形状，样子

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. (使)转动,旋转 cause to move round a point

vt. & vi. (使)改变方向,(使朝某个方向)转弯 (cause to) change position or direction so as to face or start moving in the specified direction

vt. 瞄准,指向 aim or point (sth) in the specified direction

vt. (使)折起,(使)翻转 (cause to) move so as to face in a different direction

vt. & vi. (使)变为,(使)成为 (cause sb/sth to) become

vt. 达到,超过 reach or pass

vt. & vi. (使)变酸 (cause sth to) become sour

vt. & vi. (使)不适,作呕,恶心 (cause sth to) have a sick feeling

n.(名词)

[C]转动,旋转 act of turning sth/sb round; turning movement

[C]方向的改变,转折,转折点 change of direction; point at which this occurs

[C]发展变化,新趋势 development or new tendency in sth

[S]机会; 顺次 a place or an appointed time in a fixed order, that gives one the chance or duty to do sth

[S]惊吓,震惊 nervous shock

turn

noun

1. taking a short walk out and back

e.g. we took a turn in the park

2. turning or twisting around (in place)

e.g. with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room

Synonym: twist

3. the act of turning away or in the opposite direction

e.g. he made an abrupt turn away from her

4. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

e.g. he took a turn to the right

Synonym: turning

5. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

e.g. it is my turn
it is still my play

Synonym: play

6. a favor for someone

e.g. he did me a good turn

Synonym: good turn

7. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program

e.g. he did his act three times every evening
she had a catchy little routine
it was one of the best numbers he ever did

Synonym: actroutinenumberbit

8. a movement in a new direction

e.g. the turning of the wind

Synonym: turning

9. an unforeseen development

e.g. events suddenly took an awkward turn

Synonym: turn of eventstwist

10. a circular segment of a curve

e.g. a bend in the road
a crook in the path

Synonym: bendcrooktwist

11. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

Synonym: boutround

12. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

e.g. it's my go
a spell of work

Synonym: gospelltour

turn的翻译

verb

1. twist suddenly so as to sprain

e.g. wrench one's ankle
The wrestler twisted his shoulder
the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days

Synonym: twistsprainwrenchwrickrick

2. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
become

e.g. The weather turned nasty
She grew angry

Synonym: grow

3. change to the contrary

e.g. The trend was reversed
the tides turned against him
public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern

Synonym: change by reversalreverse

4. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

e.g. We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
The people turned against the President when he stole the election

Synonym: change state

5. become officially one year older

e.g. She is turning 50 this year

6. change color

e.g. In Vermont, the leaves turn early

7. go sour or spoil

e.g. The milk has soured
The wine worked
The cream has turned--we have to throw it out

Synonym: sourfermentwork

8. have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to

e.g. She called on her Representative to help her
She turned to her relatives for help

Synonym: call on

9. direct at someone

e.g. She turned a smile on me
They turned their flashlights on the car

10. alter the functioning or setting of

e.g. turn the dial to 10
turn the heat down

11. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

e.g. bend the rod
twist the dough into a braid
the strong man could turn an iron bar

Synonym: flexbenddeformtwist

12. let (something) fall or spill from a container

e.g. turn the flour onto a plate

Synonym: release

13. shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel

e.g. turn the legs of the table
turn the clay on the wheel

14. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

e.g. Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
turn the earth in the Spring

Synonym: plowplough

15. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

e.g. Turn towards me
The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face
She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs

16. pass to the other side of

e.g. turn the corner
move around the obstacle

Synonym: move around

17. channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something

e.g. The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium

18. to send or let go

e.g. They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion

19. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

e.g. turn a page of a book

Synonym: turn over

20. cause to move around or rotate

e.g. turn a key
turn your palm this way

21. cause to move along an axis or into a new direction

e.g. turn your face to the wall
turn the car around
turn your dance partner around

22. move around an axis or a center

e.g. The wheels are turning

23. get by buying and selling

e.g. the company turned a good profit after a year

24. accomplish by rotating

e.g. turn a somersault
turn cartwheels

25. undergo a change or development

e.g. The water turned into ice
Her former friend became her worst enemy
He turned traitor

Synonym: become

26. cause to change or turn into something different
ssume new characteristics

e.g. The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him
The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold

Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression ‘turn over a new leaf’ is explained at leaf.
turn 还有许多其他用法，在本词典其他词条下作了解释。例如，turn over a new leaf 这一表达在 leaf 词条下作了解释。

1. 转动;转身;扭转
When you turn or when you turn part of your body, you move your body or part of your body so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction.

turn的翻译

e.g. He turned abruptly and walked away...
他突然转身走了。
e.g. 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？”

2. 转动;使转向;使改变方向
When you turn something, you move it so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction, or is in a very different position.

turn

e.g. They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...
他们把望远镜转向附近其他星系。
e.g. 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。

3. (使)转动;(使)旋转
When something such as a wheel turns, or when you turn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction.

e.g. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay...
轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。
e.g. The engine turned a propeller.
发动机使螺旋桨旋转起来。

4. 转动，旋动(钥匙、把手、开关等)
When you turn something such as a key, knob, or switch, or when it turns, you hold it and twist your hand, in order to open something or make it start working.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes...
把温度调到很低，煮 20 分钟。

5. 转向;拐（弯）
When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road...
现在向右拐沿西渡路往前走。

6. (路、河)拐弯，转弯
The point where a road, path, or river turns, is the point where it has a bend or curve in it.

e.g. ...the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road.
滕特菲尔德路拐向主道的岔路口


7. (潮)涨，落
When the tide turns, it starts coming in or going out.

e.g. There was not much time before the tide turned.
不久就要涨潮了。

8. 翻(筋斗)
When someone turns a cartwheel or a somersault, they do a cartwheel or somersault.

e.g. 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。

9. 翻动(书页)
When you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that is flat against the previous page, and you can read the next page.

e.g. He turned the pages of a file in front of him.
他翻阅面前的文件。

10. 指向;冲着;把…对准
If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them.

e.g. He tried to turn the gun on me...
他企图把枪对准我。
e.g. 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。

11. 翻到(某页码)
If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page.

e.g. To order, turn to page 236.
如需订购，参见 236 页。

12. 开始思考;开始讨论;把(注意力等)转向
If you turn your attention or thoughts to a particular subject or if you turn to it, you start thinking about it or discussing it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. We turn now to the British news.
我们现在来关注英国新闻。

13. 求助于;求教于
If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice.

turn的反义词

e.g. 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。
e.g. There was no one to turn to, no one to tell.
没人可以求助，没人可以诉说。

14. 致力于;开始从事;启用
If you turn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

15. (使)变成;(使)成为
To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

16. (用于形容词前)变为，变得
You can use turn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective.

turn是什么意思

e.g. 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。
e.g. She announced that she was going to turn professional.
她宣布自己即将成为职业选手。

17. (使)变成(某种颜色)
If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular colour, it becomes that colour.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Her contact lenses turned her eyes green.
隐形眼镜把她的眼睛变成了绿色。

18. (天气)变得
You can use turn to indicate that there is a change to a particular kind of weather. For example, if it turns cold, the weather starts being cold.

e.g. If it turns cold, cover plants...
如果天气变冷，就把植物盖起来。
e.g. The weather had turned warm and thundery overnight.
天气一夜之间就转暖，而且雷声阵阵。

19. (时局或趋势的)逆转，转变，变化
If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way.

e.g. The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.
周末时丑闻有了新的发展。
e.g. …the latest turn in the fighting…
战斗的最新进展

20. （使）(比赛)出现逆转
In sports, if a game turns, or is turned, something significant happens which changes the way the game is developing.

e.g. The game turned in the 56th minute.
比赛在第 56 分钟时发生了扭转。
e.g. …the Gareth Edwards try which turned the game between France and Wales in Paris in 1971.
加雷思·爱德华兹于 1971 年法国队与威尔士队在巴黎的比赛中贡献的一记扭转赛事的触地得分

21. 赚得，获得(利润)
If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends.

e.g. The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit...
那家公司将有能力支付债务，而且还会赚得一笔可观的利润。
e.g. He says the fares are just too low to turn profits.
他说票价太低，根本无利可图。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 make, return

22. 达到(…年龄);到(…点钟)
When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns a particular time, it passes that time.

e.g. It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty...
他立志要在而立之年以前攒够 100 万美元。
e.g. It had just turned twelve o'clock.
刚过 12 点。

23. 世纪之交/新年伊始
Turn is used in expressions such as the turn of the century and the turn of the year to refer to a period of time when one century or year is ending and the next one is beginning.

e.g. They fled to South America around the turn of the century.
他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。

24. 使成形;车削
When someone turns a wooden or metal object that they are making, they shape it using a special tool.

e.g. ...the joys of making a living from turning wood.
靠车削木材谋生的乐趣
e.g. …finely-turned metal.
精心车削的金属

25. (依次轮流时的)轮班，次序，轮番
If it is your turn to do something, you now have the duty, chance, or right to do it, when other people have done it before you or will do it after you.

e.g. Tonight it's my turn to cook...
今晚该我做饭了。
e.g. Let each child have a turn at fishing...
让每个孩子轮流钓鱼。

26. (疾病的)瞬间发作
If you say that someone is having a turn, you mean they feel suddenly very unwell for a short period of time.

e.g. He is having one of his turns…
他又犯病了。
e.g. He gets funny turns, you know. It's his age.
他总是感觉不舒服。也是，他都这个岁数了。

27. see also: turning

28. （表示两种感情或品质的交替）时而，间或
You can use by turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other.

e.g. His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved.
他的语气时而透着愤怒，时而流露出哀怨。

29. 形势的变化
If there is a particular turn of events, a particular series of things happen.

e.g. They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events.
这种出乎意料的形势变化让他们无比震惊。

30. 每每;总是;处处
If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.

e.g. Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff...
因为缺乏训练有素的员工，其生产经营总是遇到各种障碍。
e.g. At every turn smoke and flame stopped efforts to get into the living quarters.
到处是烟雾和火焰，根本无法进入住处。

31. (对…)有利的事,有帮助的事
If you do someone a good turn, you do something that helps or benefits them.

e.g. He did you a good turn by resigning...
他辞职对你有利。
e.g. One good turn deserves another.
善有善报。

32. 彻底搜查;把…翻个底朝天
If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.

turn的翻译

e.g. They hadn't found a scrap of evidence though they had turned his flat inside out.
他们虽然把他的公寓翻了个底朝天，却没有找到一丝证据。

33. 彻底改变，完全搅乱（体制或生活方式）
If something such as a system or way of life is turned inside out or upside down, it is changed completely, making people confused or upset.

e.g. He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down.
他惊呆了。他的世界已经完全被打乱了。

34. 继而;转而;反过来
You use in turn to refer to actions or events that are in a sequence one after the other, for example because one causes the other.

e.g. One of the members of the surgical team leaked the story to a fellow physician who, in turn, confided in a reporter.
手术小组的一名成员把这个消息泄露给了在一起工作的一个内科医生，后者又透露给了一位记者。

35. 逐一;依次;轮流地
If each person in a group does something in turn, they do it one after the other in a fixed or agreed order.

e.g. There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn.
当这些女人们逐一发言时，她们每个人都赢得了喝彩声。

36. 思维;性情;秉性
If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.

e.g. She was of a rational turn of mind.
她是个理性的人。

37. 冒失地说;说话出格
If you speak out of turn or talk out of turn, you say something that you do not have the right or authority to say.

e.g. I hope I haven't spoken out of turn.
希望我没有多嘴。

38. 速度;脚力;马力
If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.

39. 轮流;依次
If two or more people take turns to do something, or in British English take it in turns to do something, they do it one after the other several times, rather than doing it together.

e.g. We took turns to drive the car...
我们轮流开车。
e.g. Ted and I took it in turns to go into hospital and sit with Emma.
我和特德轮流去医院陪护埃玛。

40. (情况)突然恶化/突然好转
If a situation takes a turn for the worse, it suddenly becomes worse. If a situation takes a turn for the better, it suddenly becomes better.

e.g. Her condition took a sharp turn for the worse.
她的病情突然急剧恶化。

相关词组：turn againstturn aroundturn awayturn backturn downturn inturn offturn onturn outturn overturn over toturn roundturn up

1. turn

1. 转动：组成:中间拼图区(显示所填数字,可移动可转动左右放大镜(看拼图区显示出的数字及小标记,拖动左下移动(move)转动(turn)选择;右下填数字区.

2. 转：到东南方把万能钥匙插入门上的锁中,推(Push)、摇(Jiggle)、转(Turn)后,便可打开门. 先取炉上的诗集(Poetry Book)翻看一下,再将钟(Clock)上的指针先后指向七点、三点和五点,即可开启暗门. 从暗门中得到一本记事本(Journal).

v.(动词)

turn的基本意思是“旋转,转动”,指做圆周运动或弧形运动。引申可作“翻转”“开始涨或落”“瞄准,指向”“使…向某方向走”“达到,超过”“表演”“(使)变酸”“(使)不适,作呕,恶心”“翻译”“赶走”“考虑”“用车床加工,车削”等解。作“改变”解时,指彻底改变,以至面目全非,且常用于朝坏的方向改变。

turn可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语,也可接以形容词充当补足语的复合宾语。

turn还可用作系动词,意为“成为,变成”,后接名词或形容词作表语,用作表语的名词须用零冠词。

turn后接副词away表示“离开,走开,把…打发走”; 后接副词back表示“折回,返回”; 后接副词down表示“拒绝接受某人〔某事〕”; 后接副词in表示“睡觉,转身进入,拐入”“把某物上交,把某物交出”; 后接副词off表示“关(自来水、电源、煤气等)”; 后接副词over表示“翻身,将…翻身”; 后接副词out表示“结果是…,证明是…”“撵出”“生产”; 后接副词up表示“出现,出席,到达”“发现”。

n.(名词)

turn用作名词的基本意思是“转动,旋转”,指使某人或某物转动的行为或某物自己旋转的动作,是可数名词。

turn也可表示“方向的改变,转折,转折点”“转弯处”,引申可作“时间上的转折点,交替时期”解,是可数名词。

turn也可作“轮到的机会,顺次”解,通常用于单数形式。

turn还可作“发展变化,新趋势”“散步”“短小节目”“风格,性格,性情,习性”等解,是可数名词,常与不定冠词a连用。

在口语里, turn可表示“惊吓,震惊”“不适,疾病的发作”,作“惊吓,震惊”解时,通常用作单数形式。

v.(动词)

turn, alter, become, change, convert, modify, vary

这组词的共同意思是“改变”“变化”。change和alter有时可以互换。例如:

Whatever we do, we can't change〔alter〕 the facts.不管我们做什么,我们总不能改变事实。

He has changed〔altered〕 a lot since I last saw him.自从上次见面到现在,他变了很多。

The weather changes〔alters〕 almost daily.天气差不多天天在变。

其区别是：

1.change在这几个词中是最普遍、最不正式的一个,可用于任何变化的过程,而不论变化的性质和程度; alter指局部的、表面的、轻微的“改变”“改动”,修改后仍基本上保持原状; alter和convert都指形式和用途上的局部微小改变; turn指彻底改变,以至面目全非,且常用于朝坏的方向改变; modify指限定在一定范围内的修改或修饰,以使之更完美; vary则指事物或其一部分暂时地或反复地变化,从而使事物各部分呈现不同外貌和特点。例如:

When matter changes to a substance different from what it was, the change is a chemical change.当物质变成和原来不同的物质时,这种变化是化学变化。

The plan is O.K. at large, but I suggest it be altered.该计划总的来说是可以的,但我建议做进一步修改。

Pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume.压力随温度成正比例变化,与容积成反比例变化。

All the bank bill was converted into cash.所有的银行票据都兑换成了现金。

Those who were once for him have turned against him.那些原来支持他的人现在转而反对他。

The newspaper turned against the president.该报转而攻击总统。

After he left the university, he became a teacher, but he later turned to translation.他大学毕业后当了教师,但后来转向翻译工作。

2.convert可指改变信仰,尤其是宗教信仰; modify指态度变温和。例如:

He has converted from Buddhism to Catholicism.他已放弃佛教改信天主教了。

You'd better modify your tone.你最好缓和一下你的口气。

He will have to modify his views if he wants to be elected.他如果想当选,就得把观点变得明朗些。

n.(名词)

turn, become, come, go, grow

这组词均可用作系动词,表示“变成”。其区别是：

1.come多指向好的方向转变; go往往指向坏的方面转变; become指向好的(也可指向坏的)方面发展, turn是正式用语,指向好的,也指向坏的方面转变。试比较:

When did that style of dress come into fashion?

那种式样的衣服是什么时候时兴的?

When did that style of dress go out of fashion?

那种式样的衣服是什么时候不时兴的?

2.come的主语往往是人; become的主语可以是人或物; 而go的主语多是物。

3.come的表语通常是形容词; become的表语可以是形容词、代词或名词(须加不定冠词); go和grow的表语为形容词; turn的表语可以是形容词或名词(不加不定冠词)。

v.(动词)这个年轻的女子成了音乐家。

误

The young woman turned a musician.

正

The young woman turned musician.

正

The young woman became a musician.

析

turn后接名词作表语时,名词前不用任何冠词,即使主语是复数,名词也不用复数。而become后接名词时,名词前要有冠词,或可以用复数形式。
听到这消息,她脸色变得苍白。

误

Her face turned to white at the news.

正

Her face turned white at the news.
他的头发很快就变灰白了。

误

His hair turned to grey fast.

正

His hair turned grey fast.

析

turn to表示“朝…方向转动”; 而turn作“向…转变”解用作系动词时,其后直接跟形容词作表语。
过上个生日时他就五十岁了。

误

He turned to fifty on his last birthday.

正

He turned fifty on his last birthday.
她还不到十六岁。

误

She has not yet turned to sixteen.

正

She has not yet turned sixteen.
已经十点了。

误

It has turned to ten o'clock.

正

It has turned ten o'clock.

析

turn 用在年龄和时间方面表示“(年龄)刚过…”“(时间)已到…”时,是及物动词,其后直接加宾语。
他对我们要求帮助的请求置之不理。

误

He turned a deaf ear about our request for help.

正

He turned a deaf ear to our request for help.

析

“充耳不闻”“置之不理”可以说 turn a deaf ear to,介词 to 不可改为about。
他转过身来,发现一名警察正以怀疑的目光注视着他。

误

He turned back to find a policeman eyeing him suspiciously.

正

He turned round to find a policeman eyeing him suspiciously.

析

turn back意为“返回”“走回原地”; “转身”“扭过头来”可以说turn round。
离开房间时请别忘记关灯。

误

Be sure to turn down the light when you leave the room.

正

Be sure to turn off the light when you leave the room.
你能把收音机声音关小一点吗?孩子正在睡觉。

误

Would you please turn off the radio a little?The baby is sleeping.

正

Would you please turn down the radio a little?The baby is sleeping.

析

turn down意为“把(收音机音量等)开小”“把(声音)放低”; “关上(收音机、电灯,水龙头等)”用turn off。
遇到麻烦时他们总是找我帮忙。

误

They always turn into me when they are in trouble.

正

They always turn to me when they are in trouble.
她没有能寻求建议的人。

误

She had no one to turn into for advice.

正

She had no one to turn to for advice.
孩子找他的母亲寻求安慰。

误

The child turned into its mother for comfort.

正

The child turned to its mother for comfort.
天黑了,没有一个人他可以求救。

误

It was dark. There was no one into whom he could turn for help.

正

It was dark. There was no one to whom he could turn for help.

析

turn into意为“变为”“使变为”,而表示“找某人寻求(帮助、建议等)”常说turn to sb for...,其中的介词to不能换为into。
鲍勃对“不准钓鱼”的告示视而不见。

误

Bob turned a blind eye at the “No Fishing” sign.

正

Bob turned a blind eye to/on the “No Fishing” sign.

析

“对…视而不见”“故意不理会”可以用 turn a blind eye to/on sth,这里介词 to 或 on 不可以换作 at。
这伙强盗把房间翻了个底朝天。

误

The robbers had turned the room inside out.

正

The robbers had turned the room upside down.

析

turn sth inside out意为“把里面的东西翻出来”“彻底搜查”; 表示“翻转”“倒放”“彻底弄乱”时可以说turn sth upside down。
华灯齐放,广场显得更加辉煌。

误

The square looks more splendid with all the lights turning on.

正

The square looks more splendid with all the lights turned on.

析

with短语在句中作伴随状语, turn on有被动意义,因此用过去分词短语。
把裤腿卷起来就不会湿了。

误

Turn over your trousers legs and they won't get wet.

正

Turn up your trousers legs and they won't get wet.

析

turn over意为“翻转”,而“卷起”用turn up。
n.(名词)那瓶盖一拧就开。

误

The cap of the bottle opened with a turn.

正

The cap of the bottle opened at a turn.

析

turn与动作名词搭配表示“一次性动作”,常用介词at而不用with。
当你走到这条路的尽头时就向左拐。

误

When you reach the end of this road, take the turn to the left.

正

When you reach the end of this road, take a turn to the left.
晚间他的健康状况恶化了。

误

His condition took the turn for the worse during the night.

正

His condition took a turn for the worse during the night.

析

“转向…”“向…发展”是take a turn to〔for〕,不用定冠词the。
他们一个接一个地按顺序上了汽车。

误

They got on the bus by turns.

正

They got on the bus in turn.
他们在会上依次发言。

误

They spoke by turns at the meeting.

正

They spoke in turn at the meeting.

析

by turns是“交替”“轮流”的意思,多指两个人或两个行为之间的交替进行; 如表示“按顺序”则应该用in turn。
晚间我们轮流看守在他床边。

误

At night we watched at his bedside by turn.

正

At night we watched at his bedside by turns.
我们轮流护理这个生病的孩子。

误

We took turn at nursing the sick child.

正

We took turns at nursing the sick child.

析

turn在by turns和take turns等短语中,习惯用复数。

☆ 直接源自古英语的turnian，意为旋转；最初源自古法语的torner，意为转动。

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