“turn”用法归类

一、“turn”用法归类

英语中由“turn” 构成的短语很多，常见的有：

1. turn in ①归还②就寝③将某人交给警方拘押

例1）You must turn in your equipment before you leave the army.

2）Well, I think I’ll turn in. I’ve got to get up early.

3)She threatened to turn him in.

2. turn up ①出现，到达②开大音量③被发现或找到④查（字典等）例1）He promised to c ome but hasn’t turned up yet.

2）I can’t hear the radio very well; could you turn it up a bit？

3）I’m sure your watch wi ll turn up one of these days.

4）You may turn the word up in the dictionary.

3. turn on ①打开②依赖③突然攻击某人

例1)could you turn on the light, please？

2)The success of a picnic usually turns on the weather.

3)Why are you all turning on me？

4. turn off 关掉（煤气，水，电，收音机，电视机等）

例1）They have turned the gas off for a couple of days.

2)Don’t forget to turn off the light when you leave.

5. turn out ①证明是，结果是②关掉③生产④赶走

例1）The experiment turned out to be a great success.

2)It turned out that she didn’t get the job.

3)Remember to turn out the lights before you go to bed.

4)The factory turns out 100 cars per day.

5)Benjamin turned his son out of the house without any money.

6. turn down ①关小②拒绝

例1）Can you turn the TV down? I’m trying to get some sleep.

2)He tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health. 7. turn against 背叛

例1）She will never turn against her country.

2)She turned against her old friend.

8. turn into 把……变成，译成

例1）You’ll never turn me into a salesman.

2)Turn the following sentences into Chinese, please.

9. turn to 翻到，求助于

例1)Please turn to page10.

2)The child turned to its mother for comfort. 3)turn to a dictionary (look up the words in the dictionary)

10. turn over ①翻身，翻转②移交，交付

例1)She turned over and went to sleep.

2)The car turned right over.

11. turn (a)round ①绕着……转②面向另一方向

例1)The earth turns around / round the sun.

2)Turn around / round and let me look at your back.

12. turn away ①转过脸，不面对或不再看②拒绝帮助，拒绝某人进入某处

例1)She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.

2)A doctor can’t turn away a dying man.

3)Hundreds of people had to be turned away from the stadium.

13. turn back 原路返回，往回走

例1) The weather became so bad that they had to turn back.

2)We were turned back at the border because of the fighting.

14. take turns (at) doing sth. / to do sth. 依次，轮流做某事

例1)We took turns (at) doing the driving on the way up to Canada.

2)You’ll have t o take turns being captain of the team.

15. in turn ①结果②依次

例1)Interest rates were cut, and in turn, share prices rose.

2)He asked each of us in turn to describe how alcohol had affected our lives.

16. by turns 依次

例1)Let’s drive the car by turns.

2)We did the work by turns.

17. at every turn 经常地，每次

例1)I kept meeting him at every turn.