turned
past simple and past participle ofturn
| 单词 | turned |
| 释义 | turned past simple and past participle ofturn turn verb uk/tɜːn/us/tɝːn/turnverb(GO ROUND)B2[IorT] to (causeto)movein acirclearound afixedpointorline: Theearthturnsonitsaxisonceevery 24hours. She turnedonhertoes,holdingout herskirt. Thewheelsstartedto turn(around). Turn thesteeringwheelasquicklyas you can. She turned thedoorknobandquietlyopenedthedoor. Slowly, I turned thedoorhandle.
Revolving, rotating and spinning
turnverb(CHANGE DIRECTION)A2[IorT] to (causeto)changethedirectionin which you arefacingormoving: Turnrightat thetrafficlights. Thepathtwistsandturns for the nexthalfmile. We have to turn down/into/up the nextroadon theright. Plantstendto turn towards thesourceoflight. She turned tofacehim. He turnedroundandwavedto us. He turnedon hisheel(= turnedquicklytofacetheoppositedirection)andlefttheroom. Thepersonon myleftturnedtome andwhispered"Not anotherspeech!" Hiswifetriedtospeakto him, but he turned his back (onher)/turned away (from her)(=movedso that his back, not hisface, was towards her to show hisanger). At about three o'clock,thetidestartedto turn(= theseastartedto comecloserto ormoveaway from thebeach). He turned hisheadto me tolisten. I'll just turn thecarroundand go back the way we came. Wewatcheduntil thecarhad turned(= gone around)thecorner. Thearmyturnedtheirgunson(=pointedthem at andstartedtoshootat)theprotesters. She can turn(=perform)asomersault.
Changing direction
turnverb(CHANGE POSITION)B1[IorT] tomove, or tomoveanobjectorpage, so that a differentsideorsurfaceis on thetop: Now turn thepage,please, andstartworkon Exercise 2. She turned thevaseovertolookfor theprice. He turnedovertwo or threepages. She put out thelight, turnedover(=rolledinordertofacein anotherdirection)and went tosleep. Now turnto(=openthebookat)page23 andlookat the firstparagraph.
Changing direction
turnverb(BECOME)B2[L,IorTusually+ adv/prep] to (causeto)become,changeinto, or come to be something: Theweatherhassuddenlyturnedcold. When Irefusedtopay, he turnednasty. She turnedpaleandstartedtoshiver. Themoodof themeetingturnedsolemnwhen theextentof theproblembecameknown. Thecompaniesworkedwell together for a while, buteventuallytherelationshipturnedsour(=becamebad). Keele,popstarturnedbusinesstycoon, haslauncheda newrangeofcosmetics. Thedryweatherturned thesoilinto/toconcrete. By the end ofSeptember, theleaveshavestartedto turn(=becomebrown). Herattitudeturnedfrompolitelyinterestedtoenthusiasticduring thecourseofourconversation. to become
turn 16, nine o'clock, etc. C1 tobecomeaparticularageortime: She turned 18 lastyear. It's just turned ten o'clock.
Changing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Describing age & birthdays turnverb(SWITCH)A2[IorT,usually+ adv/prep] to use acontroltoswitchapieceofequipmentor apowerorwatersupplyon or off, or toincreaseorreducewhat it isproducing: Turnoff/outthelight. Who turned the TVon? Iaskedhim to turndowntheheating. Turn thesoundup- I can'thearwhat they're saying. Theheaterturnsoff(= can beswitchedoff)using thisswitch.
Electricity & electronics
turnverb(TWIST)turnyourankleold-fashioned todamagethemusclesin thefootbysuddenlytwistingit toostrongly: She turned herankleon therocksand had tohobbleback tocamp. Injuring and injuries
turnverb(WOOD)[T]engineeringspecialized toshapeapieceofwoodwhile it isattachedto amachinethatspinsit: a turnedbowl Building: carpentry & joinery
Idiomsnot turn a hair turn a blind eye turn a deaf ear turnyourback onsomething turnyourback onsomeone turnyourhand tosomething turnsomeone'shead turnyournose up turnsomethingonitshead turn over a new leaf turnsomeone'sstomach turn (something) upside down turn tail turn the clock back turn the corner turn the other cheek turn the spotlight onsomething turn the tables onsomeone Phrasal verbsturn(someone)againstsomeone/something turn around turnsomethingaround turn away turnsomeoneaway turn(someone)back turnsomething/someonedown turn in turnsomeonein turnsomethingin turn(someone/something)intosomeone/something turn off(something) turnsomeoneoff turnsomethingon turn onsomeone turn onsomething turnsomeoneon turnsomeoneon tosomething turn out turnsomethingout turnsomeoneout turn over turn(something)over turn oversomething turnsomethingover turnsomewhere/somethingover turnsomethingover tosomeone turnsomeoneover tosomeone turn round turnsomethinground turn tosomeone/something turn tosomething turn(something)tosomething turn up(somewhere) turn up turnsomethingup Examplesofturnedturned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The child was then told that the lights in the room would beturnedoff. From theCambridge English Corpus Not surprisingly, mineral-rich areas haveturnedout to be major targets of rebel movements. From theCambridge English Corpus This same strategy of exclusionturnedinto a useful politics of resilience against fundamental changes of the larger ideological context. From theCambridge English Corpus The women still wanted to address local conflict, but in addition the groupturnedmore and more into a social, mutual support network. From theCambridge English Corpus Interestingly, these directions of the effects of all the other predictor variables, though not significant,turnedout to be consistent with the general expectations. From theCambridge English Corpus Debates about the liberty of religious conscienceturnedinto debates about freedom of the press and freedom of speech. From theCambridge English Corpus When attention isturnedto contractionary periods, the results are somewhat less robust against the specification variations that are investigated. From theCambridge English Corpus Tools such as computers and statisticsturnedinto theories of mind. From theCambridge English Corpus Partly in response to this, scholars haveturnedtheir attention to production and consumption and the interrelations between the two. From theCambridge English Corpus With the development of electronic and computer music, multidimensionality of sound representationturnedout to be both natural and useful. From theCambridge English Corpus What was fascinating to me about that was the number of equilibria thatturnedup near the full satiety point. From theCambridge English Corpus At a certain depth, the heaters areturnedon, and the robot ascends due to its now positive buoyancy, resulting from its reduced density. From theCambridge English Corpus According to the bill, all land belonging to the state that was unoccupied or unregistered would beturnedinto smallholdings and given to agricultural labourers. From theCambridge English Corpus The eternal hourglass of existence isturnedupside down again and again, and you with it, speck of dust ! From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, many rulersturnedto parochial and exclusive identity groups, such as ethnicity, for support. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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