turn out
phrasal verbwithturnverbuk/tɜːn/us/tɝːn/
(HAPPEN)
B2
tohappenin aparticularway or to have aparticularresult,especiallyanunexpectedone:
…地发生（或发展）；结果是（尤指出乎意料的结果）Aseventsturnedout, we wererightto havedecidedtoleaveearly.结果证明，我们当初决定早点离开是正确的。
How did therecipeturnout?按这个食谱做出来的菜如何？
B2
to beknownordiscoveredfinallyandsurprisingly:
最终成为；最终发现[+ to infinitive]Thetruthturnedouttobestrangerthan we hadexpected.结果，真相比我们预期的更离奇。
[+ that]Itturnsout thatshe hadknownhim when they werechildren.结果发现，她和他从小就认识。
- After all thatmediaattention, thewholeeventturnedout to be abitof adampsquib, with very fewpeopleattending.
- Thepartyturnedout to be ahugedisappointment.
- Thenewsreportabout theexplosionturnedout to befalse.
- Shethoughtshe waspregnant, but itturnedout to be afalsealarm.
- Myfearsturnedout to begroundless.
Occurring and happening
- afoot
- asynchronous
- attendant
- be at workidiom
- become
- eventuate
- fall
- fall into placeidiom
- follow on
- go hand in hand withsomethingidiom
- go on
- pass
- result
- resynchronize
- roll
- roll around
- shake out
- succeed
- supervene
- turn
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Revealing secrets & becoming known
(GO)
B2
Ifpeopleturnout for anevent, they go to be there or towatch:
出来，出动；到场Thousands ofpeopleturnedout towelcometheteamhome.成千上万的人到场欢迎队伍归国。
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turnup(somewhere)informal
Arriving, entering and invading
- annex
- annexation
- be on the sceneidiom
- been
- break
- breaksomeonein
- hit
- interloper
- intrude
- intrusion
- invade
- jump
- jump the queueidiom
- land
- roll up!idiom
- set foot insomewhereidiom
- show up
- trespass
- turn
- turn up(somewhere)