turn

V-T/V-I 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. 轉動 (身體); 轉身

PHRASAL VERB Turn around means the same as turn. 轉身

V-T 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. 使轉向

V-T/V-I When something such as a wheel turns, or when you turn it, it continually moves around in a particular direction. 轉動

V-T/V-I 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. 轉動 (開啓)

V-T/V-I When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling. 轉向; 拐彎

N-COUNT Turn is also a noun. 轉向; 拐彎

V-I The point where a road, path, or river turns is the point where it has a bend or curve in it. (路或河流) 轉彎

N-COUNT Turn is also a noun. 轉彎

V-I When the tide turns, it starts coming in or going out. (潮水) 漲; 落

V-T When you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that it is flat against the previous page, and you can read the next page. 翻動 (書頁)

V-T If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them. 把 (武器或挑釁的情緒) 指向

V-I If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page. 翻到 (某頁)

V-T/V-I 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. (注意力) 轉向

V-I If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice. 求助於

V-I If you turn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it. 開始做; 開始用

V-T/V-I To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing. 變成 (某物)

V-LINK You can use turn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective. 變得 (接形容詞)

V-LINK If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular color, it becomes that color. 變成 (某種顏色)

V-LINK 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. (天氣) 變得

N-COUNT If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn, it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way. (情況的) 變化

V-T If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends. 賺取 [商業] [no passive]

V-T When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns a particular time, it passes that time. 達到 (一定的年齡或時間)

N-SING 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. (世紀或年代的) 交替時期

N-COUNT 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. (多人依次) 輪到的機會 ^[1]