Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #183
turn
转动；转身；转向
核心释义
To change direction or move in a curve.
- 1.
做非线性物理运动。
To make a non-linear physical movement.
- 2.
改变状态或态度。
To change condition or attitude.
- 3.
改变行动方向；采取新方法。
To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- 4.
完成。
To complete.
- 5.
赚钱；盈利。
To make (money); turn a profit.
- 6.
球员控球过掉对方球员。
Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- 7.
在车床上进行加工。
To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- 8.
将胎儿的脚转下来以便分娩。
To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- 9.
用魔法或神力驱逐不死生物。
To magically or divinely repel undead.
- 10.
将蔬菜雕刻成均匀的桶状或橄榄球状。
To carve vegetables into uniform barrel-like or American football-like shapes.
变成；变得；转变态度；改变做法；采取新方式；赚钱；获利；完成；带球过人；转身过人
用法In use
At the end of the street, turn right and you will see the bank.
用法提示：此句中turn是动词，表示“转向”，描述改变方向的动作。
She turned around to see who was calling her name.
用法提示：turned是turn的过去式，作动词，表示转身这一具体动作。
The road turns sharply after the bridge, so please slow down.
用法提示：turns是turn的第三人称单数形式，作动词，描述道路方向的变化。
turn + adj.
turn 后接形容词，表示状态或外观发生变化，比 become 更口语化。
The sky turned dark before the storm.
暴风雨来临前，天空变暗了。
turn to sb/sth (for sth)
turn to 表示转向某人或某事物求助或寻求解决办法，后面接人或事物，for 引出所求之物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- turn around
- 扭转局面；好转
- The new strategy turned around the company's fortunes.新战略扭转了公司的命运。
- turn into
- 变成；转变为
- The caterpillar turned into a beautiful butterfly.毛毛虫变成了一只美丽的蝴蝶。
- turn a profit
- 盈利；获利
- The bakery turned a profit in its first year.这家面包房第一年就盈利了。
- turn over
- 翻转；翻过来
- She turned over the card to see the answer.她把卡片翻过来看答案。
- turn against
- 转而反对；对…变得敌视
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象字母t是路口，r是拐弯的弧线，turn就是‘转身/转向’：改变方向或态度。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常动作、方向描述、口语指令 表示“转动、转身、转向”时，turn 属于中性用词，日常口语和书面语中都很常见；搭配副词或介词（如 turn around、turn left、turn away）多用于具体方位变化，语气自然，没有明显的正式或随意色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 turn /tɝn/ 押韵，因为它们的重读元音是 /ɝ/ 后接 /n/：burn, learn, earn, churn, yearn, return。注意形似但读音不同的词：tune /tuːn/ 和 town /taʊn/ 的元音不同，torn /tɔːrn/ 用 /ɔː/ 而非 /ɝ/。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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