Phrase
turning on
打开;开
turning on is the present participle of turn on.
to make a device, machine, or light start working
- 1.
To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
通过旋转水龙头或阀门来使液体或气体流动
- 2.
To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
启动,投入运行,开始,激活(电器、灯光、机制、功能等)
- 3.
To start operating; to power up, to become on.
启动;打开电源
- 4.
To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
使某人对某事感兴趣或充满热情;使陶醉,给予快乐
- 5.
To sexually arouse.
性刺激
- 6.
To aim at.
瞄准
- 7.
To rebel against; to suddenly attack.
反叛;突然攻击
- 8.
To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
依赖于;围绕,以...为中心
开始;启动;变得兴奋;使兴奋;突然显出;流露出;通过旋转水龙头或阀门来使液体或气体流动;启动,投入运行,开始,激活(电器、灯光、机制、功能等)
In use
Please turn on the lights before you come upstairs.
He turned the laptop on and started working.
This switch turns on the bathroom fan.
turn on sth / turn sth on
宾语是设备或开关类名词。
Please turn on the computer.
请打开电脑。
turn sb on
常指引起性兴奋或强烈兴趣。
Jazz music really turns me on.
爵士乐真的让我兴奋。
turn on sth
表示突然显现某种特质,如魅力、才智等。
He turned on the charm at the party.
他在派对上突然展现出魅力。
Verb forms
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于打开电器、开关等;也可表示激发兴趣或攻击
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.