hair   hair T0 as it/things turned out as

was shown or proved by later events

MM;  I didn’t need my umbrella, as it

turned out .(= because it didn’t rain).

^ 0 be well, badly, etc. turned out to be well, badly, etc. dressed        ) turn

round/around and do sth (informal) used to report what sb says or does, when this is surprising or annoying ( miklk**m'€ )

How could she turn round and say that, after all I’ve done for her?          Ajfc&ttftlPfi1 it

A?      ,turn a gainst sb | .turn sb a gainst sb to

stop or make sb stop being friendly towards sb (       )

Jx. 0 JAfil, $f§$CAh She turned against her old friend.  a 0 After the divorce he tried to

turn the children against their mother. ^ #j| Jfj g|

.turn a'round/'round | .turn sb/sth around/round

to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this (     ) iS#, ft#,

Turn around and let me look at your back,

0 I turned my chair round to face the fire. 3$fEM7$fMA®0AI\ .turn a round/ round | .turn sth—a'round/'round if a business, economy, etc. turns around or sb turns it around, it starts being successful after it has been unsuccessful for a time ( {<£

—related noun

TURNAROUND^)

.turn sb—a'way (from sth) to refuse to allow sb to enter a place jfi £ A fg Z H ft ; 7 #£ £ A IS A : Hundreds of people were turned away from the stadium (= because it was full).

0 They had nowhere to stay so I couldn’t turn them away.

.turn back | turn sb/sth—back to return the way you have come; to make sb/sth do this ( {£» ) f&H&iii. 0, &. 0 ^: The weather became so bad that they had to turnback.

0 o 0 (figurative) We said we would do it—there can be no turning back. HcdiMIf X&if,     0 Our

car was turned back at the border. |£d S 7 0 A o o note at return

.turn sb/sth—'down to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it fg £6, 10 ( SiiiL Hi^StiAA ) : Why did she turn down your invitation? jffe Aft & o He has

been turned down for ten jobs so far. ft if 7 “Hfr

XffcfPilll] Jg£&0 0 He asked her to marry him but she turned him down, ffe if A M W. in ffe, jl A ife 0 7 h .turn sth—down to reduce the noise, heat, etc. produced by a piece of equipment by moving its controls fE       A A: Please turn the volume down.

iflEig MillfftlSo o[+ ADJ] He turned the lights down low.

.turn in 1 to face or curve towards the centre if] id ; 0(d$: Her feet turn in. MW MI Mid A 77 2 (old- fashioned) to go to bed ±.turn sb—’in (informal) to take sb to the police or sb in authority because they have committed a crime -      ) ; {<£ i

H: She threatened to turn him in to the police.

WAo O He decided to turn himself in. ft!}#?: /£PJ          A i "i'o .turn sth—'in 1 to give back sth

that you no longer need         i!i£ (

0 ) : You must turn in your pass when you leave the building, ifo & Jf A $ Bt          & il ft vE „ 2 (especially

NAmE) to give sth to sb in authority Jb^; M3A MAl: They turned in a petition with 80 000 signatures. jtkdiU 8 Tj A3££         o I haven’t even turned

in Monday’s work yet. flc M M — fF ik '& 3c % 0 3 to achieve a score, performance, profit, etc. Iptj# ( ft ffc ) ; tgJ$ ( AM ) ; $1# ( ftJM ) : The champion turned in a superb performance to retain her title. ± J§ xl^ASUft^ftfe, TjlJA^o .turn 'in on yourself to become too concerned with your own problems and stop communicating with others AT

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.turn (from sth) 'into sth to become sth Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare.

§1 0 5S£jA7-^1I$7 O la one year she turned from a problem child into a model student. —  , M/A0H5JL

S[3£j$;7li?EL^£o turn sb/sth (from sth) into sth to make sb/sth become sth ( M.— )       Ten years of

prison had turned him into an old man. ATAf${!d&^ Ao 0 The prince was turned into a frog by the witch.          KWMo

.turn 'off | .turn ‘off sth [no passive] to leave a road in order to travel on another gjT?; ft A^—: Is this where we turn off? o The jet

began to turn off the main runway.    fta

.turn 'off (informal) to stop listening to or thinking about sb/sth T # D/f ; T M W. : I couldn’t understand the lecture so I just turned off. D/f 7 'tl id iH,          p .turn sb—'off 1 to make sb feel

bored or not interested          f dddi: People

had been turned off by both candidates in the election. A 2 to stop sb feeling sexually attracted; to make sb have a feeling of disgust i£ ( ## ) A A AS; i£ AS — related noun turn-off (2) .turn sth—'off to stop the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.

( f&ifiL ‘&H, 7jC# ) : to turn off the light AAAT 0 Please turn the television off before you go to bed. Bi^mJ italic

turn on sb to attack sb suddenly and unexpectedly ^ Ik A: The dogs suddenly turned on each other. IP M 0 Why are you all turning on me (= criticizing or blaming me)?   fPid

A7? 'turn on sth [no passive] 1 (Br£) to depend on sth Ifcll; /Rc --0^;          Much turns on the outcome of

the current peace talks.

2 [no passive] to have sth as its main topic tU A The discussion turned on the need to raise standards, ft

.turn sb-'on

(informal) to make sb excited or interested, especially sexually {£;17 AU ; f iA®: Jazz has never really turned me on. If ±5£/AAElEAAMASo o She gets turned on by men in uniform.   ff f!] ^ frj H A

— related noun turn-on .turn sb 'on (to sth) (informal) to make sb become interested in sth or to use sth for the first time • - ^A@;          :

He turned her on to jazz. A@o

.turn sth—'on to start the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc. ^ Ifi ( tfe SHE,         ) ; ffff- to turn on the heating ft

I’ll turn the television on. AfTAffeflfJL o (figurative) He really knows how to turn on the charm (= suddenly become pleasant and attractive).

.turn 'out 1 to be present at an event zfo ) ; fE Jfh : A vast crowd turned out to watch the procession. ^ —AS£ A ft —related

noun turnout(I) 2 (used with an adverb or adjective, or in questions with how

how II [ft 15 0 /p|) to happen in a particular way; to develop or end in a particular way • • •    A H A

A ) ;   ^       : Despite our worries everything turned

out well.      UMm o 0 You

never know how your children will turn out. #^WAI.(ido o [+ ADJ] If the day turns out wet, we may have to change our plans. jtOMSPAT 11 IftiS, dcfH dT % Fit $ it AU o 3 to point away from the centre 0 £h; §H£h Her toes turn out. MWPMfaThlto 4 to be discovered to be; to prove to be MAH; vEfyftk’, MU :     [+ that] It turned out that she was a friend of my

sister. jg A Ji fc M M 61II % 0  0 [+ to inf] The job

turned out to be harder than we thought. HcdUiUft^o 0 The house they had offered us turned out to be a tiny apartment.

falo .turn sb/sth—'out to produce sb/sth Slit; AA; U-l (    ) ftiJd: The factory turns out

900 cars a week. i&gstlAXA 900       .turn

sb out (of/from sth) to force sb to leave a place ft iUft; .turn sth—'out 1 to switch a light or a source of heat off ( ft) ; ifclA: Remember to turn out the lights when you go to bed. I[£ lit III III 7 A£To 2 (BrE) to clean sth thoroughly by removing the contents and organizing them again If X; ® Ife 1# M: