to turn out the attic 3 to empty sth,
especially your pockets #-£? , ( A je P ) 4 to
make sth point away from the centre She
turned her toes out.
,turn 'over 1 to change position so that the other
side is facing towards the outside or the top %; ifi ft ■.
If you turn over you might find it easier to get to sleep. ffcHfHAIh o The car skidded and
turned over. H ft ft ft ft — frIJ iH#J To 0 (figurative) The
smell made my stomach turn over (= made me feel sick).
i o 2 (of an engine A^jfil) to start or to continue to
run ft^fe; His ft 3 to change
to
another channel when you are watching television
$ ) .turn
'over sth to do
business worth a particular amount of money in a particular period of time It
ik $P{ A • • •: The company
turns over £3.5 million a year. — AWItiklffiA
350 —related noun turnover(I) ,turn sth*->
over 1 to make sth change position so that the
other side is facing towards the outside or the top jffl ^ JL; Hi ft: Brown
the meat on one side, then turn it over and brown the other side. j=E ^ IHf HI
ftxiA, 2 to think about sth
carefully it
JD Jg. A; fM:
She
kept turning over the events of
the day in her mind, ilf
3 (of
a shop/store F§fJ£) to sell goods and replace them Ml ft ; f 8 fP ift : A supermarket will turn over
its stock very rapidly. £g H Tfr ^ Wl ftM1$ .
—
related noun turnover(3) 4 (informal) to steal from a place Aft- ffpj : Burglars had turned the house over.
—$0 5 to make an engine start
running ( 31^ ) .turn sb<-'over to sb to deliver sb to the
control or care of sb else, especially sb in authority#^, ( jtfeA#!% Xia^Jsi
) : Customs officials turned the man over to the police. ^AlifMtESP .turn sth-^over to sb to give the control of sth
to sb }£ • • • (
IE A If M ) : He
turned the business over to his daughter.
TAJLUSo
.turn
sth^-*'over to sth to change the use or function of sth ffrM, ft 35 ( ) : The
factory was turned over to the manufacture of
aircraft parts.
turn to sb/sth to go to sb/sth for help, advice, etc.
) : She has nobody she can
turn to. M-MAflc,
.turn
'up 1 to
be found, especially by chance, after being lost Don’t
worry about the letter—I’m sure itll turn up. $ij A Spiffs
fa A', fSfgff,£-ficS|J#Jo 2 (of a person A)
to arrive 3\ i£; Af!l; if 3fl: We arranged to meet at
7.30, but she never turned up.
3 (of
an opportunity #1 to happen, especially by chance /t dj M ; fij A
: He’s still hoping something (= for example, a job or a piece of luck) will
turn up. fife #5 ^ ft # M ^ W f/t zt & fJE
<> — related noun turn-up(2)
.turn
sth*-*’up 1 to
increase the sound, heat, etc. of a piece of equipment ft A. ( ef it. t&il# ) :
Could you turn the TV up? is fE Mill Pfe ft it ft A IS;
o [+ ADJ] The music was turned up loud, ftftpfe ft ffftAT o 2 (BrE) to make a piece of clothing shorter by folding and
sewing it up at the bottom
; $£§ PU3
let down — related noun turn-up(I) 3 to find sth ft fij; AJjfi: Our efforts to
trace him turned up nothing. ftfnftftftftK&ftlfe,
SPA lijMiio
m noun [C]
►
MOVEMENT fS‘ 1 an act of turning sb/sth around ft if]: Sft/ft Give the
handle a few turns. Wifi JlTfE¥-0
►
OF ROAD/VEHICLE ifj{$: ftftfj 2 a change in direction in
a vehicle ( ft (ft ) ft ft , ft fa : Make a left/right turn into
also three-point
turn, U-turn 3 (especially NAmE) = turning 4 a bend or corner in a road ( il ) ft iS, ft ft : a lane full of twists and turns A A pfe ftp fife
ft#
►
TIME Iff I'm 5 the time when sb in a
group of people
should or is allowed to do sth
( $; ffc f>J Pfj ) f/l A:
When it’s your turn, take another card. ffefij % tff,
- W o 0 Please
wait your turn, if ft it f£ M ffR 0 o
Whose turn is it to cook? fkfiJilHiT ? 0 Steve took a turn driving while I slept. ,
ft# AJ£lrfffto
►
CHANGE A it 6 an unusual or unexpected change in
what is happening ( l ift, ft$: a
surprising turn of events M M ^ 3\ #
& 35 ffc 0 His
health has taken a turn for the worse (= suddenly got worse), fife fi fft R ^ jt „ o Events took a dramatic turn in the
weeks that followed. f£ tX fs Pfj /l M M, ^iS.llftJiLTo b The book is, by turns, funny and very sad. M—see
also about-turn
►
PERFORMANCE A til 7 a short performance or piece of
entertainment such as a song, etc. ®/Jn ft g : Everyone got up on stage to do a turn. AAfRl: n -*yhd'‘
ft go — see also star turn
►
WALK [t \. 8 (old-fashioned) a short walk $L<f>; ft—ffl: We took a turn around the park. f|f f£
& g] M ft T -fflo ‘
►
ILLNESS A A 9 (old-fashioned) a feeling of illness ( AA
1$ ) — a funny turn (= a feeling that
you may faint) fgfij—
iTSTTil at every 'turn everywhere or every time you try and do sth fifeAt every turn I met with
disappointment. (do sb) a good 'turn
(to do) sth that helps sb ( fg^At ) ft H, #*;
( f$ ) WfttA Well, that’s my good turn for
the day. fti©, done to a 'turn
(BrE) cooked for exactly the right amount of
time M M ff'lH-HJ Af£
give sb a ’turn (old-fashioned) to frighten or shock sb
f^Afc—1^; iff^A—in 'turn 1 one after the other in a
particular order ff A; f&M; The
children called out their names in turn. ^AfHM — g fS. ft
%x 0 2
as a result of sth in a series of events
ffe; ft M : Increased production will, in turn, lead
to increased profits, .one good
.turn deserves a'nother (saying) you should help sb who has
helped you imifeftlS; ft
A
ft ft on the 'turn (especially BrE) going to change soon gpjff^gfh:
His luck is
on the turn. ftfeDc^Bf AisftT„ speak/talk .out of turn to say sth that you should not because it
is the wrong situation or because it offends sb A, AAfffS ) take 'turns (in
sth/to do sth) (BrE also take it in turns) if people take turns or take it in turns to do sth, they
do it one after the other to make sure it is done fairly ff A; ft: A: The male and female birds take
turns in sitting on the eggs. 1$. 4f&^A^o 0 We take it in turns to do
the housework, fll f£ fi& % # o the .turn of the century/'year the time when a new century/year starts RwasbuUt
at the turn of the century. tt£ %££, 3c f^j^ 0 a
.turn of 'mind a particular way of
thinking about things ® i ; ,f, Ufe a .turn of
'phrase a
particular way of describing sth fSii
ft A a .turn of the 'screw an extra amount of pressure, cruelty, etc. added to a situation that is already difficult
to bear or understand If A An H a .turn of
'speed a
sudden increase in your speed or rate of progress; the ability to suddenly
increase your speed ^
He
put on an
impressive turn of speed in the last lap. iifeftjS/g — IS M. jjpilo — more at hand n., serve v.
turn-about /'t3:nebaut; NAmE 't3:rn-/ noun [sing.] ~ (in sth) a sudden and complete
change in sb/sth —
!7V-WfHE!reversal
turn-around /'tainaraund; NAmE 't3:rn-/ (BrE also turn- round) noun [usually sing.] 1 the amount of time it takes to unload a ship or plane
at the end of one journey and load it again for the next one ( f&llh MJlPi)
) ft .4 iip lit |h] 2 the amount
of time it takes to do a piece of work that you have been given and return it (
f£ 3\ A '/£ A |b] ) M ft M, WPS 3 a situation in
which sth
changes from bad to good ft ft; ftfJl: a turnaround in the economy '{fi ft f t 4 a complete change
in sb’s opinion, behaviour, etc. ( ) jijjft
ft^