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turn-coat /'t3：nkaut; NAmE 't3：mkout/ noun {disap­proving) a person who leaves one political party, reli­gious group, etc. to join one that has very different views叛徒；变节者；叛逆

turn.ing /’t3:nm;   _t3:rnm/ (8r£) (alsd turn AMmf,

6r£) noun a place where a road leads away from the one you are travelling on 岔路口；拐弯处；转弯处： Tafce the^rst turm’ng on the right.在第一个路 口南名■拐。

0             I think we must have taken a wrong turning some- w/iye.我$得我们一定是在什么地方拐错了路。

'turning circle noun the smallest circle that a vehicle can turn around in (车辆掉头用的）最小转向圆，最小 回转圆

'turning point noun ~ (in sth) the time when an important change takes place, usually with the result that a situation improves 转折点；转机：The promotion marfced a turning pomt fn her career.这次邊升标志着

她事_业上的转折点。

turnip /'t3：nip; NAmE 't3：rmp/ noun [C, U] 1 a round white, or white and purple, root vegetable 蔓菁；宪菁 —picture o page R19 2 (Scoff) = swede turn-key /'t3：nki:; NAmE 't3：rn-/ adj. (especially of computer systems 尤指计算机系嬈）complete and ready to use immediately交钥匙的；完銎并可立即使用的 'turn-off noun 1 a place where a road leads away from another larger or more important road 岔道；支路： We missed the fum-oj^/or t/ie airport•我们过了 通与机 .场的岔道。2 [usually sing.] (/n/orma/) a person or thing that people do not find interesting, attractive or sexually exciting扫兴的人（或事）;厌烦的人（或 事）；引不起性欲的人（或物）：77ie dfyVcrime rate is a serious turn-ojj to pofentiaZ investors.这个城市的犯罪 率使得潜在的S资#望而却步。◊ i■月nd beards a reaZ _ tum-o#我觉得胡子确实令人厌恶。

'turn-on noun [usually sing.] (informal) a person or thing that people find sexually exciting 引起性欲的人'（或物） turn-out /'t3：naut; NAmE 't3：rn-/ noun [C, usually sing., U]

1             the number of people who attend a particular event 出席人数；.到场 乂数：This year’s /esrivai attracted a record turnout•今年的节日吸引的参加者之多创了纪录。

2             the number of people who vote in a particular elec- tion投票人数：a hfgh/low/poor turnout参加投票的 人数很多/很少/寥寥无几◊ a 60% turnout 〇/ voters * 60%的投票率

turn-over /'t3：n0uVa(r); NAmE 't3：rnou-/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.，U]〜(of sth) the total amount of goods or services sold l)y a company during a particular period oftime (—定时期内的）舍业额，成交量：anannuaZ turnover 0/ $75 mfHfon ★ 7 500 万元的年营业额◊ a/aH turnover 营业额的下降 2 [sing.】(of sb) the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by other people人事变更率；人员调金率：a high turnover o/sta# 很高的人员壶更率 3 [sing.]〜（of sth) the rate at which goods are sold in a shop/store and replaced by others (商店的）货物周转率，销售比率：a/ast turn­over 0/ stocfc 快 速的存 货周转 4 [C] a small pie in the shape of a triangle or half a circle, filled with fruit or jam三_角馅饼，半圆馅饼（以水果或果酱作馅> turn-pike /'t3：npaik; NAmE 't3：rn-/ (also pike) (both NAm£) noun a wide road, where traffic can travel fast for long distances and that drivers must pay a toll to use收费公路

turn-round /'t3：nraund; NAmE 't3：rn-/ noun (fir£)

=TURNAROUND

'turn signal noun (NAm£) = indicator(3) turn-stile /'t3：nstail; NAmE 't3：m-/ noun a gate at the entrance to a public building, stadium, etc. that turns in a circle when pushed, allowing one person to go through at a time旋转栅门（常设于公共建筑、体育场等 ■入 口处）一picture o stile

turn-table /'t3：nteibl; NAmE 't3：m-/ noun 1 the round surface on a record player that you place the record on to be played (唱机上的）唱盘 2 a large round surface that is able to move in a circle and onto which a railway/railroad engine is driven in order to turn it to go in the opposite direction (铁路机车的）转台，旋车盘

'turn-up noun {Br£) 1 (NAmE cuff) [C] the bottom of the leg of a pair of trousers/pants that has been folded over on the outside (裤脚的）外翻边，外卷边2 [sing.] {informal) something surprising or unexpected that happens奇异的事；意想未到的事：He actuaHy ojfered to heip? TTiat’s a turn-ujp/or the books/ 他居然提由要帮 忙？这真g太阳从西边出来了! tur-pen-tine /'t3：pantain; NAmE 't3：rp-/ (also informal turps /t3：ps; NAmE t3：rps/) noun [U] a clear liquid with a strong smell, used especially for making paint thinner and for cleaning paint from brushes and clothes 松月旨； 松节p

tur.pi-tude /'t3：pitju:d; NAmE 't3：rpatu:d/ noun [U] (/owm/) very immoral behaviour 堕落；_■鄙；邪.恶 H771 WICKEDNESS

turquoise /'t3：kwoiz; NAmE 't3：rk-/ noun 1 [C, U] a blue or greenish-blue semi-precious stone 绿&石：a turquoise brooch 绿松石胸针 2 [U] a greenish-blue colour 绿松石色；青绿色► tur.quoise : a turquoise dress —条青绿色的连衣裙

turret /'tArst; NAmE 't3：r8t/ noun 1 a small tower on top of a wall or building, especially a castle .(尤指城堡 的）塔楼，角楼一picture o page Ri3 2 a small metal tower on a ship, plane or tank that can usually turn around and from which guns are fired I 战舰、、机或 坦克的）回转炮塔，旋转枪架

turret-ed /'tAratid; NAmE 't3：r-/ adj. [usually before noun] having one or more turrets有塔楼尚;■有角楼的 turtle/'t3：tl; NAmE'i3：rt\/ noun 1 (NAmE also 'sea turtle) a large reptile with a hard round shell, that lives in the sea 海龟 2    /Vi/omjfl/) any reptile with a

large shell, for example a tortoise or terrapin H壬 何种类的)龟；陆龟；水龟；鳖一picture o page R29 turn ‘turtle (of a boat 船）to turn over completely while sailing (在航行中）倾覆，翻 'turtle dove noun a wild dove (= a type of bird) with a pleasant soft call, thought to be a very loving bird 斑鸠 turtle-neck/'t3：tlnek; NAmE't3：rtl-/ noun 1 (also .turtle­neck sweater) a sweater with a high part fitting closely around the neck 高领套头衫 2 (AMmf) = polo

NECK

turves p/. of turf

tusk /tAsk/ noun either of the long curved teeth that stick out of the mouth of elephants and some other animals (象和某些其他动物的）长牙一 picture    seal，

page R28 — see also ivory(I) tus-sle /'tAsl/ noun, verb

3             not/M ~ (for/over sth) a short struggle，fight or argument especially in order to get sth 扭打，‘斗，争执（尤指为 了争得物品）：He was injured during a tussZe /or t/ie baH.彳拳球时受了伤。':p note at fight

4             verb [V] to fight or compete with sb/sth, especially in order to get sth扭打，争斗（尤指为了争夺物品TTie children were tussling with one another for the ball

们在你抢我夺地争球。

tus-sock /'tAsak/ noun a small area of grass that is longer and thicker than the grass around it (比周围的

草密而高的）草丛V tus.socky flcfy:: tussocky grass ▲

生草

tut /tAt/ (also ,tut-'tut) exclamation, noun used as the written or spoken way of showing the sound that people make when they disapprove of sth (作书面语或 口语，表示不赞成的咂嘴声）啧啧：Tut-tut,/expected better 0/ you•啧啧，我没想到你会这样。◊ tut-tuts 0/ disapprove!丨不同意的啧啧声► tut (also , tut-1 tut) verb (-tt-): [V] ffe tut-tutted un^er his breath.他轻声咂咂嘴。 tutee /tjui'ti:; NAmE tu:-/ noun a person who is taught or given advice by a tutor受辅导备；受指导者 tu-tel-age /'tju:talid3； NAmE 'tu:-/ noun [u] (formal) 1 the teaching and instruction that one person gives to another 教导;指导；辅导 H771 tuition 2 the state of being protected or controlled by another person, organ­ization or country (人、组织 、国家等给予的） 保护， 监护，托管：parentaUuteioge家长的监护 tutor /'tjuita(r); NAmE 'tu:-/ noun, verb • noun 1 a private teacher, especially one who teaches an individual student or a very small group 家庭教师；