词汇 | turn around |
释义 | turn around [phrasal verb] or chiefly British turn round 1 turn around or turn around (something) or turn (something) around : to cause a vehicle to travel in the opposite direction使车辆掉头 We turned around in someone's driveway.我们在人家的私人车道上掉了头。 She turned the car around and drove back home.她掉转车头开回了家。 2 a : to change and become better or more successful好转;有起色 Recently, the company has turned around, and it should have a profitable year.公司近来有所好转,今年应该会赢利。 The economy should turn around soon.经济应该很快就会有起色。 b turn around (something) or turn (something) around : to change (something) in a way that makes it better or more successful使…好转 The new CEO has really turned the company around in the past year.新任首席执行官在过去的一年确实使公司有了起色。 You need to turn your life around before it's too late.你得趁早扭转自己的命运。 3 turn around and (do something) informal : to act in an unexpected or surprising way by doing (something specified)(突然地、出人意料地)转而做… He just turned around and left school. [=he just suddenly left school]他就那样突然离开了学校。 You can't turn around and say that you don't want to go. I already bought the tickets!你不能突然说你不想去。我票都已经买好了! — see also turnaround turn |
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