turning

英 [ˈtɜːnɪŋ]

美 [ˈtɜːrnɪŋ]

n.  岔路口; 拐弯处; 转弯处
v.  (使)转动，旋转; 转身; 扭转(身体部位); 翻转; 翻动; 把…翻过来
turn的现在分词

现在分词：turning　复数：turnings　

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Collins.1 / BNC.6345 / COCA.6215

牛津词典

noun

• 岔路口；拐弯处；转弯处
  a place where a road leads away from the one you are travelling on
  1. Take the first turning on the right.
     在第一个路口向右拐。
  2. I think we must have taken a wrong turning somewhere.
     我觉得我们一定是在什么地方拐错了路。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Take the next turning on the right.turn

英英释义

noun

• act of changing in practice or custom
  1. the law took many turnings over the years
• the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
  1. he took a turn to the right
  Synonym:turn
• the activity of shaping something on a lathe
• the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
• a movement in a new direction
  1. the turning of the wind
  Synonym:turn
• a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

双语例句

• His chauffeur misread his route and took a wrong turning.
  他的司机看错路线，拐错了方向。
• I considered turning back, but it was getting late, so I pressed on.
  我想往回走，但天色已晚，只好继续前行。
• I only take on work that excites me, even if it means turning down lots of money
  我只做那些令我感兴趣的工作，即使这意味着要少赚很多钱。
• I think she showed great strength of character in turning down what must have been a very lucrative offer
  她拒绝了那个绝对诱人的提议，我认为这显示出了她性格中非凡的意志力。
• Slow down when turning a corner.
  拐弯要慢行。
• We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons.
  我们服的药相对来说药性温和，但是我们却在把它们变成毒药。
• Hungary's opening of the border was a turning point for the refugees.
  匈牙利开放边境对难民来说是个转机。
• Darwin must be turning in his grave at the thought of what is being perpetrated in his name.
  一想到冒他之名所做下的那些事，达尔文在九泉之下一定不得安宁。
• These local elections may prove a turning point in more ways than one.
  这些地方选举从许多方面来说都是一个转折点。
• My mum is turning into a religious maniac.
  我妈妈正在变为一个宗教狂热分子。