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turned 音标拼音: [t'ɚnd] 翻转 翻转 turned adj 1: moved around an axis or center [ ant: { unturned}] 2: in an unpalatable state; " sour milk" [ synonym: { off}, { sour}, { turned}] Turn \ Turn\ ( t[^ u] rn), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Turned} ( t[^ u] rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. { Turning}.] [ OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. to` rnos a turner' s chisel, a carpenter' s tool for drawing circles; probably akin to E. throw. See { Throw}, and cf. { Attorney}, { Return}, { Tornado}, { Tour}, { Tournament}.] 1. To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head. [ 1913 Webster] Turn the adamantine spindle round. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] The monarch turns him to his royal guest. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something. " Expert when to advance, or stand, or, turn the sway of battle." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Thrice I deluded her, and turned to sport Her importunity. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] My thoughts are turned on peace. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote. [ 1913 Webster] Therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David. -- 1 Chron. x. 14. [ 1913 Webster] God will make these evils the occasion of a greater good, by turning them to advantage in this world. -- Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster] When the passage is open, land will be turned most to cattle; when shut, to sheep. -- Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like. [ 1913 Webster] The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee. -- Deut. xxx. 3. [ 1913 Webster] And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. -- 2 Sam. xv. 31. [ 1913 Webster] Impatience turns an ague into a fever. -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] 6. To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion ( anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal. [ 1913 Webster] I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 7. Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in proper condition; to adapt. " The poet' s pen turns them to shapes." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] His limbs how turned, how broad his shoulders spread ! -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] He was perfectly well turned for trade. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 8. Specifically: ( a) To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad. [ 1913 Webster] Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] ( b) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly. [ 1913 Webster] ( c) To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one' s stomach. [ 1913 Webster] 9. To make a turn about or around ( something); to go or pass around by turning; as, to turn a corner. The ranges are not high or steep, and one can turn a kopje instead of cutting or tunneling through it. -- James Bryce. { To be turned of}, to be advanced beyond; as, to be turned of sixty- six. { To turn a cold shoulder to}, to treat with neglect or indifference. { To turn a corner}, ( a) to go round a corner. ( b) [ Fig.] To advance beyond a difficult stage in a project, or in life. { To turn adrift}, to cast off, to cease to care for. { To turn a flange} ( Mech.), to form a flange on, as around a metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching, bending, and hammering, or rolling the metal. { To turn against}. ( a) To direct against; as, to turn one' s arguments against himself. ( b) To make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one' s friends against him. { To turn a hostile army}, { To turn the enemy' s flank}, or the like ( Mil.), to pass round it, and take a position behind it or upon its side. { To turn a penny}, or { To turn an honest penny}, to make a small profit by trade, or the like. { To turn around one' s finger}, to have complete control of the will and actions of; to be able to influence at pleasure. { To turn aside}, to avert. { To turn away}. ( a) To dismiss from service; to discard; as, to turn away a servant. ( b) To avert; as, to turn away wrath or evil. { To turn back}. ( a) To give back; to return. [ 1913 Webster] We turn not back the silks upon the merchants, When we have soiled them. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] ( b) To cause to return or retrace one' s steps; hence, to drive away; to repel. -- Shak. { To turn down}. ( a) To fold or double down. ( b) To turn over so as to conceal the face of; as, to turn down cards. ( c) To lower, or reduce in size, by turning a valve, stopcock, or the like; as, turn down the lights. { To turn in}. ( a) To fold or double under; as, to turn in the edge of cloth. ( b) To direct inwards; as, to turn the toes in when walking. ( c) To contribute; to deliver up; as, he turned in a large amount. [ Colloq.] { To turn in the mind}, to revolve, ponder, or meditate upon; -- with about, over, etc. " Turn these ideas about in your mind." -- I. Watts. { To turn off}. ( a) To dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant or a parasite. ( b) To give over; to reduce. ( c) To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off the thoughts from serious subjects; to turn off a joke. ( d) To accomplish; to perform, as work. ( e) ( Mech.) To remove, as a surface, by the process of turning; to reduce in size by turning. ( f) To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve, stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as, to turn off the water or the gas. { To turn one' s coat}, to change one' s uniform or colors; to go over to the opposite party. { To turn one' s goods} or { To turn one' s money}, and the like, to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade. { To turn one' s hand to}, to adapt or apply one' s self to; to engage in. { To turn out}. ( a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of doors; to turn a man out of office. [ 1913 Webster] I' ll turn you out of my kingdom. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] ( b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses. ( c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of manufacture; to furnish in a completed state. ( d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the inside to the outside; hence, to produce. ( e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the lights. { To turn over}. ( a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to overturn; to cause to roll over. ( b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another hand. ( c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the leaves. " We turned o' er many books together." -- Shak. ( d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount of; as, he turns over millions a year. [ Colloq.] { To turn over a new leaf}. See under { Leaf}. { To turn tail}, to run away; to retreat ignominiously. { To turn the back}, to flee; to retreat. { To turn the back on} or { To turn the back upon}, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse unceremoniously. { To turn the corner}, to pass the critical stage; to get by the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to succeed. { To turn the die} or { To turn the dice}, to change fortune. { To turn the edge of} or { To turn the point of}, to bend over the edge or point of so as to make dull; to blunt. { To turn the head of} or { To turn the brain of}, to make giddy, wild, insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason or judgment of; as, a little success turned his head. { To turn the scale} or { To turn the balance}, to change the preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful; to tip the balance. { To turn the stomach of}, to nauseate; to sicken. { To turn the tables}, to reverse the chances or conditions of success or superiority; to give the advantage to the person or side previously at a disadvantage. { To turn tippet}, to make a change. [ Obs.] -- B. Jonson. { To turn to profit}, { To turn to advantage}, etc., to make profitable or advantageous. { To turn turtle}, to capsize bottom upward; -- said of a vessel. [ Naut. slang] { To turn under} ( Agric.), to put, as soil, manure, etc., underneath from the surface by plowing, digging, or the like. { To turn up}. ( a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to turn up the trump. ( b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing, digging, etc. ( c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up the nose. { To turn upon}, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the arguments of an opponent upon himself. { To turn upside down}, to confuse by putting things awry; to throw into disorder. [ 1913 Webster] This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler died. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
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