
turned
词源
源自中古英语 'turnen',源自古英语 'tyrnan',可能受到古诺尔斯语 'turna' 的影响,最终源自拉丁语 'tornare'(意为 '用旋盘转动')。
verb
❶ 指物体或身体改变方向或位置,通常涉及旋转或移动的动作。
“She turned the key in the lock.”
(她把钥匙插进锁里转动了一下。)
“He turned to face the window.”
(他转过身来面对窗户。)
❶ 指状态、性质或情况的改变,通常是从一种状态转变为另一种状态。
“The milk turned sour after being left out all night.”
(牛奶放了一整夜后变酸了。)
“His face turned red with embarrassment.”
(他的脸因尴尬而变红。)
adjective
❶ 形容某物被旋转或改变方向后的状态。
“The turned handle was now facing the other way.”
(转动后的把手现在朝向另一边。)
“He admired the turned legs of the antique table.”
(他很欣赏古董桌子的旋转腿。)
常见短语
turned out — 指事情最终的结果或发展情况,常用于描述出乎意料的情况。
“It turned out that he was right all along.”
(结果证明他一直是对的。)
turned down — 拒绝某事物或某人,通常指拒绝提议、邀请或请求。
“She turned down the job offer because of the low salary.”
(她因为薪水低拒绝了这份工作。)
turned up — 指某人或某物出现或被找到,通常是在意料之外的情况下。
“My lost keys turned up in the pocket of my coat.”
(我丢失的钥匙在外套口袋里找到了。)