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about turn

英 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːn]

美 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːrn]

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noun

  • act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
      Synonym:about-face

    双语例句

    • Employers, needless to say, are not too happy about this turn of events.
      不用说,老板们对事态的这种变化是不太高兴的。
    • The couple was quarreling furiously about whose turn it was to cook the dinner.
      这对夫妇对该轮到谁做晚饭而激烈争吵着。
    • I was just about to turn on the tears.
      我差点就要准备彪泪了。
    • A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn.
      机动车上不停闪烁用以标志转弯方向的灯。
    • As he arrived at the pearly gates, Smith met his maker and complained about this turn of events.
      当他到了鬼门关(珍珠门),他见到了上帝并抱怨他的不幸。
    • He is about to turn on the light.
      他就要把灯打开。
    • She is about to turn 40 ( please note she is not an exact contemporary) and her partner keeps suggesting extremely elaborate celebration scenarios.
      她快要满40岁了(请注意,她和我并不完全同龄),而她的伴侣一直建议举办一些极度精致的庆祝活动。
    • I remember thinking that life was passing me by so fast. It seemed like only yesterday I was in kindergarten, and here I was, about to turn ten.
      我记得自己心里在想,生命过得如此之快;进幼稚园仿佛还是昨天的事,而现在我即将迈入十岁。
    • If the dog got out in front I did an about turn and said HEEL and corrected the dog back into position.
      如果狗超前了,我就转身,说“HELL”,并纠正狗回到它的位置。
    • The children argued about whose turn it was to sit in the front seat.
      孩子们争论该轮到谁坐前排座位。