turn /tә:n/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- (n.) (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- (n.) an unforeseen development
Chinese translation
- n. 转弯, 转动, 旋转, 翻转, 一圈, 顺次, 改动, 变化, 性格, 特色, 形状, 转折
- vt. 使旋转, 转弯, 转动, 使转向, 驱赶, 阻挡, 兑换, 改写, 使作对, 绕过, 使流通
- vi. 转动, 转弯, 转向, 翻转, 回转, 改变, 转身, 变成, 变质, 晕眩, 易脱手
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /tә:n/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao
- Frequency
- Zipf 5.32 · Common
Word forms
turned, turning, turns
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