英式:/tɜːn əˈraʊnd/
美式:/tɜːrn əˈraʊnd/
(使)转身;转向反方向
指身体或物体改变朝向,面对相反方向。例如转身查看后方、调转车辆方向等。
例句:She turned around and smiled at me.(她转过身对我微笑。)
例句:The bus had to back up and turn around.(公交车不得不倒车掉头。)
(使)好转;扭转(困境)
尤指商业、经济或局势从低迷状态转变为向好发展。
例句:Turning the company around won't be easy.(盘活这家公司并不容易。)
例句:In his long career, Horton turned around two entire divisions.(霍顿在漫长的职业生涯中,使两个部门彻底扭亏为盈。)
及物或不及物:作“转身”时可单独使用(不及物),或后接宾语表示“使某物转向”(及物)。
不及物:He turned around slowly.(他慢慢转过身。)
及物:She turned the chair around to face the window.(她把椅子转过来面向窗户。)
商务场景高频:在商业语境中,“turn around+名词”表示“使……好转”,如turn around a failing business(盘活亏损企业)。
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| turn-around time | 周转时间;处理周期 | The project has a 48-hour turnaround time.(该项目周转时间为48小时。) |
| fast turn around | 快速转换(计算机术语) | The system supports fast turn around for data processing.(该系统支持数据处理的快速转换。) |
| turn around a situation | 扭转局势 | New policies helped turn around the economic situation.(新政策帮助扭转了经济局势。) |
Turn around and let me check your backpack.(转过身,让我检查你的背包。)
The market turned around very sharply about a week ago.(大约一周前,市场急剧好转。)
Can you turn around the car? We missed the exit.(你能掉头吗?我们错过了出口。)
The manager needs to turn around declining sales.(经理需要扭转销售额下滑的局面。)
She couldn't bear to turn around again.(她不忍心再转过身去。)
The team turned around their performance in the second half.(球队在下半场逆转了表现。)
Turn around! You're walking in the wrong direction.(转回来!你走错方向了。)
It took three years to turn around the struggling factory.(用了三年时间才让这家濒临倒闭的工厂起死回生。)
He turned around the bottle so the label faced outward.(他把瓶子转过来,让标签朝外。)
The company's turnaround surprised everyone in the industry.(该公司的好转令业内所有人惊讶。)
易混淆词:turnaround(名词,意为“转变;周转期”)与turn around(动词短语)。例如:The project has a quick turnaround.(这个项目周转很快。)
口语用法:非正式场合中,“turn around and do