about turn

英 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːn]

美 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːrn]

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英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• I'm worried about they turn off the electricity at10:00.
  我担心他们10点断电。
• I was just about to turn on the tears.
  我差点就要准备彪泪了。
• However, with mercury about to turn retrograde, you must buy your items or sign your deal between january8and20.
  但是，随着水星即将逆行，你必须在1月8日到20日之间购买你要的东西或者签署你的合约。
• About to turn this bitch into a war zone.
  让这“婊子”成为战区。
• 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。
• She signalled that he was about to turn left.
  她打手势表示他就要转到左面去了。
• 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。
• Has she just turned her head towards us, or is she about to turn away?
  她是刚刚将头转向我们，还是就要转过脸去？
• Oh, that's rich. you're about to turn over the flute, and you act as if I'm surrendering.
  喔，太棒了。你马上就要把魔笛交出来，但听你的意思好象是我要投降了。
• 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。