turn in, turn on, turn off

關於turn的十個動詞短語，掌握了，對於提升英語詞彙很有幫助，當然對於聽力和口語也會有幫助的。

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• turn on

this means to start a device by switching it on表示通過開關來啟動設備，與turn off 對應，on是開，off是關。

for example：can you turn off the lights when you leave。離開時請關燈。

注意，to turn on a person 意味著在情感上激發某個人。

• turn off

this means to stop a device by switching it off 表示通過開關來停掉某個設備。

for example ：turn off the TV and listen to me。關掉電視，聽我說。

It can also mean to really not excite somebody 也可有不激發某人的意思。

• turn out

this means to result or to end up 意思是“結果”或者“結束”

for example ：oh I thought my homework was gonna turn out better than this.我感覺我的作業要做完了。

• turn around

this means to rotate to physically rotate something意思是旋轉，物理上的旋轉。

for example ：turn around you've left the abel in your jacket。轉身，你把夾克衫的標籤落下了。

• turn back

用 turn around 也適用於 turn back。

this means to return to a previous state of being 意思是返回之前的某個狀態。

for example ：

once you move out there's no turning back 。你出去了就不要再回來了！

once you move out you can't turn back。一旦你搬出去了，就不要再回來了！

• turn against

this means to oppose 意思是反對，可能是經常的突然的反對。

for example ：we were great friends and then she turned against me and started gossiping about me。我們是好朋友，但是她不僅反對我，還八卦我。

• turn in

this means to submit something or to give something。意思是提交某些東西或者給某些東西。

for example： I want you all to turn in your homework on Monday morning。我希望你們所有人週一早上上交作業。

• turn down

this means to refuse decline or reject something意思是拒絕，拒絕某物

for example： I asked him out but he turned me down he rejected me，我喊他出去，但是他拒絕了，他拒絕了我。

• turn into

this means to transform into something意思是轉變，轉化

for example： she clicked her fingers and he turned into a frog finally，她彈指間把他變成了青蛙。

• turn up

this means to appear suddenly or to attend an event意思是突然出現或者參加活動。

for example ：

oh look who just turned up 噢！看誰來了！

oh look who just appeared 噢！看誰出現了！

oh look who is attending the event 噢！誰出現了！

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