about turn

英 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːn]

美 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːrn]

网络  向后转

网络

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• ` About turn! 'barked the sergeant-major.
  ‘向后转！’军士长厉声喊道。
• 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。
• I'm worried about they turn off the electricity at10:00.
  我担心他们10点断电。
• We all felt that our luck was about to turn.
  我们都认为快要转运了。
• I'm about to turn 30 and have just married my partner of 11 years.
  我快30岁了，刚刚与拍拖11年的男友结婚。
• I was just about to turn on the tears.
  我差点就要准备彪泪了。
• What kind of indications are you looking for as signs that the economy is about to get better and that the stock market and the investment world are about to turn the corner?
  您觉得出现什么迹象就能表明经济将出现好转，股市和整个投资界即将转危为安了？
• 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。
• When I was about to turn left at the end of the hallway the chill disappeared and I stopped.
  在走廊另一头卧正要左拐的时候，那阵寒意消失了，我停下脚步。
• You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue.
  你们这帮小伙子快变成蓝色的了。