turn/ təːn /

1.noun [c] 
(change) 转变

every twist and turn in government policy
政府政策的每一次扭转
2.noun
(in road) 转弯

3.noun
(performance) 表演

a comedy turn
喜剧表演
4.noun
(in game,queue,series) 机会

He stood in the queue waiting his turn.
他排队等着轮到他。
5.noun [BRIT] [inf] [医] 
发病

Mrs Reilly is having one of her turns.
瑞利夫人的病发作了。
6.vt.[+part of body] 
转动

He turned his head left and right.
他把头左右转动。
7.vt.[+object] 
调转

She turned the bedside chair to face the door.
她把床边的椅子转向门口。
8.vt.[+handle] [ key] 
转动

9.vt.[+page] 


10.vt.[+wood] [ metal] 
(shape) 打制

11.vi.[object] [ wheel+] 
(rotate) 旋转

The cog wheels started to turn.
齿轮开始旋转。
12.vi.[person+] 
(change direction) 转身

He turned abruptly and walked away.
他突然转身走开了。
13.vi.[vehicle+] 
转向

You come over a bridge and turn sharply to the right.
你走到桥边然后照直向右转。
14.vi.[milk+] 
(become sour) 变质

to take a turn for the worse
 [situations,events+] 恶化
"no left turn"
“禁止左转”
it's my turn to...
轮到我做…
to take turns {or} to take it in turns (to do sth)
轮流做(某事)
in turn
轮流
15.vi.
(then,afterwards) 依次

turn of events
事态变迁
it gave me quite a turn
 [inf] 吓了我一跳
at the turn of the century/year
在世纪/新年之交
to do sb a good turn
帮某人大忙
to turn forty
满40岁
to turn grey
 [person,hair+] 变灰白
to turn green/blue {etc}
变绿/蓝{等}
to turn nasty
变糟
16.vi.
see turn round