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

• 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。
• I remember thinking that life was passing me by so fast. It seemed like only yesterday I was in kindergarten, and here I was, about to turn ten.
  我记得自己心里在想，生命过得如此之快；进幼稚园仿佛还是昨天的事，而现在我即将迈入十岁。
• You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue.
  你们这帮小伙子快变成蓝色的了。
• The children settled their argument about whose turn it was by the flip of a coin.
  孩子们通过掷硬币解决该轮到谁的争吵。
• 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？
• 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。
• The children argued about whose turn it was to sit in the front seat.
  孩子们争论该轮到谁坐前排座位。
• (口令) About face!; About turn!
  向后转！
• I'm worried about they turn off the electricity at10:00.
  我担心他们10点断电。
• 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。