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

• 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。
• They have heard all the stories of you growing up and how you always fought with your older sister about whose turn it was to take out the trash.
  他们听过你所有的成长故事以及关于倒垃圾这个事情你是如何和你的姐姐吵架的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm worried about they turn off the electricity at10:00.
  我担心他们10点断电。
• 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。
• He is about to turn on the light.
  他就要把灯打开。
• A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn.
  机动车上不停闪烁用以标志转弯方向的灯。
• 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。