短语 | turn to sb / sth |
释义 | turn to sb / sth 1. to try to get help, advice, or sympathy from someone求助于,求教于:•I don't know who to turn to.我不知道向谁求助。•The Namibian government turned to South Africa for help.纳米比亚政府向南非求援。2. to start to do or use something new, especially as a way of solving a problem改用,开始使用〔新的东西,尤指作为一种解决问题的方式〕:•Many people here are turning to solar power.这儿的很多人都开始使用太阳能了。turn to drink / crime / drugs etc•addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit为筹毒资而走上犯罪道路的吸毒者3. turn (sth) to sth to become a different quality, attitude, form of a substance etc, or to make something do this(使)变成;(使)变得:•Our laughter turned to horror as we realized that Jody was really hurt.当意识到乔迪真的受了伤时,我们由笑变成了怕。•When water turns to steam, it expands.水变成水蒸气时体积会膨胀。•A sudden storm turned the earth to mud.一场突如其来的暴雨把泥土变成了泥浆。4. to look at a particular page in a book翻到〔书中的某页〕:•Turn to page 655 for more information.翻到 655 页了解更多信息。 |
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