- (使)转身，(使)转向：
She turned around and saw her teacher.
她转过身看到了自己的老师。
He turned the desk around.
他把书桌调了个个。
- 转变，改变(意见)；采取(新政策等)：
The manager has turned around.
经理改主意了。
- [口语]努力，发奋：
We should turn around and carry the project to completion.
我们应该作出努力把工程完成。
- 行情好转；逆转：
The economy turned around three months after the crisis.
在发生危机的三个月后经济开始好转了。
I’m sure our housing sale will turn around next month.
我相信我们的住房销售下个月肯定会好转。
- 使改变；曲解：
They shouldn't have turned my question around.
他们不该歪曲我提出的问题。
- (船只)卸完货返航：
We need some more men to turn the ship around.
我们需增派更多的人手使这艘船卸货返航。
- [美国英语]使变好，朝好的方向转变
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