- 熄灭，关闭，关(灯等)：
He turned out the light when he left.
他离开时把灯关了。
- 逐出；驱逐，赶走，让…离开，打发；辞退，解雇，开除；罢免：
The drunkard was turned out of the bar.
醉汉被赶出了酒吧。
The boss decided to turn Jack out of his job.
老板决定解除杰克的工作。
- 翻转；出清，倒空，翻出：
He turned out all his pockets looking for the ticket.
他把所有口袋都翻出来，寻找那张票。
- 出来，出去，出动(以便集合、参加)：
10 000 people turned out to welcome the world champion.
一万人出来欢迎那位世界冠军。
- (作为工作成果)生产，制造；培养出；训练：
Plans have been made to turn out more products of higher quality.
已制订计划，生产更多高质量的产品。
Our university has turned out some world-famous scientists.
我们学校已造就出了若干名名闻世界的科学家。
- 结果；归结：
The crops will turn out well.
庄稼会长得不错。
It will turn out a futile attempt.
这会是徒劳无益的。
- 证明是，原来是：
The person I spoke to turned out to be our new teacher.
我找(他)说话的那个人原来是我们的新老师。
It turned out that he failed the examination.
原来他考试不及格。
- 成为，变成，变为，成长为：
Nobody thought that he had turned out a great inventor.
没人想到他会变成一位伟大的发明家。
His son turned out successful after all.
他的儿子最终变得很有出息。
- 装束，装饰，打扮；装备：
She always turns her daughters out well.
她总是把女儿们打扮得漂漂亮亮的。
She is not pretty, but she is beautifully turned out.
她不漂亮，但她穿得很漂亮。
The lobby was beautifully turned out.
大堂装饰得很漂亮。
- [口语]起床：
When do you turn out every morning?
你每天早上几点起床?
- (使)(趾足)外倾；向外弯：
He turned his toes out like Chaplin.
他像卓别林那样把脚尖向外撇。
- 把(牛羊等)赶出栏外放牧，放牧：
They turned out cows to pasture.
他们放牛去吃草。
- 举行罢工
- 把…放在外面
- 【航海学】扬(帆)
- [英国英语]清扫；打扫：
Several students were turning out the classroom.
几名学生在打扫教室。