- 向上(翻、翘),翻起,翘起,卷起:
He turned up the ends of his trousers and waded across the river.
他卷起裤脚蹚过河。
- (折起衣边或加宽折边)把(衣服)改短:
She turned up her skirt.
她把她的裙子折边改短。
- 把…翻转过来;使…面朝上,把…向上翻;使仰卧:
They turned up the soil and planted trees.
他们翻土种树。
- 翻掘,发掘出;发现,找到:
The ploughman turned up some relics of ancient times.
这个农民从土里犁出了些古代遗物。
- 旋大,开大(以增加流量、速度、强度、响度等):
Please turn up the desk lamp a bit.
请把台灯扭亮一点。
to turn up the air-conditioning unit
把空调开大
- 转身登上(山路等);弯入,拐入(任何街道或道路):
We turned up a quiet street.
我们拐进一条僻静的街道。
- 有向上的趋势;上升,增加;改进;好转:
The economy seems to be turning up.
经济似乎在复苏。
The yen is turning up.
日元在回升。
- 突然发生,出现:
No one knows what may turn up tomorrow.
谁也不知道明天会发生什么情况
- 到场,露面,出现,来到,到达;在约定的(或预期的时间或地点)抵达;应某人邀请…:
Many distinguished guests turned up at the meeting yesterday.
许多贵宾出席了昨天的会议。
- (被)发现;(被)找到:
My pen turned up in a drawer.
我的钢笔在一个抽屉里找到了。
The detective turned up some new clues to the case.
侦探发现了这个案子的一些新线索。
- 证明是,结果是:
They turned up missing at the roll call.
结果他们在点名时缺席。
- (机器)马力可达到,转速达到,功率达到:
This motor turns up 100 horsepower.
这台发动机的功率达到100马力。
- [口语]使呕吐;使作呕,使厌恶,使不舒服:
The sight of the pool of blood turned me up.
一看到那滩血我就要呕吐。
- 杀死
- 【航海学】(帆船)逆风换抢
- 【航海学】把(水手)召集到甲板上
- [英国英语]参考(书等),查阅(书籍);在书中查(词等);寻找:
Turn up your dictionary when you come across difficult words.
碰到难词时查查词典。