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導(dǎo)語:turn是英語中最“善變”的動詞之一。一個詞配上不同介詞,意思天差地別。掌握它,你的英語表達(dá)立刻地道三分。
一、基礎(chǔ)篇:生活里的“開關(guān)”與“旋鈕”
1. turn on / turn off —— 開與關(guān)
- Could you turn on the light? It’s getting dark.
(你能把燈打開嗎?天快黑了。) - Don’t forget to turn off the gas after cooking.
(做完飯別忘了關(guān)煤氣。)
2. turn up / turn down —— 調(diào)高/調(diào)低(音量、溫度等)
- Turn up the radio – I love this song.
(把收音機調(diào)大點聲——我喜歡這首歌。) - Please turn down the TV; the baby is sleeping.
(請把電視調(diào)小聲點,寶寶在睡覺。)
小進(jìn)階:turn down 還可以表示“拒絕”。
- She turned down the job offer because of the low salary.
(因為薪水低,她拒絕了這個工作機會。)
3. turn around / round —— 轉(zhuǎn)身;扭轉(zhuǎn)局面
- He turned around and waved goodbye.
(他轉(zhuǎn)過身來揮手告別。) - The new CEO turned the company around in just one year.
(新CEO僅用一年就讓公司起死回生。)
4. turn back —— 折返;翻到(某頁)