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Turned

“Turned” 描述方向或状态改变 “turned left”;变化结果 “the milk turned sour”;年龄 “turned thirty”。短语 “turned down” 拒绝,“turned up” 出现或调大。

  1. “He turned the key and the engine started smoothly.” (他转动钥匙,引擎顺利发动。)
  2. “Her comment turned the awkward meeting into a friendly chat.” (她的话把尴尬的会议变成了友好闲聊。)
  3. “She turned twenty-one last week and celebrated with friends.” (她上周满二十一岁,和朋友一起庆祝。)

“turn” 来自古法语 torner,源自拉丁语 tornare(在车床上旋转),与 “tour” 有联系。

turn + 规则过去式 -ed;大量短语动词以 turn 为核心,语义需整体记忆。

叙事转折 “then everything turned upside down”;政治 “turned against” 表倒戈。

  • 固定搭配: “turned out” (结果是), “turned in” (上交、就寝)

想象转盘 “turn” 停在过去的一点,就是 “turned”——动作已完成。

“The weather turned cold overnight; leaves turned gold along the river.” (一夜变天;河岸的树叶变成了金色。)