turn up
vt. 朝上翻, 来到, 卷起, 找到, 出现, 发生, 调大
例句与用法:
He's still hoping something (eg a job or a piece of good luck) will turn up.
他仍在期待机会出现(如得到工作或好运).
We invited her to dinner but she didn't even bother to turn up.
我们请她吃饭她都不露面。
I can't hear the radio very well; could you turn it up a bit?
收音机我听不太清楚,你把声音开大点行吗?
I'm sure your watch will turn up one of these days.
我担保你的手表准有一天能找到。
The soil had been turned up by the plough.
那片地是用犁翻的。
Investment is turning up sharply.
投资额急遽增长。
The farmer turned up a human skull while ploughing the field.
那农民 地时挖出一个人类的头颅骨。
He turned up his coat collar against the chill wind.
他竖起大衣领抵御寒风。
出现; 发生
Something unexpected has turned up.
发生了没有意料到的事情。
turn up
词义辨析:
同义参见:
arise
unearth
happen
turn upturn up1.■开大; 翻起Please turn the radio up a little.请把收音机开大一点。He turned up the collar of his coat.他把大衣领子翻起来。The ploughman turned up some buried treasure.那农夫用犁翻起了一些埋葬的财宝。2.■出现He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
turn up1.■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。2.■(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。3.■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。4.■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。5.■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6.■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。7.■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。8.■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9.■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。10.■(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。11.■证明是,结果是:They turned up missing at the roll call.结果他们在点名时缺席。12.■(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。13.■[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。14.■杀死15.■【航海学】(帆船)逆风换抢16.■【航海学】把(水手)召集到甲板上17.■[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。
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turn up
名词 turn up:
the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
同义词:cuff, turnup
动词 turn up:
appear or become visible; make a showing
同义词:come on, come out, surface, show up
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
同义词:fold, fold up
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
同义词:locate
be shown or be found to be
同义词:prove, turn out
find by digging in the ground
同义词:excavate, dig up