about turn

英 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːn]

美 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːrn]

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英英释义

noun

• act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
  Synonym:about-face

双语例句

• I remember thinking that life was passing me by so fast. It seemed like only yesterday I was in kindergarten, and here I was, about to turn ten.
  我记得自己心里在想，生命过得如此之快；进幼稚园仿佛还是昨天的事，而现在我即将迈入十岁。
• They have heard all the stories of you growing up and how you always fought with your older sister about whose turn it was to take out the trash.
  他们听过你所有的成长故事以及关于倒垃圾这个事情你是如何和你的姐姐吵架的。
• I was just about to turn on the tears.
  我差点就要准备彪泪了。
• Employers, needless to say, are not too happy about this turn of events.
  不用说，老板们对事态的这种变化是不太高兴的。
• You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue.
  你们这帮小伙子快变成蓝色的了。
• She is about to turn 40 ( please note she is not an exact contemporary) and her partner keeps suggesting extremely elaborate celebration scenarios.
  她快要满40岁了（请注意，她和我并不完全同龄），而她的伴侣一直建议举办一些极度精致的庆祝活动。
• She signalled that he was about to turn left.
  她打手势表示他就要转到左面去了。
• However, with mercury about to turn retrograde, you must buy your items or sign your deal between january8and20.
  但是，随着水星即将逆行，你必须在1月8日到20日之间购买你要的东西或者签署你的合约。
• The children argued about whose turn it was to sit in the front seat.
  孩子们争论该轮到谁坐前排座位。
• If the dog got out in front I did an about turn and said HEEL and corrected the dog back into position.
  如果狗超前了，我就转身，说“HELL”，并纠正狗回到它的位置。