about turn

英 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːn]

美 [əˌbaʊt ˈtɜːrn]

网络  向后转

网络

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• (口令) About face!; About turn!
  向后转！
• A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn.
  机动车上不停闪烁用以标志转弯方向的灯。
• ` About turn! 'barked the sergeant-major.
  ‘向后转！’军士长厉声喊道。
• 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。
• We're about to turn to value theory.
  我们将讨论价值理论。
• You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue.
  你们这帮小伙子快变成蓝色的了。
• When I was about to turn left at the end of the hallway the chill disappeared and I stopped.
  在走廊另一头卧正要左拐的时候，那阵寒意消失了，我停下脚步。