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

• I'm about to turn 30 and have just married my partner of 11 years.
  我快30岁了，刚刚与拍拖11年的男友结婚。
• He is about to turn on the light.
  他就要把灯打开。
• I'm worried about they turn off the electricity at10:00.
  我担心他们10点断电。
• ` About turn! 'barked the sergeant-major.
  ‘向后转！’军士长厉声喊道。
• We all felt that our luck was about to turn.
  我们都认为快要转运了。
• About to turn this bitch into a war zone.
  让这“婊子”成为战区。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I was just about to turn on the tears.
  我差点就要准备彪泪了。