turning

noun

1. 岔路口；拐弯处；转弯处
   a place where a road leads away from the one you are travelling on
   1. Take the first turning on the right.
      在第一个路口向右拐。
   2. I think we must have taken a wrong turning somewhere.
      我觉得我们一定是在什么地方拐错了路。

1. See also: Take the next turning on the right. turn

1. The cutters are opened by turning the knob anticlockwise.
   逆时针转动旋钮可以开启切割机。
2. Turning over, she was soon sound asleep again.
   她翻了个身，很快又沉沉睡去。
3. We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons.
   我们服的药相对来说药性温和，但是我们却在把它们变成毒药。
4. She bustled about, turning on lights, moving pillows around on the sofa.
   她打开灯，摆好沙发上的枕头，四处忙活。
5. I only take on work that excites me, even if it means turning down lots of money
   我只做那些令我感兴趣的工作，即使这意味着要少赚很多钱。
6. He originally acted as a fence for another gang before turning to burglary himself.
   他开始时为另一个犯罪团伙销赃，后来就自己干起了抢劫。
7. Darwin must be turning in his grave at the thought of what is being perpetrated in his name.
   一想到冒他之名所做下的那些事，达尔文在九泉之下一定不得安宁。
8. 'Help!' I screamed, turning to run.
   “救命！”我尖叫道，转身就跑。
9. I realized I'd let myself in for something from which there was no turning back.
   我意识到自己陷入了没有退路的境地。
10. At that moment he heard Gill's key turning in the lock of the door
    那一刻，他听见吉尔的钥匙开启门锁的声音。
11. My mum is turning into a religious maniac.
    我妈妈正在变为一个宗教狂热分子。
12. That programme received critical acclaim and marked a turning point in Sonita's career.
    那个项目赢得了评论界的好评，成为索尼塔事业的转折点。
13. An elevator mechanic can work the machinery directly by turning this lever.
    电梯修理工可以转动这根杠杆直接操作机器。
14. His chauffeur misread his route and took a wrong turning.
    他的司机看错路线，拐错了方向。
15. Frank was carrying out fuel-system tests which necessitated turning the booster pumps off.
    弗兰克在做燃料系统测试，这一测试需要关掉升压泵。
16. Too often women find their jobs turning into nooses around their neck.
    女性常常感到工作成了一种束缚。
17. I could plainly see him turning his head to the right and left
    我能清楚地看到他左右摇晃着脑袋。
18. I considered turning back, but it was getting late, so I pressed on.
    我想往回走，但天色已晚，只好继续前行。
19. He was coming down the road the same time as the girl was turning into the lane
    当女孩拐进这个车道时，他也正沿着这条路驶来。
20. I think she showed great strength of character in turning down what must have been a very lucrative offer
    她拒绝了那个绝对诱人的提议，我认为这显示出了她性格中非凡的意志力。
21. We really went to town on it, turning it into a full, three-day show
    我们下了真功夫，把它办成了一场内容丰富、为时三天的展览。
22. Japanese corporations have been turning away from production and have diverted into finance and real estate
    日本公司已经由生产型企业转而从事金融和房地产业。
23. They have been turning out great blades for 400 years.
    他们生产优质刀片已经有400年历史了。
24. Surely nobody would suggest turning him out of the house
    当然不会有人建议把他从房子里赶出去。
25. Take the next turning on the right.
    在下一个路口向右拐。
26. The vote yesterday appears to mark something of a turning point in the war
    昨天的投票似乎标志着战争中的某个转折点。
27. Hungary's opening of the border was a turning point for the refugees.
    匈牙利开放边境对难民来说是个转机。
28. These local elections may prove a turning point in more ways than one.
    这些地方选举从许多方面来说都是一个转折点。
29. Slow down when turning a corner.
    拐弯要慢行。
30. About three hundred yards farther on there is a turning to the left.
    再往前大约300码有一个向左拐的拐角。

noun

1. act of changing in practice or custom
   1. the law took many turnings over the years

2. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
   1. he took a turn to the right

   Synonym:    turn

3. the activity of shaping something on a lathe

4. the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe

5. a movement in a new direction
   1. the turning of the wind

   Synonym:    turn

6. a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe