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

• 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。
• The couple was quarreling furiously about whose turn it was to cook the dinner.
  这对夫妇对该轮到谁做晚饭而激烈争吵着。
• The children settled their argument about whose turn it was by the flip of a coin.
  孩子们通过掷硬币解决该轮到谁的争吵。
• We all felt that our luck was about to turn.
  我们都认为快要转运了。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm worried about they turn off the electricity at10:00.
  我担心他们10点断电。
• (口令) About face!; About turn!
  向后转！
• ` About turn! 'barked the sergeant-major.
  ‘向后转！’军士长厉声喊道。
• What kind of indications are you looking for as signs that the economy is about to get better and that the stock market and the investment world are about to turn the corner?
  您觉得出现什么迹象就能表明经济将出现好转，股市和整个投资界即将转危为安了？