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turns BrE /tɜːnz/
NAmE /tɜːrnz/► SEE ALLtake turns doing sth/to do sththe tide turnsthe worm turns
●take ˈturns doing sth/to do sth (BrE also take it in ˈturns to do sth) do sth one person after another 轮流做某事；挨个儿做某事◆My wife and I take it in turns to write to our daughter in Canada.
我和妻子轮流给在加拿大的女儿写信。◆There weren’t enough computers for everybody, so we had to take turns using them.
计算机不够每人一台，我们只有轮着用。●the tide ˈturnsthings change, especially for the better 情况发生变化（尤指变好）；形势好转◆For a long time there has been little political freedom, but slowly the tide is turning.长期以来人们没有政治自由，可是慢慢地情况开始发生变化。●the ˌworm ˈturns (informal) even a patient, calm person will get angry if they are repeatedly badly treated 兔子急了也咬人；老实人被逼急了也要反抗◆He’s often rude to his secretary and she doesn’t say anything — but one day the worm will turn.他对秘书一直很无礼；虽然她从不反抗，但是总有一天兔子急了也要咬人。 |