| 词组 | turn against |
| 释义 | turn against 1. turn against sth/sb to stop liking or supporting someone or something: ▪ Vincent was upset by Moore's critical comments. Why had the man turned against him? ▪ By now it was clear that public opinion had turned against the Republicans. 2. turn sb against sb/sth to influence a person so that they do not like or support someone or something any more: ▪ Miss Brodie thought I was trying to turn the other girls against her. ▪ If you give students books that are too advanced for them, it can turn them against reading. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑set against 3. turn against sb if an event turns against someone, it starts to go badly for them although it was going well before: ▪ In 1942 the war began to turn against the Japanese. the tide turns against sb (=things start to go badly for someone, and they stop being successful, or people stop supporting them) ▪ The tide turned against the Labour government and they were narrowly defeated. |
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