| 词组 | turn out |
| 释义 | turn out 1. turn out the light/turn the light out to make an electric light stop working, by pressing a switch: ▪ Don't forget to turn out the lights when you come to bed. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑turn off, ↑switch off, ↑put out ■ OPPOSITE: turn on 2. turn out to happen in a particular way or have a particular result turn out fine/well ▪ Don't worry about the interview, it'll all turn out fine. turn out to be ▪ The holiday turned out to be the best we've ever had. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑work out 3. turn out if something turns out to be true, you find that it is true, although this is surprising: ▪ I felt terrified about going to see my bank manager, but he turned out to be highly sympathetic. it turns out (that) ▪ During the discussion it turned out that every one of the students in the room had tried cannabis. as it turned out ▪ As it turned out, Jane knew all about the affair anyway. 4. turn out if a child turns out in a particular way, that is the type of person they become: ▪ The Hedges were such an odd family, but all of the children had turned out perfectly normal. turn out to be ▪ Although very shy as a child, he eventually turned out to be a natural leader. 5. turn out if people turn out for an event, they go to watch it or take part in it: + for ▪ Over 200 parents turned out for the school sports day. ▪ On Saturday only a few hundred people turned out to see the game. turn-out n C the number of people who come to watch an event or take part in it: ▪ The turnout for the election was about 70%.. 6. turn out sth • turn sth out to make or produce something, especially in large quantities: ▪ Toyota's new factory will turn out 100,000 pick-up trucks a year. ▪ Russia turns out more graduate engineers than any other country in the world. ■ SIMILAR TO: produce, ↑churn out 7. turn sb out • turn out sb to force someone to leave a place, especially a place where they are living: ▪ The building was sold, and hundreds of homeless people were turned out on to the streets. + of ▪ Many farm workers lived in fear of being turned out of their homes. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑throw out 8. turn sth out • turn out sth to remove something from the container in which it has been made or kept: ▪ Allow the cake to cool in the tin, and then turn it out onto a plate. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑empty out 9. turn out sth • turn sth out BrE if you turn out a cupboard, pocket or other container, you empty it in order to clean and tidy it or see what is in it: ▪ I'm going to turn out all the kitchen cupboards next weekend. ▪ The teacher told us to turn out our pockets in front of her. turnout n C BrE when you clean and tidy a room, cupboard etc and throw away the things you do not want: ▪ This room's such a mess - it needs a thorough turnout. 10. be well/beautifully/nicely etc turned out BrE to be wearing good, beautiful etc clothes: ▪ The music was wonderful and the choir was beautifully turned out. |
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