英语词组turn up是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

turn upturn up (something)

to find something, usually after looking.

A three-hour search turned up no sign of a bomb.Our first look at the records did not turn anything up.

Phr V

turn up

turns, turning, turned

turn up sth or turn sth up

to increase the amount of something, especially sound or heat, that is produced by a machine {e.g. television, radio, oven}

Can you turn up the television a little - I can hardly hear it.Turn the oven up to 200 degrees.

to discover something, especially information, after a lot of searching

Police have failed to turn up any new evidence about the murder.

to shorten a piece of clothing {esp. trousers}, by folding back and sewing the bottom edge of the material

My legs are so short I've had to take up every pair of trousers I've ever bought.

turn-up

noun British the piece of material at the bottom of a trouser leg that is folded back

He won't wear trousers with turn-ups.

turn up

if someone turns up somewhere, they arrive at that place

Alex turned up late, as usual.You can just turn up and buy a ticket on the door.

if someone or something turns up, they appear or are found, either after a long time or when you are not expecting them

Did your glasses ever turn up?The children eventually turned up safe and well.

if an opportunity to do something turns up, it becomes available, usually when you are not expecting it

This job turned up just when I needed it.You won't be out of work long. Something will turn up, you'll see.

turn up

1. To increase some aspect of something, such as its volume or speed. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "up." Can you turn up the volume on the TV? I can't hear anything the reporter is saying.

2. To fold or crease something upward. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "up." I turned up the cuffs of my shirt before washing the dishes.

3. To appear unexpectedly or randomly. That missing file turned up on my desk while I was in a meeting, so I don't know who found it.

4. To occur randomly, unexpectedly, or without warning. Don't worry, problems like this sometimes turn up with new heaters.

5. To arrive at or attend something. I don't expect a lot of people to turn up at this event because it's on a Tuesday night.

6. To reposition something so that the side or part that was previously on the bottom is now on top. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "up." Turn up your cards so we can see which ones you had. I turned the page up so we could read what was written on the back.

7. slang To act in an uninhibited, wild manner, often due to intoxication. We're gonna turn up at this party tonight!

turn someone or something up

1. Lit. to increase the volume of a device emitting the sound of someone or something. I can't hear the lecturer. Turn her up. Turn up the radio, please.

2. Fig. to discover or locate someone or something. See if you can turn up any evidence for his presence on the night of January 16. Have you been able to turn up a date for Friday night?

turn something up

1. to bend or fold something up. (See also turn up.) Please turn your cuffs up. They are getting muddy. He turned up his coat collar to keep the rain off his neck.

2. to turn playing cards face up. Please turn all the cards up. Sally turned up the cards one at a time.

turn up

1. [for part of something] to point upward. The ends of the elf's funny little shoes turned up.

2. Fig. to happen. Something always turns up to prevent their meeting. I am sorry I was late. Something turned up at the last minute.

3. Fig. to appear; to arrive and attend. We'll send out invitations and see who turns up. Guess who turned up at my door last night?

turn up

(somewhere) Fig. [for someone or something] to appear in a place. Her name is always turning up in the gossip columns. He turned up an hour late.

turn up

1. Increase the volume, speed, intensity, or flow of, as in Turn up the air conditioning; it's too hot in here. [Late 1800s]

2. Find or be found, as in She turned up the missing papers, or Your coat turned up in the closet.

3. Appear, arrive, as in His name turns up in the newspaper now and then, or Some old friends turned up unexpectedly. [c. 1700] This usage gave rise to turn up like a bad penny, meaning that something unwanted constantly reappears, as in Ken turns up like a bad penny whenever there's free liquor. Bad here alludes to a counterfeit coin.

4. Fold or be capable of being folded, as in I'll just turn up the hem, or He preferred cuffs that turn up. [c. 1600]

5. Happen unexpectedly, as in Something turned up so I couldn't go to the play. Also see the following idioms beginning with turn up.

turn it up

stop doing or saying something annoying. informal

turn up

1. To rotate something so as to expose the underside: We turned up the soil in the garden to prepare it for planting. I turned the log up and found hundreds of bugs underneath.

2. To bring something that is underneath to the surface: The plow had turned up a number of rocks, and we collected them for use in the wall. The children turned the shells up while they were digging in the sand.

3. To come to the surface: A large rock turned up during the excavation.

4. To increase the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of something by or as if by turning a dial: I think we should turn up the temperature in the oven. Turn the radio up so we can hear it outside.

5. To be found, especially without searching: Don't worry about losing your keys—I'm sure they'll turn up somewhere.

6. To make an appearance; arrive: Many old friends turned up at the reunion.

7. To fold something upward or so that the inside is exposed: I turned the cuffs of my pants up and walked through the puddle. We turned up our collars and headed out into the rain.

8. To happen unexpectedly: Something turned up at the office, and we had to stay later than usual.

9. To be evident or easily encountered: That sculptor's name turns up in the art community.

词组	turn up
释义	Idiom turn someone or something up Theme: DISCOVERY to search for and find someone or something. Let me try to see if I can turn someone up who knows how to do the job.I turned up a number of interesting items when I went through Aunt Jane's attic. Idiom turn up Theme: ATTENDANCE to appear. Well send out invitations and see who turns up.Guess who turned up at my door last night? Idiom turn up Theme: APPEARANCE - EVIDENCE to appear. We'll send out invitations and see who turns up.Guess who turned up at my door last night? Idiom turn upturn up (something) to find something, usually after looking. A three-hour search turned up no sign of a bomb.Our first look at the records did not turn anything up. Phr V turn up turns, turning, turned turn up sth or turn sth up to increase the amount of something, especially sound or heat, that is produced by a machine {e.g. television, radio, oven} Can you turn up the television a little - I can hardly hear it.Turn the oven up to 200 degrees. to discover something, especially information, after a lot of searching Police have failed to turn up any new evidence about the murder. to shorten a piece of clothing {esp. trousers}, by folding back and sewing the bottom edge of the material My legs are so short I've had to take up every pair of trousers I've ever bought. turn-up noun British the piece of material at the bottom of a trouser leg that is folded back He won't wear trousers with turn-ups. turn up if someone turns up somewhere, they arrive at that place Alex turned up late, as usual.You can just turn up and buy a ticket on the door. if someone or something turns up, they appear or are found, either after a long time or when you are not expecting them Did your glasses ever turn up?The children eventually turned up safe and well. if an opportunity to do something turns up, it becomes available, usually when you are not expecting it This job turned up just when I needed it.You won't be out of work long. Something will turn up, you'll see. phraseturn up1. turn up sth • *turn sth* up to increase the amount of sound, heat etc produced by a machine such as a radio, heater, or cooker: It's really cold in here. Can you turn up the heating? She was in the bathroom with the radio turned up to full volume.■ OPPOSITE: turn down2. turn up to arrive somewhere, especially when you are expected there: Rachel knew that Ross would be very worried if she didn't turn up.+ for In the end, only nineteen competitors turned up for the race.■ SIMILAR TO: show up3. turn up** if something that is lost or missing turns up, someone finds it, especially in an unexpected place: I haven't found your watch yet, but I'm sure it will turn up sooner or later. The car used in the robbery, which was stolen in London, turned up in Birmingham on Tuesday.4. turn up sth • *turn sth* up to find something by searching thoroughly for it: A search by the state police and FBI failed to turn up anything suspicious. Raids on terrorist hideouts over the years have turned up thousands of weapons.5. turn up** if a job or an opportunity turns up, it becomes available, especially in an unexpected way: Don't worry, I'm sure a job will turn up soon. I've been looking for a house around here for months, but nothing at all has turned up.■ SIMILAR TO: come up6. turn up sth • *turn sth* up** BrE to make a skirt, trousers etc shorter, by folding up the bottom edge and sewing it: It's a lovely dress, but you'll need to turn it up an inch or two.■ SIMILAR TO: take up turn up 1. To increase some aspect of something, such as its volume or speed. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "up." Can you turn up the volume on the TV? I can't hear anything the reporter is saying. 2. To fold or crease something upward. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "up." I turned up the cuffs of my shirt before washing the dishes. 3. To appear unexpectedly or randomly. That missing file turned up on my desk while I was in a meeting, so I don't know who found it. 4. To occur randomly, unexpectedly, or without warning. Don't worry, problems like this sometimes turn up with new heaters. 5. To arrive at or attend something. I don't expect a lot of people to turn up at this event because it's on a Tuesday night. 6. To reposition something so that the side or part that was previously on the bottom is now on top. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "up." Turn up your cards so we can see which ones you had. I turned the page up so we could read what was written on the back. 7. slang To act in an uninhibited, wild manner, often due to intoxication. We're gonna turn up at this party tonight! turn someone or something up 1. Lit. to increase the volume of a device emitting the sound of someone or something. I can't hear the lecturer. Turn her up. Turn up the radio, please. 2. Fig. to discover or locate someone or something. See if you can turn up any evidence for his presence on the night of January 16. Have you been able to turn up a date for Friday night? turn something up 1. to bend or fold something up. (See also turn up.) Please turn your cuffs up. They are getting muddy. He turned up his coat collar to keep the rain off his neck. 2. to turn playing cards face up. Please turn all the cards up. Sally turned up the cards one at a time. turn up 1. [for part of something] to point upward. The ends of the elf's funny little shoes turned up. 2. Fig. to happen. Something always turns up to prevent their meeting. I am sorry I was late. Something turned up at the last minute. 3. Fig. to appear; to arrive and attend. We'll send out invitations and see who turns up. Guess who turned up at my door last night? turn up (somewhere) Fig. [for someone or something] to appear in a place. Her name is always turning up in the gossip columns. He turned up an hour late. turn up 1. Increase the volume, speed, intensity, or flow of, as in Turn up the air conditioning; it's too hot in here. [Late 1800s] 2. Find or be found, as in She turned up the missing papers, or Your coat turned up in the closet. 3. Appear, arrive, as in His name turns up in the newspaper now and then, or Some old friends turned up unexpectedly. [c. 1700] This usage gave rise to turn up like a bad penny, meaning that something unwanted constantly reappears, as in Ken turns up like a bad penny whenever there's free liquor. Bad here alludes to a counterfeit coin. 4. Fold or be capable of being folded, as in I'll just turn up the hem, or He preferred cuffs that turn up. [c. 1600] 5. Happen unexpectedly, as in Something turned up so I couldn't go to the play. Also see the following idioms beginning with turn up. turn it up stop doing or saying something annoying. informal turn up v. 1. To rotate something so as to expose the underside: We turned up the soil in the garden to prepare it for planting. I turned the log up and found hundreds of bugs underneath. 2. To bring something that is underneath to the surface: The plow had turned up a number of rocks, and we collected them for use in the wall. The children turned the shells up while they were digging in the sand. 3. To come to the surface: A large rock turned up during the excavation. 4. To increase the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of something by or as if by turning a dial: I think we should turn up the temperature in the oven. Turn the radio up so we can hear it outside. 5. To be found, especially without searching: Don't worry about losing your keys—I'm sure they'll turn up somewhere. 6. To make an appearance; arrive: Many old friends turned up at the reunion. 7. To fold something upward or so that the inside is exposed: I turned the cuffs of my pants up and walked through the puddle. We turned up our collars and headed out into the rain. 8. To happen unexpectedly: Something turned up at the office, and we had to stay later than usual. 9. To be evident or easily encountered: That sculptor's name turns up in the art community.
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