- 1v/ˌtɝːn ˈaʊt/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈaʊt/turn out (happen, end up)結果變成、結果是
to happen or develop in a particular way in the end, often a way you did not expect.
先看 out 這個小字：它帶的畫面可以想成「最後跑出來、攤在你眼前」。一件事還沒結束時你看不到結果，等它走完，結果「跑出來、露出來」，這就是 turn out。「事情像在一個盒子裡進行，等它做完，最後的樣子才從盒子裡『翻出來』給你看。」所以 It turned out well 是「結果跑出來是好的」；turn out to be 是「最後露出來其實是…」。主詞常是 it 或那件事，不是人。
示範例句 · Example
It was a hard week, but in the end everything turned out fine.
中文翻譯那是辛苦的一週，但是最後每件事結果都很好。
常見搭配
turn out well/fine/okay
結果很好
to have a good result in the end
I was nervous, but the show turned out well.
turn out to be something
結果其實是…
to be found in the end to be a certain thing
The new kid turned out to be really friendly.
it turns out (that)
結果發現…
used to say what is true or what happened in the end
It turns out we had met before.
- 2v/ˌtɝːn ˈaʊt/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈaʊt/turn out (a light)關（燈）
to make a light stop working by pressing a switch or pulling a string.
一樣先看 out：燈本來亮著、光「在外面照」，你一按開關，光就「收回去、不見了」，像被請出場一樣。「想成把亮光『熄出去』——光從房間裡退出，房間就暗了。」所以 turn out the light 就是「把燈關掉」。可以說 turn out the light，也可以說 turn the light out，意思一樣。
常見搭配
turn out the light(s)
關燈
to switch a light off
Turn out the lights before you go.
- 3v/ˌtɝːn ˈaʊt/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈaʊt/turn out (for an event)出席、到場（觀看或參加）
if people turn out for an event, they come to watch it or join it.
再看 out：這裡是人「從家裡走出來、出現在某個場合」。大家平常待在家，為了一場比賽或活動，紛紛「跑出來、現身」，這就是 turn out。「人潮從四面八方『冒出來』聚到一個地方。」所以 thousands turned out 就是「成千上萬的人出來到場」。常配 turn out for（為了…而來）或 turn out to do something。
- 4v/ˌtɝːn ˈaʊt/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈaʊt/turn out (evict someone)把（某人）趕出、請離開
to make someone leave a place for good, especially their home.
這個意思比較少用，也比較嚴肅。看 out：把一個人「推到門外、送出去」，而且是不讓他再回來。「像把人從屋裡『請到外面』，門關上。」所以 turn somebody out 是「把某人趕出某個地方」，常指住的地方。語氣偏正式、嚴肅，日常聊天少用，多半出現在規定或故事裡。
- 5v/ˌtɝːn ˈaʊt/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈaʊt/turn out (produce, manufacture)生產、製造（大量）
to make or produce something, especially in large amounts.
看 out：東西一個接一個「做好、送出來」。工廠像一條輸送帶，產品從裡面一直「冒出來、出貨」，這就是 turn out。「想成把成品『產出來』，源源不斷送到外面。」所以 the factory turns out 300 cars a day 是「工廠一天產出 300 輛車」。也能用在人身上：學校 turns out 很多好學生（培養出）。
常見搭配
turn out ... a day/week
每天／每週產出…
to produce a number of things in each day or week
The plant turns out 500 phones a day.
turn out graduates/students
培養出畢業生／學生
to train and produce people from a school
The college turns out skilled engineers.
意思相近
producemakemanufacturechurn out
- 6v/ˌtɝːn ˈaʊt/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈaʊt/turned out (dressed, smart)（衣著）打扮得…
dressed in a particular way, especially and smartly.
這裡 turned out 是形容詞，看一個人「打理好、呈現出來」的樣子。把自己整理乾淨、穿好衣服，整個人「亮出來」給別人看，就是 turned out。「What does turned out carry here? 它帶的是『被打點好、端出來見人』的畫面。」所以 well turned out 是「打扮得很體面」，badly turned out 是「打扮得很隨便」。前面常加 well、smartly、badly 等字。
常見搭配
well turned out
打扮得體面
dressed in neat, smart clothes
He was always well turned out for work.
smartly/neatly turned out
打扮得俐落整齊
dressed in a tidy, stylish way
The students looked smartly turned out.
意思相近
dressedgroomedsmartpresentable
- 7v/ˌtɝːn ˈaʊt/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈaʊt/turn out (empty completely)把…裡面的東西全倒出來、掏空
to empty something completely by taking everything out of it.
看 out：把容器裡的東西「全部倒出來、掏出來」，裡面變空空的。像把口袋翻過來，東西全「跑到外面」，這就是 turn out。「想成把裡頭的東西『倒個精光』到外面。」所以 turn out your pockets 是「把口袋裡的東西全掏出來」。受詞常是口袋、包包、抽屜這類「裝東西的地方」。
- 8v/ˌtɝːn ˈaʊt/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈaʊt/turn out (clean out a room)把（房間、抽屜）清空並徹底打掃
to take everything out of a room, drawer etc and clean it carefully.
這是 7a) 的延伸：不只把東西倒出來，還順手「徹底打掃乾淨」。把抽屜或房間裡的東西全搬出來、清一清，再放回去。「先把裡頭的東西全『端出來』，空間清乾淨，這就是大掃除的畫面。」所以 turn out the attic 是「把閣樓清空、好好打掃」。這個用法在英式英文比較常見。
常見搭配
turn out a room/drawer/cupboard
把房間／抽屜清空打掃
to empty a space and clean it thoroughly
I really should turn out my wardrobe.
意思相近
clean outclear outtidy out
原始詞典資料17 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
turn outverb
- 1
To end up; to result.
- I had hoped our first meeting would turn out better.
- The truth turned out to be more depressing than we thought.
- 2
To succeed; work out; turn out well.
- I'm afraid the cake didn't turn out.
- Starting a new story, I hope it turns out.
- 3
To attend; show up.
- Hundreds of people turned out to see the parade.
- The train is usually crowded and half the township of Forres seems to turn out to watch it go off.
- 4
datedTo go out; to leave one's home.
- But then one of Mr. Knott's men would have had to put on his coat and hat and turn out, as likely as not in the pitch dark, and in torrents of rain in all probability, and grope his way in the dark in the pours of rain, with the pot of food in his hand, a wretched and ridiculous figure, to where the dog lay.
- 5
To extinguish a light or other device.
- Turn out the lights before you leave.
- The day grew strong, and showed itself outside, even against the flaming lights within. The lights were turned out, and the work went on.
- 6
To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
- It turns out that he just made a lucky guess.
- As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
- 7
To produce; make.
- The bakery turns out three hundred pies each day.
- This new locomotive was turned out of Doncaster works in May, 1934, to a mighty fanfare of trumpets.
- 8
To leave a road.
- Turn out at the third driveway.
另外 9 個記錄的用法
- 9
To remove from a mould, bowl etc.
- Turn out the dough onto a board and shape it.
- He had found the pocket, and was turning out the contents.
- 10
To empty for inspection.
- Please turn out your pockets.
- The security guard asked everyone to turn out their bags.
- 11
To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.
- The hotel staff hastened to turn out the noisy drunk.
- The poor family were turned out of their lodgings at only an hour's notice.
- 12
slanglifestylesexsexualityTo convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute; to pimp or manage a prostitute.
- He then turned her out onto the streets of Chicago with a quota to meet: $500 for a night's work.
- Like I told you, I'm still turning this one bitch out. […] Sunday is three days away, if you ain't turned her out by then she ain't worth it.
- 13
slanglifestylesexsexualityTo rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role.
- 14
To put (cattle) out to pasture.
- 15
To convince to vote
- turn out potential voters
- 16
To leave one's work to take part in a strike.
- 17
To get out of bed; get up.
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