1. 1v/ˌtɝːn ˈoʊvɚ/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈəʊvə/turn over (hand over)把…移交給某人

    to give someone the right to own something, or to make someone responsible for dealing with it.

    先抓 over 的畫面:把東西「翻過去、交到另一邊那個人手上」。turn 是「轉、移」,加上 over,就成了「把某樣東西或某件責任,從我這邊交過去給你」。「Where does the thing go? 它離開原本的主人,越過中間,落到新的人手裡。」所以 turn the shop over to his son 是「把店交到兒子手上」;turn the project over to you 是「把這個案子移交給你管」。後面常接 to somebody,指接手的那個人。

    示範例句 · Example

    He'll turn the shop over to his son when he stops working.

    中文翻譯等他不工作了,他會把店移交給他兒子。

    常見搭配

    • turn something over to somebody

      把某物移交給某人

      to give someone the ownership of or responsibility for something

      She turned the keys over to the new owner.

  2. 2v/ˌtɝːn ˈoʊvɚ/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈəʊvə/turn over (repurpose, land/building)把…改作(另一用途)

    to start using land or a building for a different purpose.

    一樣是 over「翻過去、轉到另一邊」的畫面,只是這次翻的是「用途」。turn the land over to something 是「把這塊地翻轉過去,改成做另一件事」。「What changes here? 地還是同一塊,但它『轉向』另一個目的。」所以 turn the land over to wind farming 是「把土地改作風力發電」;turn the room over to storage 是「把房間改成放東西的地方」。後面接 to something(新的用途)。

    常見搭配

    • turn something over to something

      把(土地、建築)改作另一用途

      to change the use of land or a building

      The factory was turned over to making toys.

  3. 3v/ˌtɝːn ˈoʊvɚ/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈəʊvə/turn over (to the police)把(某人)交給(警方等)

    to take someone who has broken the law to the police or another official group.

    還是 over「交到另一邊」的畫面,這次交的是「一個人」。turn somebody over to the police 是「把某人交到警方手上」,讓警察來處理。「Who takes charge now? 那個人從你這邊,被交到有權處理的單位那裡。」這個用法很中性,就是「把人交給該負責的單位」,常見於新聞報導。後面接 to somebody(接手的單位,例如 the police)。

    常見搭配

    • turn somebody over to the police

      把某人交給警方

      to take someone to the police so they can deal with them

      They turned the man over to the police.

    意思相近

    hand overhand indeliver

  4. 4v/ˌtɝːn ˈoʊvɚ/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈəʊvə/turn over (revenue, business)(生意)營業額達到、營收為

    if a business turns over an amount of money, it takes in that much money in a period of time.

    想像錢一直在生意裡「轉一圈又出來」:客人付錢進來,這些錢「翻過、流過」整個生意,加起來就是它的營業額。turn over £20 million 是「(一段時間裡)做了兩千萬英鎊的生意」。「How does the money move? 它不停地進來、轉一圈,總共經手了多少,就是 turn over 的數字。」這裡講的是「總共收進多少」,不是賺多少純利。名詞形是 turnover(營業額)。

    常見搭配

    • turn over [an amount]

      營業額達到(某金額)

      to take in a certain amount of money in business

      The firm turns over two million a year.

    意思相近

    take inbring ingross

  5. 5v/ˌtɝːn ˈoʊvɚ/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈəʊvə/turn over (an engine starts)(引擎)發動、運轉

    if an engine turns over, or you turn it over, its parts begin to move so it starts working.

    這裡 over 抓的是「轉了一圈又一圈」的畫面:引擎裡的零件開始「一圈圈轉動」,機器就動起來了。an engine turns over 是「引擎的零件轉起來、開始運轉」。「What is moving? 動的是引擎裡面的零件,它們一圈圈轉動,整台車就活過來了。」所以 The engine turned over and started 是「引擎轉了起來,發動了」。主詞常是 engine、car,或有人 turn it over(去發動它)。

    常見搭配

    • the engine turns over

      引擎運轉起來

      the engine's parts begin to move so it works

      The engine turned over but wouldn't start.

    意思相近

    start uprunfire up

  6. 6v/ˌtɝːn ˈoʊvɚ/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈəʊvə/turn over (a page)翻頁、翻到下一頁

    to move a page in a book or a sheet of paper so the other side is facing up.

    這是 over 最直接的畫面:把一張紙「翻過去、翻到另一面」。turn over a page 是「把這一頁翻過去,看到下一面」。「Which way does it go? 紙從這一面,翻到背面、翻向另一頁。」所以 Turn over and look at the next page 是「翻過去,看下一頁」。這個用法在英式英語裡很常見(British English),課本上常寫 PTO(please turn over,請翻面)。

    常見搭配

    • turn over a page

      翻頁

      to move a page so the other side shows

      Turn over the page and read on.

    意思相近

    flip overturn the page

  7. 7v/ˌtɝːn ˈoʊvɚ/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈəʊvə/turn over (a TV channel)(電視)轉台、換頻道

    口語to change to a different channel on a television.

    一樣是 over「翻過去、轉到另一邊」的畫面,只是這次轉的是電視頻道。turn over 是「把電視轉到別台」。「Where does it go? 從現在這一台,轉過去到另一台。」所以 Can we turn over? 是「我們可以轉台嗎?」這個用法在英式英語裡很口語(British English),跟翻頁一樣都是「轉到另一邊」的感覺。在台灣或美式英語裡,比較常說 change the channel。

    常見搭配

    • turn over (to another channel)

      (電視)轉台

      to change the TV to a different channel

      Let's turn over—this show is boring.

    意思相近

    change the channelswitch overflip channels

  8. 8v/ˌtɝːn ˈoʊvɚ/ · /ˌtɜːn ˈəʊvə/turn over (ransack)把(地方)翻得亂七八糟(徹底搜過)

    口語to search a place very thoroughly, moving everything around so it is left in a mess.

    這裡 over 帶的是「整個翻過來、東西全被翻動」的畫面:為了找東西,把一個地方從上到下徹底翻過一遍,結果到處都亂了。turn the room over 是「把房間整個翻過、找個徹底,弄得一團亂」。「What happens to the place? 每樣東西都被翻起來、移過位置,最後一片狼藉。」重點是「徹底搜+翻得很亂」這兩件事。這個用法在英式英語裡比較口語(British English)。

    常見搭配

    • turn a place over

      把某處翻得亂七八糟地搜過

      to search somewhere thoroughly, leaving it in a mess

      They turned the whole house over looking for the cat.

    意思相近

    ransacksearchgo throughrummage

原始詞典資料10 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 oververb

  • 1

    To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.

    • Turn over the box and look at the bottom.
    • The brakes were applied immediately, but the engine ran into a sand drag at approximately 20 m.p.h., plunged down the embankment, and turned over on its side at the bottom.
  • 2

    To relinquish; give back.

    • They turned over the evidence to the authorities.
  • 3

    To transfer.

    • But what is to be done with our manufacturing population […] This one thing, of doing for them by ‘underselling all people,’ and filling our own bursten pockets and appetites by the road; and turning over all care for any ‘population,’ or human or divine consideration except cash only, to the winds, with a “Laissez-faire” and the rest of it: this is evidently not the thing.
  • 4

    To produce, complete, or cycle through.

    • They can turn over about three hundred units per hour.
  • 5

    businessTo generate (a certain amount of money from sales).

    • The business turned over several million last year.
  • 6

    To mull, ponder

    • Thus they dwelled for nearly a year, and in that time Robin Hood often turned over in his mind many means of making an even score with the Sheriff
  • 7

    To spin the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine using the starter or hand crank in an attempt to make it run.

  • 8

    hobbieslifestylesportsTo give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).

    • The Giants didn't turn the ball over in their last four games.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    To cause extensive disturbance or disruption to (a room, storage place, etc.), e.g. while searching for an item, or ransacking a property.

    • I've turned over the whole place, but I still can't find my glasses.
    • Thieves turned over the apartment while the owners were away on holiday.
  • 10

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, over.

    • The family feeling was intensified as we stopped to speak to mothers in the cottage gardens, or waved to distant tractors turning over chocolate-brown furrows and driven by 'my dad' or 'my Uncle Bob'.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。