Following a strong public outcry, the politician did an about-face regarding his position on global warming.
about-face, also UK: about-turnn
(military: turn) (군사)
뒤로 돌기
About-face!, also UK: About-turn!interj
(military: turn) (구령)
뒤로 돌아!
Company halt! About-face! Forward march!
bad turn in the weathern
(change to unpleasant weather)
날씨가 악화되는 상황 명
The meteorologists are predicting a bad turn in the weather this weekend.
hairpin turn, hairpin curve (US), hairpin bend (UK)n
(road: sharp bend) (도로의)
U자형 턴, 유턴
That mountain road is full of hairpin turns next to sheer cliffs.
hand's turnn
UK, regional, informal (stroke of work)
최소한의 노력
in turnadv
(one at a time, in rotation)
차례로, 하나씩 부
He looked at all the horses in turn until he found one he wanted to ride.
in turnadv
(by turns, alternately)
교대로, 번갈아 가며 부
The two of us drank from the bottle in turn until it was empty.
in turn, in your turnadv
(connector: subsequently)
그 다음에, 그에 이어서 부
John gave me the book and I, in turn, gave it to Sandy.
The boy had been bullied, and he went on, in his turn, to bully others.
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave, would make [sb] turn in his/her/their gravev expr
figurative (would offend: dead person) (비유)
~을 무덤에서도 쉬지 못하게 하다 동(타)
noadj
(forbidding [sth])
~ 금지
참고: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing.
There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site.
nowhere to turnn
(no help or support available)
갈 곳 없는 형
When he lost his job, his insurance, and his wife, he had nowhere to turn.
out of turnadv
(inappropriately)
부적절하게 부
Julie admitted she had spoken out of turn and apologised.
줄리는 부적절하게 말한 것을 인정하고 사과했다.
take a turnv expr
(have your chance, have a go) (한 명씩)
~해 보다
The teacher said the kids had to wait if they wanted to take a turn on the rides.
take a turnv expr
(change)
변하다
(격식)
변화하다
toss and turnv expr
(lie in bed awake and agitated)
뒤척이다, 뒤척거리다, 뒤척대다
William spent the night before his exam tossing and turning.
turn a blind eyev expr
figurative (pretend not to see [sth])
눈감다, 못 본 척하다, 모르는 척하다
I knew exactly what she was up to but decided to turn a blind eye.
turn a blind eye on [sth], turn a blind eye to [sth]v expr
figurative (pretend not to see)
~을 못 본 척하다 동(타)
The corrupt inspector agreed to turn a blind eye to the safety violations.
turn a profitv expr
(make money, generate income)
돈을 벌다 동(자)
turn against [sb]vi + prep
figurative (become hostile to) (관용구)
~에게서 등을 돌리다
~와 등지다
The dog inexplicably turned against his owner and had to be put down.
turn [sb] against [sb]vtr + prep
(prejudice [sb] against [sb]) (관용구)
~가 ~에게서 등을 돌리게 하다
~가 ~와 등지게 하다
The family turned her against me.
turn around, also UK: turn roundvi + adv
(move to face away)
뒤돌다
방향을 바꾸다
If you turn around, you'll see a beautiful sunset.
뒤돌면 아름다운 석양이 보일 것이다.
turn around, also UK: turn roundvi + adv
(spin, rotate, revolve)
돌다
회전하다
The record turns around at 33 rpm.
레코드는 33rpm으로 돈다.
turn around [sth]vi + prep
(rotate around [sth])
~주위를 회전하다, ~ 주변을 돌다 동(타)
The Earth turns around its axis.
turn your attention to [sth/sb]v expr
(pay attention to [sth] else)
~에게 집중하다 동(자)
turn away from doing [sth]v expr
figurative (avoid involvement)
~하는 것을 피하다 동
He turns away from dealing with beggars.
turn [sth] away from [sth]vtr + prep
(cause to move away)
~을 ~에서 쫓아내다 동
It was hard to turn the cattle away from the broken fence.
turn [sb] awayvtr + adv
(deny entry)
~을 돌려보내다 동
Turn them away at the gate.
turn back the clockv expr
figurative (restore youth)
시간을 되돌리다 동(자)
과거로 돌아가다 동(자)
When she reached the age of 80 she became desperate to turn back the clock.
Nora hoped that plastic surgery would turn back the clock for her.
turn back the clockv expr
figurative (revert)
시간을 되돌리다 동(자)
The restore function in my computer turns back the clock to reset the software.
turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]vtr + adv
(reduce by turning a knob)
~을 낮추다
~을 내리다
The chef turned the heat down under the pan and let it simmer.
turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]vtr + adv
(fold back: blankets on bed) (이불)
~을 개다, ~을 접다 동(타)
The hotel cleaner had turned down the sheets and left a chocolate on the pillow.
turn [sth] inside outv expr
(reverse or invert)
~을 뒤집다 동(타)
turn leftvi
(go round a left-hand corner)
왼쪽으로 돌다
좌회전하다
turn of phrasen
(expression, wording)
표현법
He read over the letter, savouring every turn of phrase.
turn of the centuryn
(point when one century becomes another)
세기가 바뀌는 때
At the turn of the century Queen Victoria was still on the throne.
turn [sth] off, turn off [sth]vtr + adv
(switch off, extinguish)
~을 끄다 동
Before I go to sleep I turn off the T.V.
turn [sb] off [sth/sb]v expr
informal (cause to dislike)
~가 ~에 흥미를 잃게 만들다 동
Getting drunk on whisky turned Ben off alcohol completely.
위스키를 마시고 술에 취한 경험은 벤이 알코올에 완전히 흥미를 잃게 만들었다.
turn on a dimev expr
US, informal, figurative (change direction quickly) (미)
방향을 틀다 동(자)
turn on the lightv expr
(switch the light on)
불을 켜다
I always turn on the light when I walk into the room.
turn [sth] out, turn out [sth]vtr + adv
(move to face outward)
바깥쪽을 향하게 하다
Stand with your legs hip-width apart and turn your feet out.
turn out rightv expr
informal (end well)
결국 잘 되다, 좋게 끝나다 동(자)
Annie hoped her project would turn out right so she'd get a good grade.
turn out to be [sth/sb]v expr
(be discovered to be)
알고보니 ~이다 동(자)
The man convicted of the crime turned out to be innocent.
turn out to be [sth/sb]v expr
(become)
~이 되다 동(자)
Your son has turned out to be a hardworking young man; you must be proud of him.
turn [sth/sb] over, turn over [sth/sb]vtr + adv
(roll, flip over)
~을 뒤집다, ~을 굴리다 동
The chef turned the omelet over to gently brown the other side.
turn [sth/sb] over to [sb], turn over [sth/sb] to [sb]v expr
(deliver, surrender [sth])
~을 ~에게 넘기다 동
She turned the money over to her boss.
turn over a new leafv expr
figurative (reform your behaviour)
성격을 뜯어 고치다 동(자)
would turn over in his/her/their grave, would turn in his/her/their gravev expr
figurative (dead person: would be offended)
무덤에서도 쉬지 못하다 동(자)
turn palevi
(go white: from shock, etc.)
창백해지다 동(자)
The bad news from home made her turn pale.
turn redvi
informal (blush)
붉게 변하다
Audrey turned red when her 3-year-old son vomited over the bus driver.
His compliments made her face turn red.
turn redvi
informal (go red in the face)
붉게 변하다
Harry turned red with anger when he saw the scratch down the side of his new car.
turn rightvi + adv
(go round a right-hand corner)
오른쪽으로 돌다
우회전하다
When you reach the traffic lights, turn right onto Buck Street.
turn signaln
US (driving)
방향 지시등
turn tailvtr + n
figurative (run away)
등을 돌리다
Seeing the criminal with a gun made her turn tail.
turn the other cheekv expr
figurative (not retaliate)
다른 쪽 뺨도 돌려주다, 관대히 용서하다
She was being extremely rude but I decided to turn the other cheek.
turn the scale in [sb]'s favor (US), turn the scales in [sb]'s favour (UK)v expr
figurative (give [sb] a better chance)
~에게 더 좋은 기회를 주다 동(타)
turn the tablesv expr
figurative (take revenge)
복수하다
역습하다
Andrew was tired of his housemate stealing his food, so he decided to turn the tables.
turn the tables on [sth/sb]v expr
figurative (reverse relative positions of)
~에 대해 역전시키다 조 + 동(자)
After trailing behind for the whole match, the away team turned the tables in the last 15 minutes and won the game.
turn the tables on [sb]vtr
figurative (take revenge on)
~에게 복수하다 동(타)
I'd been badmouthing my colleague for months, in the hope of beating her to a promotion, but she turned the tables on me by telling the boss about all the paperwork I hadn't done.
turn the tidev expr
figurative (change the course of [sth])
형세를 변화시키다
The USA's decision to enter the war helped to turn the tide and enabled the Allies to gain victory.
turn to [sb] for helpv expr
(ask [sb] for assistance)
~에게 도움을 청하다 동(타)
turn [sth/sb] to stonev expr
(petrify, make into stone)
~을 돌로 만들다 동(타)
The witch waved her wand and the fox turned to stone.
turn [sth] to your advantagev expr
(make [sth] benefit you)
~을 활용하다 동(타)
turn tricksv expr
informal (perform acts of prostitution) (관용구)
몸을 팔다
성매매를 하다
turn [sth] up, turn up [sth]vtr + adv
(increase output, volume) (볼륨 등)
~을 올리다 동
We turned the TV up to drown the noise of our neighbours arguing.