turn over

1. PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)翻转;(使)颠倒;(使)倾覆
   If you turn something over, or if it turns over, it is moved so that the top part is now facing downwards.
   1. Liz picked up the blue envelope and turned it over curiously...
      莉兹拿起蓝色信封，好奇地翻过来看。
   2. I turned him over on his back…
      我把他背朝下翻过身来。
   3. I don't suppose you thought to turn over the tape, did you?...
      我认为你并没想过要把磁带换一面，是吗？
   4. The buggy turned over and Nancy was thrown out.
      童车翻倒了，南茜被甩了出来。
2. PHRASAL VERB 翻身
   If you turn over, for example when you are lying in bed, you move your body so that you are lying in a different position.
   1. Ann turned over in her bed once more.
      安在床上又翻了一下身。
3. PHRASAL VERB (在脑子里)仔细考虑，深思熟虑，细想
   If you turn something over in your mind, you think carefully about it.
   1. Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind.
      即便她什么都没说，你也能看出她心里在盘算着。
4. PHRASAL VERB （向有权获得某物的人）移交，交托
   If you turn something over to someone, you give it to them when they ask for it, because they have a right to it.
   1. I would, indeed, turn the evidence over to the police...
      我当然会把证据交给警方的。
   2. The lawyer turned over the release papers.
      律师提交了释放文书。
5. PHRASAL VERB 移交(职位、责任)
   If you turn over a job or responsibility that you have, you give it to someone else, so that you no longer have it.
   1. The King may turn over some of his official posts to his son...
      国王可能会把他的某些公职交由儿子担任。
   2. Parliamentarians were eager to turn over responsibility for the decision.
      经验老到的议员急于把作决策的责任推卸给他人。
6. See also: Whenever he's on TV, I turn over. turnover

1. He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf.
   他认识到自己错了，答应改过自新。
2. The alarm did go off but all I did was yawn, turn over and go back to sleep.
   闹钟确实响了，但我只是打了个哈欠，翻个身又接着睡着了。
3. The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.
   周末时丑闻有了新的发展。
4. Liz picked up the blue envelope and turned it over curiously
   莉兹拿起蓝色信封，好奇地翻过来看。
5. I turned him over on his back
   我把他背朝下翻过身来。
6. I don't suppose you thought to turn over the tape, did you?
   我认为你并没想过要把磁带换一面，是吗？
7. The buggy turned over and Nancy was thrown out.
   童车翻倒了，南茜被甩了出来。
8. Ann turned over in her bed once more.
   安在床上又翻了一下身。
9. Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind.
   即便她什么都没说，你也能看出她心里在盘算着。
10. I would, indeed, turn the evidence over to the police
    我当然会把证据交给警方的。
11. The lawyer turned over the release papers.
    律师提交了释放文书。
12. The King may turn over some of his official posts to his son
    国王可能会把他的某些公职交由儿子担任。
13. Parliamentarians were eager to turn over responsibility for the decision.
    经验老到的议员急于把作决策的责任推卸给他人。
14. Whenever he's on TV, I turn over.
    只要在电视上见到他，我都会换台。
15. It is difficult to turn over in a hammock.
    在吊床上翻身很困难。
16. Don't turn over the page yet.
    先别把这一页翻过去。
17. You stand inside it, and turn over and over!
    你站在它里面，不断翻转。
18. I want to settle down, and turn over a new leaf.
    我想安顿下来，洗心革面，重新做人。
19. Then I grimace and turn over the box that holds the strap.
    我向他做了个鬼脸然后关上放表带的盒子。
20. If you turn over you may find it easier to get to sleep.
    你翻翻身，就容易睡著了。
21. My three-month-old baby when I was in his next led him to turn over.
    我的宝宝三个月大的时候，我就在他的旁边引导他翻身。
22. In that time the world inside him could turn over.
    在这十秒钟里，他的内心世界就会翻了一个个儿。
23. It occurred to her, too, that she was unable to swim, should the boat turn over.
    她还想到，要是小船翻了，自己连游泳也不会。
24. He has been very lazy but he is going to turn over a new leaf and work hard.
    他以前一直很懒，但他将改过自新，努力工作。
25. Never stand up in a canoe; it will get off balance and turn over.
    永远不要站在独木舟上，它会失去平衡翻船的。
26. The sun moved to my feet. It was time to turn over the quilt.
    太阳已移到我脚跟，是时候转位置了。
27. I turn over in bed.
    我辗转于床上。
28. I'll turn over patent rights on everything from the last two years.
    我会转移最后两年的专利权。
29. A sudden shift in weight caused the boat to turn over.
    重量突然转移使船翻了。
30. Do you promise to turn over a new leaf.
    你保证要改过自新吗？

verb

1. think about carefully
   1. They considered the possibility of a strike
   2. Turn the proposal over in your mind

   Synonym:    considerdebatemootdeliberate

2. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
   1. flip over the pork chop
   2. turn over the pancakes

   Synonym:    flipflip over

3. turn up, loosen, or remove earth
   1. Dig we must
   2. turn over the soil for aeration

   Synonym:    digdelvecut into

4. move by turning over or rotating
   1. The child rolled down the hill
   2. turn over on your left side

   Synonym:    roll

5. turn from an upright or normal position
   1. The big vase overturned
   2. The canoe tumped over

   Synonym:    overturntip overtump over

6. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
   1. The cat knocked over the flower vase
   2. the clumsy customer turned over the vase
   3. he tumped over his beer

   Synonym:    overturntip overupsetknock overbowl overtump over

7. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
   1. turn a page of a book

   Synonym:    turn

8. place into the hands or custody of
   1. hand me the spoon, please
   2. Turn the files over to me, please
   3. He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers

   Synonym:    passhandreachpass ongive

9. do business worth a certain amount of money
   1. The company turns over ten million dollars a year