turn to somebody/something

phrasal verbphr v

a) ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto try to get help, advice, or sympathy from someone 求助于，求教于

I don’t know who to turn to.

我不知道向谁求助。

The Namibian government turned to South Africa for help.

纳米比亚政府向南非求援。

b) to start to do or use something new, especially as a way of solving a problem 改用，开始使用〔新的东西，尤指作为一种解决问题的方式〕

Many people here are turning to solar power.

这儿的很多人都开始使用太阳能了。

turn to drink/crime/drugs etc

addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit

为筹毒资而走上犯罪道路的吸毒者

c) turn (something) to something to become a different quality, attitude, form of a substance etc, or to make something do this （使）变成；（使）变得

Our laughter turned to horror as we realized that Jody was really hurt.

当意识到乔迪是真的受伤时，我们由笑变成了害怕。

When water turns to steam, it expands.

水变成水蒸气时体积会膨胀。

A sudden storm turned the earth to mud.

一场突如其来的暴风雨把泥土变成了泥浆。

d) LOOK ATto look at a particular page in a book 翻到〔书中的某页〕

Turn to page 655 for more information.

翻到第655页了解更多信息。

Examples from the Corpus

turn to drink/crime/drugs etc• But is it really a foregone conclusion that all of these young people will turn to crime?• Devastated, the old man turns to drink.• In the environment they lived in it was inevitable that kids would turn to crime.• They fear those children would turn to crime.• Fame gave me a totally empty life in which I turned to drugs and disastrous relationships.• Sadly, I know there is less work today and many have turned to drugs and drink.• He's spent much of his life in prison after turning to crime to support his habit.• At times like that do you despair, turn to drink to try and coax back the muse?

→ turn to somebody/something at turn1(PHRASAL VERB)

词汇	turn to somebody/something
释义	turn to somebody/something turn to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto try to get help, advice, or sympathy from someone 求助于，求教于 I don’t know who to turn to. 我不知道向谁求助。 The Namibian government turned to South Africa for help. 纳米比亚政府向南非求援。 b) to start to do or use something new, especially as a way of solving a problem 改用，开始使用〔新的东西，尤指作为一种解决问题的方式〕 Many people here are turning to solar power. 这儿的很多人都开始使用太阳能了。 turn to drink/crime/drugs etc addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit 为筹毒资而走上犯罪道路的吸毒者 c) turn (something) to something to become a different quality, attitude, form of a substance etc, or to make something do this （使）变成；（使）变得 Our laughter turned to horror as we realized that Jody was really hurt. 当意识到乔迪是真的受伤时，我们由笑变成了害怕。 When water turns to steam, it expands. 水变成水蒸气时体积会膨胀。 A sudden storm turned the earth to mud. 一场突如其来的暴风雨把泥土变成了泥浆。 d) LOOK ATto look at a particular page in a book 翻到〔书中的某页〕 Turn to page 655 for more information. 翻到第655页了解更多信息。 Examples from the Corpus turn to drink/crime/drugs etc• But is it really a foregone conclusion that all of these young people will turn to crime?• Devastated, the old man turns to drink.• In the environment they lived in it was inevitable that kids would turn to crime.• They fear those children would turn to crime.• Fame gave me a totally empty life in which I turned to drugs and disastrous relationships.• Sadly, I know there is less work today and many have turned to drugs and drink.• He's spent much of his life in prison after turning to crime to support his habit.• At times like that do you despair, turn to drink to try and coax back the muse? → turn to somebody/something at turn1(PHRASAL VERB)
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