on the turn

British EnglishBrE

a) HEMif the tide is on the turn, the sea is starting to come in or go out 〔潮水〕转涨[退]

b) CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTstarting to change, or in the process of changing 开始转变；正在转变

Hopefully my luck was on the turn.

我的运气有望好转了。

c) DFif milk, fish, or other food is on the turn, it is no longer fresh 〔牛奶、鱼或其他食品〕开始变酸，变质

Examples from the Corpus

on the turn• Headlight controls are on the turn signal stalk, wiper controls on another stalk to the right of the steering wheel.• The tide was high but on the turn, lapping sluggishly against the rocks at the river's edge.• Now they hope their luck is finally on the turn.• As the right leg is lifted on the turn, it should remain high and close to the body.• In the passage she encountered the man who always smelt of meat on the turn.• No wonder they reckon the beer's on the turn in here.• Flo was denied a hat-trick when Austin McCann headed his shot on the turn off the line.• The river black, flat, wide on the turn, and solid as a road.

→ on the turn at turn2(11)

词汇	on the turn
释义	on the turn on the turn British EnglishBrE a) HEMif the tide is on the turn, the sea is starting to come in or go out 〔潮水〕转涨[退] b) CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTstarting to change, or in the process of changing 开始转变；正在转变 Hopefully my luck was on the turn. 我的运气有望好转了。 c) DFif milk, fish, or other food is on the turn, it is no longer fresh 〔牛奶、鱼或其他食品〕开始变酸，变质 Examples from the Corpus on the turn• Headlight controls are on the turn signal stalk, wiper controls on another stalk to the right of the steering wheel.• The tide was high but on the turn, lapping sluggishly against the rocks at the river's edge.• Now they hope their luck is finally on the turn.• As the right leg is lifted on the turn, it should remain high and close to the body.• In the passage she encountered the man who always smelt of meat on the turn.• No wonder they reckon the beer's on the turn in here.• Flo was denied a hat-trick when Austin McCann headed his shot on the turn off the line.• The river black, flat, wide on the turn, and solid as a road. → on the turn at turn2(11)
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