to turn a profit

to turn a profit
1. (change position of) [+ face, head] 转动；扭动
- He turned his head left and right. 他左右转动头部。
2. (change direction of) 使转向；使倒转；掉转…的方向
- She turned the chair to face the door. 她把椅子转向门口。
3. (cause to rotate) [+ wheel] 使旋转
- The engine turns the propeller. 发动机使螺旋桨旋转起来。
4. (cause to operate) [+ handle, knob, key] 转；拧动；旋动
- He turned the handle and pushed open the door. 他转了一下把手, 把门推开了。
- Turn the heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes. 把火拧到很小, 煮20分钟。
5. to turn a corner
(go round) 拐弯；转弯
- And suddenly, as I turned the corner, I saw her. 我转弯时突然看到了她。
6. (invert) [+ steak, mattress] 把…翻过来；翻转
- I turned the pancake so that it would cook on the other side. 我把烙饼翻过来, 好烤另一面。
7. [+ page] 翻；翻动
- He turned the pages of a file in front of him. 他一页一页地翻着他面前的文件。
8. (cause to change direction) [+ vehicle, boat] 使改变方向
- I turned the car into our street and drove into our garage. 我把车拐进我们那条街道, 然后开进自家车库。
9. (direct) [+ gun, hose, searchlight] 把…指向； [+ feeling] 把…转向
- He turned the gun on me. 他把枪口对准我。
- The crowd then turned their anger on the speaker. 人群于是把怒火都宣泄到发言人身上。
10. (perform) 做…翻转动作
11. (in colour) 使变色
12. (change the outcome of) [+ battle, game, match] 改变…的结局
- The admiral's indecision turned the battle. 舰队司令的犹豫不决改变了战局。
13. (shape) [+ wood, metal] (用车床)车, 车削
14. (make sour) [+ milk] 使变质；使变酸
15. (tip out) 倒；倾倒
- She turned the fruit into a basin. 她把水果倒进盆里。
16. 【军】 (pass around) 绕过；迂回；包抄
- He hoped by this manoeuvre to turn the enemy's flank. 他希望通过这一部署包抄敌人的侧翼。
17. (change the loyalties of) [+ agent, spy] 使叛变；使变节
- He had succeeded in turning a minor official in the embassy. 他成功策反了大使馆的一名低级别官员。
18. [+ soil] 翻
19. (blunt) 使变钝
- Something in the wood had turned the edge of my chisel. 木头里有什么东西已经把我的凿子弄钝了。
20. (give a graceful form to) 优美地表达
21. 【缝】 (reverse) [+ collar, cuff] 把…正反面颠倒
22. to turn a profit【商】 (produce) 赚取利润
- He says the fares are just too low to turn profits. 他说票价就是太低, 赚不了钱。
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