turning
/ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/ 名词 B1中文： 车削、车加工
- At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.
- The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.
- The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
- One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory. · Howe and Strauss predicted that in the Fourth Turning, Millennials would unite behind their president.
- Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe. · The turnings get into your trouser turnups!
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Turning and churning that river to foam.
And my ship it keeps a-turning all around and all about;
But the insolence of his Normans—’ How are you getting on now, my dear?” it continued, turning to Alice as it spoke.
“What else have you got in your pocket?” he went on, turning to Alice.
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