turn up

phr

• ① (向上)弯曲,折角
  • turn up one's shirt cuffs [sleeves]卷起衬衫的袖口[袖子]

• ② 弄翻过来,使上仰;翻起
  • turn a child up使小孩趴在膝盖上臀部朝上(为了方便打臀部处罚)

• ③ 【英口】使厌烦;使作呕
  • His bad breath turned me up.他的口臭使我作呕。

• ④ 翻转(纸牌);把表面放置在上

• ⑤ 使(灯火、煤气等)变大[强];将(收音机等)开大
  • Please turn up the radio a bit.请把收音机的声音开大一点。

• ⑥ 掀起;掘起,发掘
  • The farmer turned up a pot of gold while ploughing the field.那个农夫在耕田时掘出一罐金子。

• ⑦ (在书本中)翻查…
  • You'd better turn it up in a dictionary.你最好查一下辞典。

• ⑧ 出现;发生
  • He turned up at the last moment.他在最后一刻才出现。
  • I fear something extraordinary might turn up.我怕有不寻常的事发生。

• ⑨ (某物)偶然出现[找到]
  • The pen I lost turned up in the wastebasket.我所遗失的笔出现在废纸篓里。

• ⑩ 向上弯,向上仰
  • His nose turns up a little.他的鼻子有点儿往上翘。