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单词 turn up (somewhere)
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turn up (somewhere)
phrasal verb with turn verb uk/tɜːn/ us/tɝːn/
informal
B2 到达,来到;突然出现;不期而至
to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned
Do you think many people will turn up? 你觉得会有很多人来吗?
She turned up at my house late one night. 一天深夜她突然来到我家。
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  • Hundreds of people turned up to see the ship dock at Southampton.
  • She invited loads of friends to her party, but only a handful of them turned up.
  • He turned up again after a lapse of two years.
  • Mikey turned up with the lost book.
  • Some secret service agents turned up, all wearing the obligatory raincoat and hat.
turn up
phrasal verb with turn verb uk/tɜːn/ us/tɝːn/
(HAPPEN)
informal情况突然好转;(机会突然出现
If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned.
Don't worry about it - something will turn up, you'll see. 别担心——车到山前必有路。
This job turned up just when I needed it. 这份工作在我正需要的时候出现了。
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  • I expect a new job will turn up soon.
  • We don't have a house at the moment, but I'm sure something will turn up.
  • This opportunity turned up at just the right time for me.
(FIND)
(遗失后)突然出现,突然找到
If something that you have been looking for turns up, you find it unexpectedly.
The missing letter eventually turned up inside a book. 遗失的信件最后突然在一本书里找到了。
turn something up
phrasal verb with turn verb uk/tɜːn/ us/tɝːn/
(FOLD)
改短衣服
to make a piece of clothing or part of a piece of clothing shorter, by folding the material and sewing it into position
You could always turn the sleeves up. 可以把袖子改短。
(DISCOVER)
informal找到,发现(尤指信息)
to discover something, especially information, after a lot of searching
See what you can turn up about the family in the files. 看看在档案里能找到有关这个家庭的什么信息?
turn-up
noun uk/ˈtɜːn.ʌp/ us/ˈtɝːn.ʌp/
(FOLD)
[ C ] mainly UK (US usually cuff)(裤腿的)翻边,卷边
a piece of material at the bottom of a trouser leg that is folded back
trouser turn-ups 裤腿翻边
(EVENT)
[ S ] UK informal未预料到的事出乎预料的事
something that happens in an unexpected way or in a way that was not planned
Idiom
turn-up for the book(s)idiom UK (US one for the books) 意想不到之事,出乎意料之事
a surprising or unexpected event
Well, that's a turn-up for the books - I never thought he'd get the job. 这可真是个意外——我根本没想到他会得到这份工作。
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