汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 扭轉乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
扭轉乾坤 (扭转乾坤)
lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. to change the course of events / to turn things around
The metaphor fundamentally changes the situation that has already been established
乾坤天地。比喻从根本上改变整个局面。
扭 niǔ 转 (轉) zhuǎn/zhuàn 乾 qián/gān 坤 kūn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

怎样可以扭转乾坤呢？

What could turn this around?

挑战，无他，仅是一次扭转乾坤的机会。

A challenge is nothing but an opportunity turned upside down.

强者一定能有扭转乾坤的时候的！

The strong can certainly have time of turning round the universe!

他们巧妙的设计和轻质的复合材料足以扭转乾坤。

Their clever designs and lightweight composites certainly make a difference.

我祝大家保有一颗热切的心来扭转乾坤。

I wish all of you have a bullish heart to turn things right.

麦自从退学回到家里后，家境每况日下。他努力工作，试图扭转乾坤，但似乎时运不济。

Ever since Mai quit school and returned home, he saw his family's situation worsen.

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