汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 掉转
掉转 (掉轉)
to turn around
〈动〉改变成相反的方向:~船头。也作调转。
diào () zhuǎn/zhuàn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

掉转船头。

He brought the ship about.

士兵迅速掉转马头,跳进河里。

The soldier turned his horse quickly and plunged into the river.

他突然掉转马头返回到大门。

He wheeled his horse back to the gate.

掉转马头,又把她带了回来。

He turned his horse and brought her also back again.

他看见那个丑姑娘就掉转马头。

He changed his horse when he saw the ugly girl.

此时一片寂静,我们掉转马头,马儿开始飞奔起来。

Savoring the silence, we turned our horses around and they fell into a gallop.

没人会认为这样的协议会掉转气候变化的潮头。

No one should imagine such a deal would turn the tide on climate change.

马上掉转枪口对付他们。你可以在干掉他们后摧毁全像仪。

Turn your guns on them immediately; you can finish off the Holoboard after the skirmish.

但正如美国国际集团遭遇的一样,他们被迫掉转船头,卖掉了一些其他部门。

Like American International Group, however, it has been arm-twisted into selling some.

看客们聚在一起,围观两只蟋蟀的激烈角斗,直到其中一只掉转尾巴、逃之夭夭,才算分出胜负。

Spectators gather to watch heated matches in which two crickets battle it out, gladiator style, until one turns tail and runs.