Turning

['tɜːnɪŋ] or ['tɝnɪŋ]

解释:

(noun.) act of changing in practice or custom; 'the law took many turnings over the years'.

(noun.) the activity of shaping something on a lathe.

(noun.) the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe.

(noun.) a movement in a new direction; 'the turning of the wind'.

(noun.) a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe.

编辑:耶鲁--From WordNet

解释:

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Turn

(n.) The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander.

(n.) The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.

(n.) Deviation from the way or proper course.

(n.) Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools.

(n.) The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned.

(n.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.

编辑:洛娜