Turning

(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

• Especially on that turning business. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• No, I have nothing to give you instead, he said, sitting up and turning so that he faced her. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He made that brief reply warmly, dropping his hand on the table while he spoke, and turning towards us again. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The lad only answered by turning his cynical young face, half-arch, half-truculent, towards the paternal chair. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Why, my dear lad, I am even now courting the Nine, and turning Aristophanes into good English verse. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The red ball is dyed after seasoning, and at the time of final turning called finishing. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Ingenious forms of hand-operated ironing machines for turning over and ironing the edges of collars, and other articles, are in successful use. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Amy stood a minute, turning the leaves in her hand, reading on each some sweet rebuke for all heartburnings and uncharitableness of spirit. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• For your sake, turning to Charlotte, I am glad of it; but otherwise I see no occasion for entailing estates from the female line. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Turning, I saw a dozen black pirates dashing toward us from the melee. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Yes, he continued, after some turning over of pages, he was paid last on May 20th. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• As I drew her down into her chair, I was conscious of a scent that I knew, and turning, saw my guardian in the room. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Or even if I any ways should want a wink or two,' added Sloppy, after a moment's apologetic reflection, 'I could take 'em turning. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Perhaps more than anyone else, the Fabians are responsible for turning English socialist thought from the verbalism of the Marxian disciples to the actualities of English political life. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• After a moment she spoke once more, but without turning round, without allowing me to catch the smallest glimpse of her face. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• There is no other principle distinctly, certainly, and consistently maintained through all its narrow turnings. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Vholes knows all their windings and turnings, and we are upon them everywhere. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.

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