| 单词 | turnaround |
| 释义 | turnaround (tɜːʳnəraʊnd ) Word forms: turnarounds 1. countable noun A turnaround is a complete change in opinion, attitude, or method. I have personally never done such a complete turnaround in my opinion of a person. [+ in] I don't see any vast turnarounds in the way we do business. 2. countable noun [usually singular] A turnaround is a sudden improvement, especially in the success of a business or a country's economy. The deal marks a turnaround in the company's fortunes. [+ in] A new survey shows signs of a turnaround in the housing market. 3. variable noun The turnaround or turnaround time of a task, for example the unloading of an aircraft or ship, is the amount of time that it takes. It is possible to produce a result within 34 hours but the standard turnaround is 12 days. The agency should reduce turnaround time by 11 per cent. Collocations: amazing turnaround It is an amazing turnaround. Times, Sunday Times (2010) What an amazing turnaround he has overseen at that football club. The Sun (2012) Suddenly the belief began to grow that there could be an amazing turnaround. The Sun (2013) It meant a complete turnaround in her fortunes. Times, Sunday Times By the 1980s, the neighborhood had undergone a nearly complete turnaround. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In general, the address represented a complete turnaround for his previously hawkish positions against the peace process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Current approaches to fire management are an almost complete turnaround compared to historic approaches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I think if he's going to be remembered for anything, he's going to be remembered as a person who had a complete turnaround in his life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The success of British athletes in the Olympics represents a dramatic turnaround after decades of seemingly inexorable decline in our international competitiveness. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Then came a dramatic turnaround. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It would be tempting to expect a similar dramatic turnaround in our weather this summer. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Buy compost from an outlet with a reasonably fast turnaround. Times, Sunday Times It's easy to serve, with a fast turnaround and, most important, he has incredibly good staff training. Times, Sunday Times We require clean copy from our writers and a fast turnaround time. Mail and Guardian It's especially difficult for the medium to pull off topicality, which demands flexibility and a fast turnaround. Times, Sunday Times Many of them are geared up to a fast turnaround, knowing that tourists can't hang around for weeks on end. Times, Sunday Times It has been an incredible turnaround, following their 6-1 drubbing by Australia in the recent one-day series at home. The Sun (2009) The Norwich boss has masterminded a incredible turnaround at Carrow Road. The Sun (2010) It is an incredible turnaround. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This represents a turnaround in the church's investment fortunes. Times, Sunday Times The move represents a turnaround. Times,Sunday Times Volume sales remained almost static, up 0.6 per cent, but after five years of decline due to more healthy eating habits, it represents a turnaround for the convenience food. Times, Sunday Times Hedge funds are starting to think that, with such a sharp fall, there could be a sharp turnaround in prices. Times, Sunday Times Falling prices combined with rising wages have left households with spare change, a sharp turnaround from the five years from 2009, when living standards fell. Times, Sunday Times He gave warning, however, that there would not be a sharp turnaround in the fortunes of the high street, and said much depended on mortgage repayments being lowered. Times, Sunday Times A sharp turnaround in the inflation environment has put a sharp brake on the growth of retail spending. Times, Sunday Times Even the most passionate 'remainers' accept there would have to be a sharp turnaround in public opinion as well. Times, Sunday Times He needs a sudden turnaround in fortunes to qualify. Times, Sunday Times They spend the whole 90 minutes looking at the pitch, then there's this sudden turnaround. Times, Sunday Times The sudden turnaround in weather this month, from cool and rainy to warm and dry, echoes another such change 90 years ago. Times, Sunday Times The 1998 panic was a more complex event, caused by a sudden turnaround in sentiment in credit and currency markets that wrong-footed a sizeable number of investors. Times, Sunday Times Then you may need to be braced for him doing another of his sudden turnarounds. The Sun Operating profit at the department store and catalogue division more than doubled to $51-million, as a three-year turnaround effort continued to boost sales, executives said. Globe and Mail This was his seventh turnaround effort all have been in media intensive consumer product companies with globally known brand names and quality reputations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The shares have doubled this year as the turnaround efforts have started to take effect. Times, Sunday Times His turnaround efforts are bearing fruit. Times, Sunday Times The layoffs were part of the turnaround efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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