单词 | to take a turn for the |
释义 | > as lemmasto take a turn for the —— (c) Hence with other adjectives, in to take a turn for the ——: to (start to) become ——, esp. suddenly. ΚΠ 1931 Washington Post 18 Jan. a5/1 Fashion having definitely taken a turn for the more sophisticated, the woman of 35 and thereafter can just about take her choice from the Paris collections. 1958 Observer 8 June 6/4 The annual Eton magazine..had suddenly taken a turn for the serious. 1987 W. McPherson Sargasso Sea (1988) ii. 77 The weather had taken a turn for the dismal. 2015 Daily Star (Nexis) 14 Feb. Things take a turn for the weird when it is revealed that the young girl is actually a vampire. < as lemmas |
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