| 单词 | to take it in turns |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take it in turns (g) to take it in turns: to take turns at doing a shared task or activity; usually followed by infinitive.Rare in North American use. ΚΠ 1697 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Ingenious Lett.: Trav. Spain (ed. 4) xii. 220 The Number of these Gentlemen is great, there are Forty of those for Service, which take it in turns [Fr. servent tour à tour] every day, and for the most part they are Grandees of Spain. a1790 S. Grubb Acc. Ackworth School in L. Murray Some Acct. Life & Relig. Labours Sarah Grubb (1792) 259 The eldest girls take it in turns, one or two at a time, to assist the mantua-maker, who is supplied with plenty of work. 1883 G. M. Fenn Middy & Ensign xxxv They would take it in turns to sleep. 1987 J. Curran K2 (1989) ii. xi. 132 We all took it in turns with a large pair of binoculars trained on the South-South-West Ridge. 2002 N. Dhami Bend it like Beckham 142 At last we filed into the temple, taking it in turns to bow to the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book. < as lemmas |
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