| 单词 | to turn in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto turn in to turn in 1. a. transitive. To send or drive in (a person or (now chiefly) livestock). Now rare. Cf. main senses 27a, 27b, 27c.In quot. c1300: (reflexive) to go in; = sense 3. ΚΠ c1300 St. Brendan (Harl.) (1844) 22 Ther cam out a grislich wiȝt..Thurf suart and berning al his eȝen upe hem he caste, And turnde him in anon. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 480 He turned in amongst them some of his foresaid children. 1666 J. Yonge Jrnl. (1963) (modernized text) 93 When they opened the door and I saw so many nasty and lousy prisoners..my heart was ready to break, but..we were turned in among them. 1727 R. Bradley Compl. Body Husbandry xv. 160 Every tenant..has a right to turn in a certain number of horses, cows or sheep for summer food, only if it [sc. common land] be in grass. 1796 T. W. Tone Writings (2009) II. 140 The Government had a design, before anything more serious were attempted, to turn in a parcel of renegades..into Ireland in order to distress and embarrass the Government there. 1890 Rev. of Tariff: Hearings before Comm. Ways & Means (U.S. House of Representatives, 51st Congr. 1st Sess.) 1333 As soon as the corn is out of the roasting-ear you can turn the sheep in. 1923 W. Perry et al. Sheep Farming in N.Z. vi. 73 The ewes should also be dagged..before turning the rams in. 2011 S. L. Turner Up from Ashes iv. 42 He had sent riders ahead to let down the fence and help us turn the cattle in on the lush grass. b. transitive. To hand (something, especially an item required by or owned by another party) in or over; to trade (something) in exchange for something else. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > [verb (transitive)] monga1250 corsec1440 coss14.. merchant1511 chafferc1535 merchandise1538 mart1589 trade1589 broke1598 factor1611 handle1638 commercea1641 chop1645 chaffera1657 job1701 truck1715 to turn in1822 monger1928 the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another i-taechec888 outreacheOE sellc950 beteacha1000 areachc1000 turnc1175 handsellc1225 betakec1250 deliverc1300 beken1330 yielda1382 disposec1384 resigna1387 livera1400 to turn overa1425 deputea1440 overgive1444 quit?c1450 surrend1450 surrender1466 renderc1480 to give over1483 despose1485 refer1547 to pass over1560 to set over1585 behight1590 tip1610 consign1632 delegate1633 skink1637 to hand over1644 delate1651 to turn off1667 to turn in1822 1822 Documents Relative to Investig. Official Conduct Amos Binney 57 I accepted their offer, paid them the cash, and turned it in to Mr. Howe, and charged it to him in my account with him. 1840 Catal. 557 Lots of Land South Cove 4 The stockholders who shall thus turn in their shares, shall be required to acknowledge upon their certificates the receipt of ‘the first dividend’ on their stock. 1903 N.Y. Evening Post 29 Oct. 3 The ex-policeman who turned in his shield in September. 1904 Bull. National Metal Trades Assoc. Mar. 123/2 We were requested to turn in a claim... This we did, and set the amount at $10,000. 1919 in F. A. Pottle Stretchers (1930) 359 Tomorrow we will turn in what few articles of equipment we have not left at Merritt. 1938 F. A. Pottle Boswell & Girl from Botany Bay 17 Bligh published a book..and Edwards turned in a report to the Admiralty. 1952 L. Durrell Let. 4 Nov. in Spirit of Place (1969) 114 I've turned in my resignation and we are clearing off in December. 1958 Listener 13 Nov. 777/1 They didn't have to pay anything really [sc. for a new car];..they've turned in their old one..and that only left a £50 balance. 1998 Chicago Tribune 7 Dec. i. 3/2 About 100 people turned in their guns for gift certificates during a weekend exchange program. 2014 J. Charbonneau Independent Study xiii. 255 Now, since I'm here, do you want me to look at the assignments you have to turn in tomorrow? ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)] > hand over to police custody to turn in1826 in charge (of)1887 1826 Colonial Times (Hobart, Austral.) 1 Dec. If he finds what he gets are no better than those he had before, we ask, is it unreasonable in him to turn them in? 1830 R. Dawson Present State Austral. v. 201 I asked him..the reason of his having been ‘turned in’, as they call it, to government. 1835 Cornwall Chron. (Launceston, Austral.) 18 Apr. 2 As a last resource, to prevent ourselves being further taxed with the support of a saucy servant, we ‘turn him in’. 1902 Australasian (Melbourne) 18 Oct. 51/3 If any of you jib at the job, let me know like men, and I'll turn you in and get others. d. transitive. colloquial (originally Australian, now chiefly Australian, New Zealand, and British). To give up, to stop (an activity). Frequently with non-referential it as object. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > quit or give up to give offa1616 quita1642 to tie up1760 that'll be the day1916 to turn in1918 to go through1933 to walk away1950 the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] aswikec975 linOE beleavec1175 forletc1175 i-swikec1175 restc1175 stutte?c1225 lina1300 blinc1314 to give overc1325 to do wayc1350 stintc1366 finisha1375 leavea1375 yleavec1380 to leave offa1382 refuse1389 ceasec1410 resigna1413 respite?a1439 relinquish1454 surcease1464 discontinue1474 unfill1486 supersede1499 desist1509 to have ado?1515 stop1525 to lay aside1530 stay1538 quata1614 to lay away1628 sist1635 quita1642 to throw up1645 to lay by1709 to come off1715 unbuckle1736 peter1753 to knock off1767 stash1794 estop1796 stow1806 cheese1811 to chuck itc1879 douse1887 nark1889 to stop off1891 stay1894 sling1902 can1906 to lay off1908 to pack in1934 to pack up1934 to turn in1938 to break down1941 to tie a can to (or on)1942 to jack in1948 to wrap it up1949 1918 Warwick (Queensland) Examiner & Times 13 May 3/1 ‘Why don't you turn it in?’ his mates would ask. ‘You look nearly dead. Go and see the quack. He'd send you away.’ 1938 ‘R. Hyde’ Godwits Fly xi. 169 Fancy turning in a smoke for a bint. 1948 C. Day Lewis Otterbury Incident iii. 23 ‘I'll kill myself, then.’ ‘Turn it in, Nick!’ Ted punched him in a friendly way. 1950 N.Z. Listener 3 Mar. 8 ‘Turning the job in?’ said Bill. ‘No, Bill. Just a day in town.’ 1965 Western Herald (Bourke, New S. Wales) 5 Nov. 4/2 Some other members wanted to turn it in after nine, but after many glasses of stimulant they carried on. 2000 J. Goodwin Danny Boy v. 120 We'd been at it for hours, and it was probably time to turn it in. e. transitive. Originally U.S. To achieve or produce (a result, a particular score, a performance of a specified kind, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)] > produce a performance of specific kind to turn in1920 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > perform [verb (transitive)] > register type of performance to turn in1947 1920 U.S. Air Service Dec. 14/1 Lieut. A. Laverents..at the helm of a Vought E.7 with a Wright 180 H. P. motor, turned in a remarkable performance with a time only eleven minutes behind that of the..winner. 1931 Randolph Enterprise (Elkins, W. Va.) 9 July 5/3 Boyles turned in the star catch of the day by racing..to pull down a line drive with one hand. 1947 A. Huxley Let. 27 July (1969) 573 Jessica Tandy..is a first-rate actress and seems to be likely to turn in a performance which will make most of the more celebrated Hollywood stars look merely silly. 1958 Listener 23 Oct. 632/2 This company, in common with many others, turned in a sizeable loss. 1979 SLR Camera Mar. 53/3 At full aperture the 75mm f2.8 optic turned in a surprisingly good performance. 2012 Independent 11 Dec. 55/4 A more representative company is Bellway..although it too turned in a creditable result. f. transitive. Originally U.S. To report, betray, or surrender (a person) to the police or other authorities. ΚΠ 1920 War Expenditures: Hearings before Subcomm. No. 3 of Comm. Expenditures War Dept. (U.S. House of Representatives, 66th Congr., 1st & 2nd Sess., Serial 4) I. 1130 It was always their object to try to put a man to doing something that one man could not do, so that then they could turn him in and prefer charges against him. 1926 J. Black You can't Win vii. 85 If either of you gets grabbed..and thinks he can get a light jolt by turning me in, he's wrong. 1998 Muscle News No. 33. 2/6 As a lot of it is sold from friend to friend, no one is going to turn in a mate, or grass him up. 2015 S. Tromly Trouble is Friend of Mine xviii. 152 The team honor code... He's got to turn them in if he sees them doing substances..so he doesn't want to see them. 2. transitive. Agriculture. To bury or cover (weeds, stubble, manure, etc.) by turning the soil over in digging or ploughing; to dig or plough (something) into the ground. Formerly also with the ground as object (obsolete). Cf. senses 10b, 27b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > break up land [verb (transitive)] > turn over > cover by turning over to turn in1532 underturn1600 to trench down1799 ridge1819 point1828 1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. House Holde f. 51v Loke whan the grounde hath most comforte of the ayre with wete and moystnes, if the corne be grene newly risen out of the erthe, if he styrre and turne it in ageyne, it is as if it were a sustinance to the grounde. 1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 3 The Gardens..should be..both well digged and turned in with dung. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 22 In the Spring the ground being mellowe,..the weedes are then best turned in. 1864 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 25 ii. 526 Not to turn in the wheat-stubble much before Christmas. 1864 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 25 ii. 528 The clover-lands that I have just turned in for roots. 1866 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 2nd Ser. 2 i. 170 Loamy land is ploughed a second time before winter, and the manure turned in. 2012 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 11 Feb. 7 I am glad that I had finished turning in my green manure and these large clumps of earth could be attacked by these frosts. 3. intransitive. To turn aside and go in (to a place, house, room, etc.): cf. main senses 15, 21a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct one's course [verb (intransitive)] > change course or turn off turnc1330 to turn asidea1382 to turn in1535 to wave one's way1548 strike1576 to turn off1605 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges iv. 18 Iael wente forth to mete Sissera, & sayde..: Turne in my lorde. 1655 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans (ed. 2) ii. 83 Sin..quickly will Turn in, if not obstructed still. 1658 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 2nd Pt. 257 Even they sometimes turne in at the fairest signe. 1888 ‘S. Tytler’ Blackhall Ghosts II. xv. 23 Hearing your stable clock strike as I turned in at your gate. 1936 Helena (Montana) Independent 30 Apr. 5/6 (advt.) Whenever your dropping gauge bids you to turn in for gasoline. 2000 W. Ihimaera Uncle's Story (2005) i. 5 I turned in at the gate and across the cattlestop, put my foot down and roared the car over the rise. 4. a. transitive. To bend or fold (something, esp. fabric) inwards. Cf. main sense 8. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [verb (transitive)] > curve inwards to turn in?1537 incurve1610 incurvate1822 the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > fold [verb (transitive)] > up, down, or in tuckc1440 to turn down1533 to turn in1721 ?1537 T. Elyot Castell of Helthe ii. viii. f. 24v All be it Scariole callyd whyte Endyue, hauynge the toppes of the leaues tourned in, and layde in the erthe..and couered, becommeth whyte and crispe. 1572 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 159 White Rownde plates turnde in with a crest. 1721 J. Swift George-Nim-Dan-Dean's Answer 18 Thus a wise tailor is not pinching, But turns at every seam an inch in. 1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) IV. 201 Pileus pale yellow,..edge turned in, 1 ½ to 2 inches over. 1869 Manch. Weekly Times 18 Dec. Suppl. 407/3 Not an edge was visible in the white silk lining, each being turned in and run together. 1991 Toronto Star (Nexis) 1 Aug. d2 Turn in the sleeve edges and topstitch them to match the neck. b. transitive. Nautical. To fasten the end of a rope to (a deadeye or heart). Cf. dead-eye n. 1, heart n. 29. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > bind or fasten to turn in?1537 frap1548 reeve1627 seize1644 nip1670 marl1704 marline1706 clinch1780 nipper1794 clench1803 to turn in1834 1834 C. Martelli Naval Officer's Guide 35 When the dead eye is turned in, in a loft, the shroud is hove round with a tackle, when on the mast-head, as above. 1882 Daily Tel. 12 Sept. 2/1 Dead-eyes to turn in, chafing gear to look after, reef-knots to point. 1947 H. Wyllie Let. in Mariner's Mirror (1948) 34 230 The nature of the rope..has greatly increased the difficulty of turning in the deadeyes and hearts. 5. a. intransitive. To have an inward direction, point inwards. Cf. senses 20c, 20d. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > have specific directions [verb (intransitive)] > have inward direction to turn in1597 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 922 Little leaues which grow togither and make one hollowe flower, hauing a taile or spur at the ende, turning in like the spur of Toade flaxe. 1876 G. O. Harlan Horse-owner's Guide 34 The toes turning in or out too much. 1994 Dog World June 54/1 When the hocks turn in and pasterns drop straight to the ground and move parallel to one another. 2012 Tampa Bay (Florida) Times (Nexis) 6 Oct. 10 As they [sc. bunions] grow, they cause the toe to turn in, toward the second toe. b. transitive. To cause (something, esp. one's toes) to point or face inwards. Cf. main senses 7, 20b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > direct in specific directions [verb (transitive)] > direct or turn inwards invert1609 to turn in1693 1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer i. 4 Why, they said Riding too much wou'd teach me to turn in my Toes, and spoil my Dancing. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 200/2 I gives 'em..the bandy jig, that's dancing with my toes turned in. 1865 Morning Star 27 Jan. To turn the tallies in. That is to put the tallies against the wall, so that they should not be seen. 1870 Daily News 19 July 6 Go-ahead, a good mare..turns in her toes a little. 2015 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 20 Oct. 35 I tried acupuncture and homeopathy..tried doing my pelvic floor exercises with my toes turned in: all useless. 6. intransitive. colloquial (originally Nautical). To go to bed. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > bed related to sleep or rest > go to bed or retire to rest [verb (intransitive)] to go to (one's) resteOE to take (one's) restc1175 to go to bedc1275 to lie downc1275 reposec1485 down-lie1505 bed1635 to turn in1695 retire1696 lay1768 to go to roost1829 to turn or peak the flukes1851 kip1889 doss1896 to hit the hay1912 to hit the deck1918 to go down1922 to bunk down1940 to hit the sack1943 to sack out1946 to sack down1956 1695 W. Congreve Love for Love iii. i. 54 Mrs. F. I believe it's late. B... An you think so, you had best go to Bed... I mean to toss a Can..a-fore I turn in. 1837 T. Hook Jack Brag II. iv. 147 Jack ‘turned in’, as the sailors say. 1891 N. Gould Double Event 218 It's late..and quite time we turned in. 2014 ‘R. Galbraith’ Silkworm (2015) v. 33 He did not feel quite ready to turn in yet, not after a large lamb biryani and a pint of beer. 7. a. intransitive. To change course and go inwards. Formerly also: †(of an eruption on the skin, etc.) to disappear (opposed to to break out 3 at break v. Phrasal verbs) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > process of healing of an injury, etc. > of injury, etc.: heal [verb (intransitive)] > of eruption: disappear to turn in1746 1746 Eng. Traveller III. 266 The Shore turns in so much to the South, that it forms a large Bay. a1776 R. James Diss. Fevers (1778) 29 Small-pox..which turned in the seventh day of the eruption and went off in the most desirable manner. 1832 S. Thomson New Guide Health (ed. 3) Suppl. 148 When it had. flatted down to the vitals, it turned in, and one died, and the other, it left in a miserable state of health; the pits hard and blue, like other poison sores. 1862 J. Pycroft Cricket Tutor 35 Spinning bowling is always liable to turn in or to break away contrary to all expectation. 1882 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan 10 44 The river, after making a bend round some rice flats, turns in and sweeps right under the high bank. 1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose ii. 57 I..flew out to sea..on the reciprocal course, and then turned in again and flew towards the coast on 110°. 2012 Sun (Nexis) 20 Nov. 52 Prayan Ojha finally beat Alastair Cook with a ball that turned in, kept low and bowled the captain. b. transitive. figurative. to be turned in on oneself: to have one's attention or interests directed to oneself or one's inner life and away from external concerns and relationships; to be or become self-involved. Similarly intransitive in to turn in on oneself. ΚΠ 1851 Amer. Temperance Mag. 161 The Destroyer sometimes seizes hold of the powers of the mind, while in full activity and strength, and so distorts them from right purposes, that they are turned in on themselves and fall victims to their own violence. 1873 Brit. Q. Rev. Oct. 335 But Rothe, turning in on himself and discarding theology, could say, ‘Thank God I am a Christian!’ 1911 Jrnl. Mental Sci. 57 382 All these patients are in a high degree autistic, by which term Bleuler means turned in on themselves. 1971 A. G. Kenwood & A. L. Lougheed Growth Internat. Econ. xxi. 309 Countries..turned in on themselves in order to deal with their economic problems. 1998 R. Gunesekera Sandglass ii. 33 From an early age he turned in on himself and showed no interest in the Vatunas plots that Esra puffed over. 2014 L. E. Tushnet Gay & Catholic vi. 79 Don't get stuck in your rut, turned in on yourself and isolated. < as lemmas |
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