英语词汇“to turn upon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

See also main sense 28a.

†1. intransitive. To verge upon or shade off into (a different colour). Obsolete.

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1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lxxix. 428 In the middle of the sayde flowers are many smal hearie threddes..turning vpon yellowe.

2. intransitive. To have as the critical factor; to hinge on, depend on; = to turn on —— 1 at Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > be caused by or result from [verb (transitive)] > depend on

to stand in ——OE

to lie inc1374

to stand upon ——a1393

to turn on ——a1413

to stand by ——a1450

lie1590

set1597

suspend1638

to turn upon ——1652

condition1868

ride1950

1652 R. Williams Bloody Tenent yet More Bloody Pref. sig. A3^v Your Honours will find.., that all violence to Conscience turns upon these two Hinges. First, of Restraining from that worshipping of a God or Gods, which the Consciences of men in their respective worships (all the world over) believes to be true. Secondly, of Constraining to the practising or countenancing of that whereof their Consciences are not perswaded.

1711 J. Swift Conduct of Allies 32 Great Events often turn upon very small Circumstances.

1823 Examiner 268/2 The plot..turns upon the secret marriage of Claudio.

1995 S. E. Grace in M. Lowry Sursum Corda! I. 533 Shakespeare's late romance The Tempest (1611)..turns upon the metaphors of alchemical theatre and marriage.

2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 May 50/1 Determining the constitutionality of the program would turn upon submissions to the Intelligence Court by the attorney general.

3. intransitive. Usually of discourse, debate, etc.: to have as its subject, be about or concerned with, relate to; = to turn on —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare.Apparently originally a development of sense 2, but often associated with other senses: cf. main sense 23.

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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > mean, signify, express [verb (transitive)] > make reference to

to shoot atc1407

mean1513

to have respect to1542

to intend at1572

eye1594

to turn upon ——1697

to turn on ——1765

1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse ii. 36 The Conversation of all the Vertuous Women in the Town, turns upon that and new Cloaths.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 119. ¶7 As the two Points of Good Breeding, which I have..insisted upon, regard Behaviour and Conversation, there is a third which turns upon Dress.

1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. iv. 72 That the Conversation might turn upon somewhat instructive.

1884 Manch. Examiner 26 May 4/7 The debate..did not turn upon any..practical proposition.

1932 Punch 23 Nov. 561/1 The soul-shaking story which is to run through a projected film of the Post Office has not been selected; but..it will not turn upon the passionate crisis created by the non-delivery of a letter.

单词	to turn upon
释义	> as lemmas to turn upon —— to turn upon —— See also main sense 28a. †1. intransitive. To verge upon or shade off into (a different colour). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lxxix. 428 In the middle of the sayde flowers are many smal hearie threddes..turning vpon yellowe. 2. intransitive. To have as the critical factor; to hinge on, depend on; = to turn on —— 1 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > be caused by or result from [verb (transitive)] > depend on to stand in ——OE to lie inc1374 to stand upon ——a1393 to turn on ——a1413 to stand by ——a1450 lie1590 set1597 suspend1638 to turn upon ——1652 condition1868 ride1950 1652 R. Williams Bloody Tenent yet More Bloody Pref. sig. A3^v Your Honours will find.., that all violence to Conscience turns upon these two Hinges. First, of Restraining from that worshipping of a God or Gods, which the Consciences of men in their respective worships (all the world over) believes to be true. Secondly, of Constraining to the practising or countenancing of that whereof their Consciences are not perswaded. 1711 J. Swift Conduct of Allies 32 Great Events often turn upon very small Circumstances. 1823 Examiner 268/2 The plot..turns upon the secret marriage of Claudio. 1995 S. E. Grace in M. Lowry Sursum Corda! I. 533 Shakespeare's late romance The Tempest (1611)..turns upon the metaphors of alchemical theatre and marriage. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 May 50/1 Determining the constitutionality of the program would turn upon submissions to the Intelligence Court by the attorney general. 3. intransitive. Usually of discourse, debate, etc.: to have as its subject, be about or concerned with, relate to; = to turn on —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare.Apparently originally a development of sense 2, but often associated with other senses: cf. main sense 23. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > mean, signify, express [verb (transitive)] > make reference to to shoot atc1407 mean1513 to have respect to1542 to intend at1572 eye1594 to turn upon ——1697 to turn on ——1765 1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse ii. 36 The Conversation of all the Vertuous Women in the Town, turns upon that and new Cloaths. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 119. ¶7 As the two Points of Good Breeding, which I have..insisted upon, regard Behaviour and Conversation, there is a third which turns upon Dress. 1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. iv. 72 That the Conversation might turn upon somewhat instructive. 1884 Manch. Examiner 26 May 4/7 The debate..did not turn upon any..practical proposition. 1932 Punch 23 Nov. 561/1 The soul-shaking story which is to run through a projected film of the Post Office has not been selected; but..it will not turn upon the passionate crisis created by the non-delivery of a letter. extracted from turnv. < as lemmas
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