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单词 well-turned
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well-turned in British English

adjective (well turned when postpositive)
1. 
(of a phrase, speech, etc) apt and pleasingly sonorous
2. 
having a pleasing shape
a well-turned leg

well-turned in American English

(ˈwɛlˈtɜrnd)
adjective
1. 
gracefully formed or shaped
a well-turned ankle
2. 
expressed or worded well
a well-turned phrase

Examples of 'well-turned' in a sentence
well-turned

My paper, and others, should reward me well if I turn our jaunt into a well-turned narrative.
Baxter, Stephen ANTI-ICE (1999)
She looked as well-turned out as she had the previous day but much more frenetic.
Delman, David DEATH OF A NYMPH (1999)
Man finished his recitation just as the steward brought in a well-turned glass bottle and two deep cups.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY (1999)
And then the tapering waist, the comfortable bottom, the well-turned calves, the thighs, the energetic feet.
Gregory Maguire CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER (1999)
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