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

　

单词	turret
释义	Trends of turret View usage for: turret (tʌrɪt, US tɜːr-) Word forms: plural turrets 1. countable noun A turret is a small narrow tower on top of a building or a larger tower. 2. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] The turret on a tank or warship is the part where the guns are fixed, which can be turned in any direction. turret in British English (ˈtʌrɪt) noun 1. a small tower that projects from the wall of a building, esp a medieval castle 2. a. a self-contained structure, capable of rotation, in which weapons are mounted, esp in tanks and warships b. a similar structure on an aircraft that houses one or more guns and sometimes a gunner 3. a tall wooden tower on wheels used formerly by besiegers to scale the walls of a fortress 4. (on a machine tool) a turret-like steel structure with tools projecting radially that can be indexed round to select or to bring each tool to bear on the work Word origin C14: from Old French torete, from tor tower, from Latin turris turret in American English (ˈtɜrɪt; ˈtʊrɪt) noun 1. a small tower projecting from a building, usually at a corner and often merely ornamental 2. a wooden, usually square tower on wheels, carrying soldiers, battering-rams, catapults, etc., used in ancient warfare for attacking fortresses and walled cities 3. a. a low, armored, usually revolving, structure for a gun or guns, as on a warship, tank, or fortress b. a transparent dome for a gun and gunner, as on a bomber 4. an attachment for a lathe, drill, etc., consisting of a block holding several cutting tools, which may be rotated to present any of the tools to the work : also ˈturretˌhead (ˈtɜrɪtˌhɛd) 5. an adjustable device on a camera for holding various lenses Word origin ME turet < OFr tourete, dim. of tour: see tower1 Image of turret © Nicole Gordine, shutterstock Examples of 'turret' in a sentence turret They finished it off by putting some oversized turrets on top. Times, Sunday Times (2007) My turret would only work on manual and there was a terrible smell. Len Deighton Bomber The rear turret revolved and a piece of it became dislodged. Len Deighton Bomber One car was hit and the top of its turret knocked off but nobody was killed. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Its machinegun turret and its gunner were missing. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Into it was pumping oil from the fractured pipes that led to the rear turret. Len Deighton Bomber He had been standing in the turret of a tank with his friend when the tank was hit. Claudia Hammond EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings (2005) We see castles with princess turrets. Times, Sunday Times (2009) There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle. Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden (1911) Now it is a small, charming hotel with turrets and towers. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Its towers have turrets, its grounds roll. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Keeping a proper all-round watch in a top turret was a tiring procedure. Len Deighton Bomber Its giddy towers and turrets are reputedly home to 14 ghosts. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Our room was high up in a turret with windows looking out across the rolling vineyards of Beaujolais. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Powerful air currents in the larger clouds pushed upwards in the unstable atmosphere, their tops thrust into the sky like turrets on a castle. Times, Sunday Times (2013) As for the bucket, use a simple round one, not one with fancy turrets. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The view from the lofty driver's seat is still the most commanding you'll get this side of a tank turret. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Word lists with turret parts of an aircraft, parts of an aircraft, architectural features In other languages turret British English: turret NOUN A turret is a small narrow tower on top of a building or a larger tower. American English: turret Brazilian Portuguese: torrinha Chinese: 角楼 European Spanish: torreón French: tourelle German: Turm Italian: torretta Japanese: やぐら Korean: 작은 탑 European Portuguese: torrinha Latin American Spanish: torreón
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