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单词 in turn
释义

All related terms of 'in turn'

turn in
When you turn in , you go to bed.
turn in on oneself
to withdraw or cause to withdraw from contact with others and become preoccupied with one's own problems
turn in your grave
if someone who is dead would turn in their grave , they would be very angry or upset about something that is happening now if they knew about it
turn in their grave
If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now , you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive .
to make someone turn in their grave
to do something that would have shocked or distressed (someone now dead )
make someone turn (over) in his (or her) grave
to be or do something that would have shocked or distressed someone now dead
to twist the knife twist the knife in sb's wound/turn the knife in sb's wound
If you twist the knife or if you turn the knife in someone's wound , you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.
(phrase) 
There were cheers for each person as they spoke in turn.
Synonyms
one at a time
one by one
in succession
one after another
See turn

Nearby words of
in turn

  • in truth
  • in tune with something
  • in turmoil
  • in turn
  • in unison
  • in vain
  • in view of

Related terms of
in turn

  • turn in
  • turn someone in
  • turn something in

Synonyms of 'in turn'

in turn

Explore 'in turn' in the dictionary

in turn

phrase
You use in turn to refer to actions or events that are in a sequence one after the other, for example because one causes the other.
One of the team members leaked the story to a colleague who, in turn, told a reporter.
See full dictionary entry for turn

in turn

phrase
If each person in a group does something in turn, they do it one after the other in a fixed or agreed order.
There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn.
Synonyms: one at a time, one by one, in succession, one after another More Synonyms of in turn
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in turn in American English

in proper sequence or succession
See full dictionary entry for turn

Examples of 'in turn' in a sentence
in turn

He mimics pointing at each person in turn.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You will play a leading role in turning a group of friends into a team of winners.
The Sun (2013)
My role in that is in turning it into something people can get into.
The Sun (2006)
Take each one in turn and note down your rights in each case.
Lindenfield, Gael 50 Ways to Become a Self-Confident Woman (1989)
Ask each passenger in turn to disclose one fact about themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Take time to have a candlelit bath or take it in turns to give one another a massage.
The Sun (2013)
Take it in turns to give one another a relaxing massage which puts you in close physical touch.
The Sun (2015)
One of our favourites is asking each person in turn to tell a story about his or her day.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You also have a key role to play in turning a group of friends into a team of winners.
The Sun (2014)
They shopped in their usual shops but were more conscious of planning and each one took it in turns to cook.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She sips each one in turn.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That in turn might boost something as important as cold cash - confidence.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They go round their circle, singing a serenade of welcome to each person in turn.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Rebel groups have in turn used the areas to launch rockets into civilian neighbourhoods of Damascus.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Go up to each person in turn and ask them to name their favourite Beatles track.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In practice it is pretty conventional, with the guests taking it in turns to recount something funny that happened to them.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
At the youth group meeting you may wish to form a panel or discuss in turn with the group what advice they would give to the person.
Aiken, Nick Working with Teenagers (1994)
After lunch I sit down with each group in turn.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We were invited to a friend's 21st and agreed to take it in turns looking after our son so we could both go.
The Sun (2009)
I look on as she is incredibly kind and polite to each person in turn, listening intently to their personal stories and experiences of the dreadful disease.
The Sun (2015)

Chinese translation of 'in turn'

in turn

  1. (= one after the other) 轮(輪)流 (lúnliú)
  2. (= then, afterwards) 依次 (yīcì)
See turn (sense 14)

Nearby words of
in turn

  • in town
  • in transit
  • in turmoil
  • in turn
  • in two weeks' time
  • in uniform
  • in vain

Related terms of
in turn

  • turn in
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