| 释义 |
turn something out1Extinguish a light: he turned out the light and groped his way through the doorway to the bed...- When the lights were turned out and the respective bedroom doors shut, I could be alone.
- Before turning the lights out, he would get every one quiet.
- They drove off down the High Street and I gave chase but lost them when they turned their lights out.
2Produce something: the plant takes 53 hours to turn out each car...- A rifle was turned out in 22 hours and 36.5 minutes.
- They have to churn, and I'm confident that when they turn that sausage out, it will be the right kind of sausage for America.
- Most factory shotguns are turned out with stocks in the 14-to 14 1/4 inch range - adequate but often a compromise.
Synonyms produce, make, manufacture, fabricate, assemble, put together, process, bring out, put out, churn out 3Empty something, especially one’s pockets: Oliver turned out his pockets and spread out his loot on the ground...- His pockets had been turned out and money and a gold bracelet given to him for 25 years' service at work were missing.
- His pockets had been turned out.
- He pulled his jacket open and turned his pockets out.
Synonyms clear out, clean out, empty (out) 3.1British Clean out a drawer, room, etc. by taking out and reorganizing its contents.He'll be turning rooms out, one at a time. 4Tip prepared food from a mould or other container.She used clear ‘Blomange’ to fill two fish moulds, turned them out and gilded them with gold leaf....- When risen, turn the dough out onto a floured surface, divide into two and knead each piece lightly.
- Run cold water over the spinach to cool it quickly, then turn it out onto a chopping board and use a sharp knife to make a couple of cuts across it.
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