| 释义 |
on the turn1At a turning point; in a state of change: my luck is on the turn...- Today you can feel the tide of fashion on the turn.
- The tide was on the turn.
- The fact that there are so many of them around suggests to some that the tide must be on the turn and that the only way now is up.
1.1(Of certain foods or liquids) going off: the smell of meat on the turn...- Some of the effusions of the last ten days have started to smell slightly off, like milk on the turn.
- He returned the bottle to the fridge, which smelled strongly of Sue's garlic and vegetables on the turn.
- Does Englishness elide into Scottishness in a sidling sort of way, like a pint of milk on the turn?
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