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1 (usu pl 通常作复数) turned-up end ofa trouser leg （裤脚的）卷边:
Turn-ups are becoming fashionable again. 裤脚留卷边又时兴起来了. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) a `turn-up (for the book) (infml) unusual or unexpected happening or event 极不寻常的事; 意想不到的事:
The champion beaten in the first round? That's a turn-up for the book! 那冠军在第一回合中就败了? 真想不到哇!
turn up
(a) (commerce 商) (of shares, the stock-market, etc) rise; increase; improve （指股票、 股市等）上扬, 反弹, 升值:
Investment is turning up sharply. 投资额急遽增长.
(b) make one's appearance; arrive 露面; 来到:
We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7.30, but he failed to turn up. 我们约定7点30分在电影院见面, 但他没来. *
We invited her to dinner but she didn't even bother to turn up. 我们请她吃饭她都不露面.
(C) be found (esp by chance) after being lost （失去後）被发现或找到（尤指偶然地）:
I'm sure your watch will turn up one of these days. 我担保你的手表准有一天能找到.
(d) (of an opportunity) present itself; happen （指机会）出现, 到来:
He's still hoping something (eg a job or a piece of good luck) will turn up. 他仍在期待机会出现（如得到工作或好运）. turn sth up (a) cause sth to face or point upwards 使某物面朝上或指向上方:
He turned up his coat collar against the chill wind. 他竖起大衣领抵御寒风.
(b) shorten (a garment) by folding it up at the bottom 摺起衣边改短（衣服）:
These trousers are too long; they'll need turning up/to be turned up. 这条裤子太长, 需要改短些.
(C) discover sth by digging; expose sth 挖掘而发现某物; 暴露出某物:
The farmer turned up a human skull while ploughing the field. 那农民 地时挖出一个人类的头颅骨. *
The soil had been turned up by the plough. 那片地是用 翻的.
(d) increase the loudness of (a radio, television, etc) 开大（收音机、 电视机等）的音量:
I can't hear the radio very well; could you turn it up a bit? 收音机我听不太清楚, 你把声音开大点行吗? |