turn over

phrasal verb

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turn over

to change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top翻身；翻转
- If you turn over you might find it easier to get to sleep.你若翻个身，也许入睡容易些。
- The car skidded and turned over.汽车打滑向一侧翻倒了。
- (figurative) The smell made my stomach turn over (= made me feel sick).这气味让我反胃。
(of an engine发动机) to start or to continue to run发动；转动；继续运转
to change to another channel when you are watching television变换（电视频道）

turn over something

to do business worth a particular amount of money in a particular period of time营业额为…；做金额为…的生意
- The company turns over £3.5 million a year.这家公司一年的营业额为 350 万英镑。
related noun turnover

turn something over

to make something change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top使翻个儿；使翻转
- Brown the meat on one side, then turn it over and brown the other side.把肉的一面烤黄，然后翻转过来，再烤另一面。
to think about something carefully认真思考；深思熟虑
- She kept turning over the events of the day in her mind.她脑子里不断琢磨当天发生的事。
(of a shop) to sell goods and replace them周转；销货和进货
- A supermarket will turn over its stock very rapidly.超市的货物周转得很快。
related noun turnover
(informal) to steal from a place从…偷窃
- Burglars had turned the house over.盗贼把这所房子盗窃一空。
to make an engine start running发动（引擎）