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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

扭转 [niǔzhuǎn]
  1. 1. verb turn … around
    扭转船头。
    He turned the boat around.
    她突然扭转身子。
    Suddenly, she turned round.
    最后的进球扭转了整个局面。
    The last goal turned the whole game around.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

扭转 [niǔzhuǎn]
  1. 1. turn round; twist
    扭转身子,向车间走去。
    He turned round and made for the workshop.
  2. 2. turn back; reverse
    扭转企业亏损
    eliminate enterprise losses
    扭转被动局面
    put an end to a passive state of affairs; regain the initiative
    扭转局势
    turn the tide; reverse a trend

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

扭转 [niǔzhuǎn]
  1. 1. 转过来
    扭转身子向教室后面看。
  2. 2. 纠正不正常的情况或改变不好的形势
    扭转了连年亏损的局面。
  3. 3. 跟"逆转"不同。"逆转"通常不带宾语;"扭转"通常要求带宾语。

Examples

扭转局势
turn the tide; reverse a trend
扭转企业亏损
eliminate enterprise losses
这一高着扭转了败局。
The clever move reversed the defeat.
她突然扭转身子。
Suddenly, she turned round.
扭转
扭转败局。

Collocations

扭转乾坤
to bring about a radical change
扭转局面
to reverse the course of
用力扭转
to turn back with force
得以扭转
to be reversed
扭转过来
reversed

Word Decomposition


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