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转而 (轉而)
  • [zhuǎn'ér]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

转而 [zhuǎn'ér]
  1. 1. adverb The direction of the act or action changes.
    他骂完小明转而又在夸他这件事情办得好。
    After criticising Xiaoming, he changed his attitude and began to praise Xiaoming for doing a good job in this matter.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

转而 [zhuǎn'ér]
  1. 1. 表示动作行为的方向有所改变
    至山下,转而西行
    原来反对的转而表示赞成。

Examples

原来反对的转而表示赞成。
to reject sth in favour of sth else
拒绝某事转而选择另外某事
to turn the tables on sb
转而占了某人的上风
Sharon had ditched a boring career as a supermarket manager to pursue a more exciting life.
莎伦辞去了超市经理这份无聊的工作,转而去追求更有激情的生活。
I did not try to convert my students to my political viewpoint.
我不会试着使我的学生转而接受我的政治观点。
The seasons occur because the spinning Earth is tilted on its axis.
四季是因为地球沿着轴线自转而形成的。
For a split second the man on the sofa glanced away, towards the noise.
一刹那间,坐在沙发上的那个男人转而扫视噪音的来源。
To relieve the strain, she turned to painting, a pastime she has loved since childhood.
为减缓压力,她转而画画,一件她过去从小就热爱的事情。

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