turning

/ˈtɜːnɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɚnɪŋ] /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈɚnɪŋ] /ˈtər-niŋ How to pronounce turning (audio)/ (ame, mw)

turning — noun

  • turningsingular
  • turningsplural

1. a spot along a road or path where it joins another route, giving you the chance

1.名詞B1
釋義

a spot along a road or path where it joins another route, giving you the chance to go a different way, such as a side road branching off a main street

例句

Cyrus missed the turning for the hospital and had to circle back around the block.

turning + for [destination]

There is a sharp turning on the left just past the old stone bridge.

sharp + turning

同義詞
  • turn

    More common in American English; shorter and less formal.

  • junction

    A broader term for any place where roads meet, not specifically a branch off the main route.

  • fork

    Describes a point where one road splits into two roughly equal branches.

文法句型

take the + ordinal + turning

用法筆記

Common in British road directions. Often paired with an ordinal number ('first turning', 'third turning') or a landmark ('past the church', 'after the bridge'). In American English, 'turn' is more frequent in the same contexts.

常見錯誤

❌Take the third turn on the left.
✅Take the third turning on the left.
💡'turn' as a noun for a road junction is less natural in British English; 'turning' is the standard form.

2. the act of moving someone or something so that it faces or travels along a diffe

2.名詞B2
釋義

the act of moving someone or something so that it faces or travels along a different path, especially a complete or partial change of course

例句

The sudden turning of the ship made several passengers feel dizzy below deck.

sudden turning of [vehicle]

Asher practised quick turnings on the ice rink the week before the competition.

quick + turning

同義詞
  • turn

    The usual noun for a change of direction; 'turning' is slightly more formal or technical.

  • swerve

    Suggests a sudden, sideways movement to avoid something.

  • veer

    Describes a gradual or unplanned change of direction.

反義詞

文法句型

a + adjective + turning

turning of + noun

用法筆記

The verb 'turn' is far more common than the noun 'turning' for this sense. The noun is used especially when describing the quality or type of a turn (e.g. 'a sharp turning', 'a sudden turning').

常見錯誤

❌The car did a turning at the corner.
✅The car made a sharp turn at the corner.
💡Use 'make a turn' rather than 'do a turning' for a single change of direction.

3. the craft or process of cutting and shaping wood, metal, or other hard materials

3.名詞C1
釋義

the craft or process of cutting and shaping wood, metal, or other hard materials on a machine called a lathe, which spins the material against a cutting tool; also, an object or piece produced by this method

例句

Niran learned the basics of wood turning at a weekend workshop in the countryside.

wood + turning (craft)

The cabinet doors have decorative turnings carved from a single piece of cherry wood.

decorative + turnings

同義詞
  • lathe work

    A more explicit term that names the machine directly.

  • woodturning

    The specific compound form for working with wood on a lathe.

文法句型

wood / metal + turning

turning of + material

用法筆記

Used mainly in woodworking and metalworking contexts. As an uncountable noun ('turning') it refers to the activity; as a countable plural ('turnings') it can refer either to the shavings produced during cutting or to the finished decorative objects.

常見錯誤

❌He did turning on the wood.
✅He did some wood turning on a lathe.
💡The specific type of material comes before 'turning' in compound form ('wood turning', 'metal turning').