in turn
in turn — 慣用語
1. happening one person or thing at a time, following a set sequence that everyone
依序；輪流
按照大家同意的順序，一個接一個進行
happening one person or thing at a time, following a set sequence that everyone agrees on, so each gets a chance before the next begins.
The teacher asked each child to read a sentence aloud in turn.
老師請每個孩子依序大聲讀出一個句子。
in turn = one student after another, in order
At the family dinner, everyone shared their best memory of grandma in turn.
在家庭聚餐上，大家輪流分享自己對奶奶最美好的回憶。
each speaker takes a sequential turn
Vikram greeted each guest in turn as they stepped through the front door.
Vikram 在每位客人走進前門時，依序向他們問候。
The judges tasted every dish in turn before writing down their scores.
評審依序品嘗每一道菜，才寫下他們的分數。
Each runner crossed the finish line in turn, and Imani cheered for all of them.
每位跑者依序衝過終點線，Imani 為他們每個人歡呼。
- one by one
more visual, stresses single members handled separately
- one after another
stresses the sequence without implying an agreed order
- successively
formal, common in writing rather than speech
- all at once
everyone or everything together, not in sequence
- simultaneously
formal; at the same moment rather than one by one
用法筆記
Often follows a verb describing an action repeated across several people or things ('asked each child', 'greeted each guest'). The subject is usually a group, and the action applies to its members one by one.