掉头

[diào tóu]

Chinese-English

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Definition:
AllAll,turn roundturn round,turn aboutturn about,turn aroundturn around,U turnU turn,make a U-turnmake a U-turn
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
Out of the corner of my eye I could see the car, reversing in an attempt to catch up with me. Perhaps they wanted to give me a receipt.
我用眼角余光看见那两汽车正在掉头，他们想过来追我，也许是想给我一张发票吧。
wǒ yòng yǎn jiǎo yú guāng kàn jiàn nà liǎng qì chē zhèng zài diào tóu , tā men xiǎng guò lái zhuī wǒ , yě xǔ shì xiǎng gěi wǒ yī zhāng fā piào ba 。
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2.
He looked at me with a strange look and still turned away, but , this time he did say goodbye to me quietly.
他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我，但却还是掉头就走，不过这次他有小声地跟我说再见。
tā yòng yī zhǒng hěn qí guài de biǎo qíng kàn zhe wǒ , dàn què hái shì diào tóu jiù zǒu , bú guò zhè cì tā yǒu xiǎo shēng de gēn wǒ shuō zài jiàn 。
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3.
As he was teaching HIM how to turn the mower around at the end of the lawn, his wife, Jan, called to HIM to ask a question.
当教到怎样在草坪尽头将割草机掉头时，他的妻子简突然喊他，询问一些事情。
dāng jiāo dào zěn yàng zài cǎo píng jìn tóu jiāng gē cǎo jī diào tóu shí , tā de qī zi jiǎn tū rán hǎn tā , xún wèn yì xiē shì qíng 。
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4.
The mailbox is empty as well, and he turns to leave but hears the voice of the postman behind him.
邮箱依然是空的，他掉头正要离开，可是听见身后的邮差的声音。
yóu xiāng yī rán shì kōng de , tā diào tóu zhèng yào lí kāi , kě shì tīng jiàn shēn hòu de yóu chāi de shēng yīn 。
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5.
He looked around for the bird now because he would have liked him for company. The bird was gone.
他掉头寻找那只小鸟，因为很乐意有它来作伴。鸟儿飞走了。
tā diào tóu xún zhǎo nà zhī xiǎo niǎo , yīn wèi hěn lè yì yǒu tā lái zuò bàn 。 niǎo ér fēi zǒu le 。
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6.
Talking to my mum not even for a minute, heard people screaming! Instinctively turned back and looked up. Oh. . . he jumped.
和妈妈讲了一分钟都唔够，特然…！听到路人在高声呼叫！我就本能地掉头向上望，原来…那名男士已跳了下来…
hé mā mā jiǎng le yī fēn zhōng dōu én gòu , tè rán … ! tīng dào lù rén zài gāo shēng hū jiào ! wǒ jiù běn néng de diào tóu xiàng shàng wàng , yuán lái … nà míng nán shì yǐ tiào le xià lái …
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7.
Police said the driver was trying to turn the Wienermobile around in the driveway and thought she was moving in reverse.
警方称，司机当时试图将这辆车在车道上掉头，认为自己是在倒车。
jǐng fāng chēng , sī jī dāng shí shì tú jiāng zhè liàng chē zài chē dào shàng diào tóu , rèn wéi zì jǐ shì zài dào chē 。
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8.
And eventually retreat return, combined body no longer turn, spacecraft taken directly from the front inverted evacuation, evacuation.
而最终撤离返回的时候，组合体不再掉头，飞船采取倒飞撤离，即直接从前面撤离。
ér zuì zhōng chè lí fǎn huí de shí hou , zǔ hé tǐ bú zài diào tóu , fēi chuán cǎi qǔ dào fēi chè lí , jí zhí jiē cóng qián mian chè lí 。
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9.
Christ, before my eyes there shimmered such a golden peace that only a neurotic could dream of turning his head away.
天啊，黄金般的祥和气氛在我眼前闪现，只有一个患神经病的人才想掉头走开。
tiān na , huáng jīn bān de xiáng hé qì fēn zài wǒ yǎn qián shǎn xiàn , zhǐ yǒu yī gè huàn shén jīng bìng de rén cái xiǎng diào tóu zǒu kāi 。
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10.
Mr Edwards worries that the economy will start to turn down in the first half of next year.
爱德华兹担心，经济在明年上半年将掉头向下。
ài dé huá zī dān xīn , jīng jì zài míng nián shàng bàn nián jiāng diào tóu xiàng xià 。
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