twist [i> T] to turn something with a quick firm circular movement: "I can't get the top off." "Try twisting it the other
way." I She pushed the knife into his stomach and twisted it hard.
В when something such as a wheel goes around
turn fj:rn \v 1] if something turns, :f moves around a fixed central point: Slowly, the wheels of the train began to turn. I We watched in terror as the bundle turned and the door creaked open.
go around (also go round british) .■.gao (3)'raund/ to move in a continuous circular movement: When the fan goes around it moves the air and cools the room.
go around and around (=go around many times) The big wheel went around
and around. »
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Spin /spm [и I] to turn around many times very quickly: The wheels were spinning in the mud, but the car wouldn't move + around The hard disk spins around several times every second. spinning - spun - have spun
to change your direction when you are walking or driving
turn /t3Srn/ |u 1] to change your direction
when you are walking or driving: He saw
a police car up ahead, so he turned and
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went down a side street.
turn le/t/right Turn left at the next intersection.
turn back (=turn and go back towards the place that you came from) After sailing north for an hour; we had to turn back because of fog.
turn off (=leave a street in order to go down another street) Turn off Delaney Road just after the church. turn onto/into (=start going along another street after changing direction) Turn onto South Street, then go straight for three blocks.
change direction /,reind3 d^'rekpn/ to
turn while you are moving so that you start going in a different direction: Changing direction on skis isn't difficult once youve learned the technique.
swerve 'sw3:rv/ [i> I] if a vehicle or its driver swerves, they change direction very suddenly, especially in order to avoid hitting something: The driver swerved to avoid a child, and crashed into a signpost.
when a road or river changes direction
bend /bend/ [n C] a place where a road or river curves: The taxi went around the bend at an alarming speed. + in a bend in the river
curve /кз:гу/ [n C] a place where a road curves: He lost control of the car on a
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sharp curve.
In American English, curve is more
common than bend in this meaning.
turn over /,ti:rn 'эоуэг/ |phrasal verb I] if a car. train etc turns over, it turns upside down or falls on its side as a result of an accident: The car turned over and burst into flames.
capsize ksep'saizll'kaepsaiz [и II if a boat or ship capsizes, it turns upside down, or falls on its side, and usually sinks: 193 pas- sengers died when their ferry capsized in the English Channel.
TWO
two
two tu:/ [quanii/ierj 2: We have two dogs and three cats, f There used to be five churches in the town. Now there are only two. I ft takes tiuo hours to get there.
+ of Two of the boys in the hockey team were sick.
pair реэг [n Q two things of the same type that are used together a pair of shoes/socks/gloves/earrings
etc I need a new pair of shoes.
a couple /э клр<?1/ [quantifier] British
informal two: I haven't got any stamps - could you lend me a couple? + of I've got a couple of tickets for the game on Saturday. I She lived in Japan for a couple of years.
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In American English, a couple usually
means 'a small number', but in British
English it usually just means 'two'.
turn, (also turning British) t3:rn, t3:rnii] [n C] a place in a road where you can turn and go onto another road: We wanted to go west toward Newark, but I think we missed the turn. I Take the first turning after the traffic lights.
when a vehicle turns over in an accident
tura upside down /t3:rn Apsaid daom if a car, plane, boat etc turns upside down, it turns over so that its top is facing down and its bottom is facing up: The plane had turned upside down and was out of control.
two people together
couple j'kApji- [n CI two people who are together, especially because they are married or have a sexual relationship: The couple who live next door are always arguing. I a young couple walking hand in hand along the beach a married couple (=a couple who are
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married)
In British English, you can use couple with a singular or plural verb: An old couple was sitting/were sitting at the next table. In American English, always use a singular verb.
pair реэ' [п С] two people who are doing something together, or who are similar or connected in some way + оfa pair of dancers I Annie and Jane were all dressed up, and looked like a pair of movie stars.