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half-turning

/haf-tur-ning, hahf-/US // ˈhæfˌtɜr nɪŋ, ˈhɑf- //

半转身,半转弯,半翻身,半转体

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Furniture.

    • : split spindle.

Examples

  • But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.

  • Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.

  • My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.

  • Emetophobia tends to compromise my relationships, turning me into a selfish jerk.

  • As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.

  • It is the principal waste-product of metabolism, and constitutes about one-half of all the solids excreted—about 30 gm.

  • A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.

  • Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."

  • All changes are to be Rang either by walking them (as the term is) or else Whole-pulls, or Half-pulls.

  • The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.