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turner

/tur-ner/US // ˈtɜr nər //UK // (ˈtɜːnə) //

车工,车手,车夫,芜湖

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
    • : a person who fashions or shapes objects on a lathe.

Examples

  • In 2013, Turner attempted, unsuccessfully, to pass a measure that would have replaced the governor’s appointees on the PUC with an elected commissioner.

  • After the first two swats, players grew more mindful of Turner’s presence.

  • Once the offseason buzz subsided, Turner became the ultimate disrupter for a Pacers team that came charging out of the gates before cooling recently.

  • Turner has established himself as a franchise cornerstone, and, as of December, General Manager Mike Rizzo expected to pick up long-term extension discussions in the spring.

  • In a brief teleconference Thursday, Heinicke said he is comfortable with Turner’s offense despite only being in Washington for about a month, adding “we do a great job of preparing in the quarterback room as if we are going to play.”

  • Somehow Turner nailed that one second of surpassing natural force.

  • But there was a lot more to Turner than a masochistic mission to understand the elements.

  • As in the case of Turner, the core of the intellect is missing.

  • As for the artist, the great Turner canvases, his watercolors and his sketch books are never allowed to speak.

  • Is there a biography that you think is both a good place to start with Lincoln and a good page-turner?

  • Indian battle at Turner's falls, on Connecticut river above Greenfield.

  • And as for Turner, the man who dares to say that he “painted English life as it was,” dares much.

  • Turner was an artist of the rarest and most generous equipment, and he had to do what he did, and never reasoned why he did it.

  • But although Turner has exaggerated the ruggedness of Hindhead in his picture, the place is not at all gracious or suave.

  • The horror and amazement of the advance guard of Turner's force may be imagined when they came upon the scene of conflict.