turn on
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
turn on• Do you want me to turn the lights on?• Then the warriors turned upon each other, for a fight to the death.• Red with rage, Frank turned on Anna, grasping her arm in a vice-like grip.• Use timers to turn on indoor lights while you are away.• He went into the bathroom and turned on the shower.turn somebody on• It's difficult telling your partner what actually turns you on.• Men with long hair really turn me on.• My last boyfriend always found nurses' uniforms a real turn-on.turn to• Tom turned the radio on to a station that played dance music.• I turned him on to it.• The other thing that turned me on to television was immediacy.• As Amin turned out on to the main road, there were two explosions, in quick succession.• The squeeze is, in turn, passed on to the next person.• Half closing my eyes, I turned and backed on to the porch.• And maybe for the first time in our lives, we turned that fury on to the world, away from ourselves.• Mr Cargill, he really turned me on to this stuff.turn on the charm• Wayne certainly knows how to turn on the charm when he wants something out of you.ˈturn-on noun [singular] informalSEXY something that makes you feel excited, especially sexually 〔尤指在性方面〕使人感到兴奋的东西 It was a turn-on to be the centre of attention. 成为别人注意的焦点令人兴奋。 → turn onExamples from the Corpus
turn-on• I found this such a turn-on that I nearly came then and there.• Who knows, it may even work as a kind of sick turn-on.• Her voice is a total turn-on.ˈturn-on nounChineseSyllable
especially excited, feel you Corpus that makes something
turn on
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++turn on → turn on at turn1(PHRASAL VERB)
turn on
turn on phrasal verb (see also turn)
1. turn something ↔ on to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc start operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc
SYN switch on
OPP turn off:
Jake turned on his computer and checked his mail.
2. turn something ↔ on to make the supply of water, gas etc start flowing from something by turning a handle
OPP turn off:
He turned on the gas and lit the stove.
‘I’m thirsty,’ she said, turning on the tap.
3. turn on somebody alsoturn upon somebody to suddenly attack someone, using physical violence or unpleasant words:
Peter turned on Rae and screamed, ‘Get out of my sight!’
4. turn on something alsoturn upon something if a situation, event, argument etc turns on a particular thing or idea, it depends on that thing:
As usual, everything turned on how much money was available.
5. turn somebody on to make someone feel sexually excited:
The way he looked at her really turned her on. ⇨ turn-on
6. turn somebody on to interest someone, or to make someone become interested in something:
Science fiction just doesn’t turn me on.
turn somebody on to
It was Walter who turned me on to vegetarian food.
7. turn on the charm alsoturn it on to suddenly start to be very nice, amusing, and interesting, especially in a way that is not sincere:
Simon was good at turning on the charm at parties.
turn on phrasal verb (see also turn)
1. turn something ↔ on to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc start operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc
SYN switch on
OPP turn off:
2. turn something ↔ on to make the supply of water, gas etc start flowing from something by turning a handle
OPP turn off:
3. turn on somebody alsoturn upon somebody to suddenly attack someone, using physical violence or unpleasant words:
4. turn on something alsoturn upon something if a situation, event, argument etc turns on a particular thing or idea, it depends on that thing:
5. turn somebody on to make someone feel sexually excited:
6. turn somebody on to interest someone, or to make someone become interested in something:
turn somebody on to
7. turn on the charm alsoturn it on to suddenly start to be very nice, amusing, and interesting, especially in a way that is not sincere: