that which arouses or excites, 1968, originally of psychedelic drugs, from verbal phrase turn on "activate (a mechanism)" (1833), specifically from figurative sense turn (someone) on "excite, stimulate, arouse," recorded from 1903; from turn (v.) + on (adv.).
雙語例句
1. For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
我們活著是為了什么？不就是給鄰居當(dāng)笑柄，再反過來笑他們。
來自《傲慢與偏見》
2. Today I might hesitate to turn in a burglar.
現(xiàn)在讓我把入室竊賊送交警方，我可能會(huì)有所顧慮。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to.
有時(shí)事情并不像我們認(rèn)為的那樣發(fā)展。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.