How do you use "turn around" in a sentence?

The new CEO turned the company around in just two years. Things really turned around once she got that promotion. We need to turn this project around before the deadline.

turn around

Q: What does "turn around" mean?

To improve a bad situation dramatically When something turns around, it goes from failing or declining to succeeding or improving. Often used for businesses, economies, or personal situations.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: To improve a bad situation dramatically

扭转局面、使好转

Dar la vuelta a la situación, reconducir

好転させる、立て直す

호전시키다, 회생시키다

When something turns around, it goes from failing or declining to succeeding or improving. Often used for businesses, economies, or personal situations.

某事从失败或衰退转向成功或改善。常用于企业、经济或个人情况。名词"turnaround"指"逆转、起死回生"。

Cuando algo pasa de fracasar o empeorar a tener éxito o mejorar. Muy usado para empresas, economías o situaciones personales. El sustantivo "turnaround" significa "recuperación".

状況が失敗や衰退から成功や改善に転じること。ビジネス、経済、個人の状況によく使う。名詞の「turnaround」は「V字回復」の意味。

실패하거나 쇠퇴하던 상황이 성공하거나 개선되는 것을 뜻한다. 기업, 경제, 개인적 상황에 자주 쓰인다.

Base verb: turn

Particle: around

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Ejemplos

The new CEO turned the company around in just two years.
新CEO仅用两年就扭转了公司局面
el nuevo CEO recondujo la empresa en solo dos años
新しいCEOはわずか2年で会社を立て直した
새 CEO가 불과 2년 만에 회사를 회생시켰다.
Things really turned around once she got that promotion.
她升职后情况真的好转了
las cosas mejoraron mucho cuando consiguió el ascenso
昇進してから状況が本当に好転した
승진하고 나서 상황이 정말 좋아졌다.
We need to turn this project around before the deadline.
我们需要在截止日期前扭转这个项目的局面
tenemos que dar la vuelta a este proyecto antes del plazo
締め切り前にこのプロジェクトを立て直す必要がある
마감 전에 이 프로젝트를 회생시켜야 한다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: business, recovery, improvement

Tono: optimistic

✓ Correcto

Turn things around
扭转局面
Dar la vuelta a las cosas
状況を好転させる
상황을 반전시키다
A complete turnaround
彻底逆转
Un cambio radical
完全な立て直し
완전한 반전

Origen e historia

From the physical act of changing direction, applied metaphorically to reversing a negative trend.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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