turn over

裏返す、寝返りを打つ

物の反対側を上に向ける、または体を反対側に向ける。

やさしい英語で： You move something so its other side faces up, or move your body onto the other side.

• Turn over the page.
• He turned over in bed.
• She turned the pancakes over when the edges were brown.

使い方： turn something over (Turn the card over to see the answer.)

類義語： flip over

よく使う表現： turn over something, turn over a card, turn over in bed

引き渡す、明け渡す

物を他人に渡し、自分の所有や管理から離す。

やさしい英語で： You give something to someone else, giving up your possession or control of it.

• Please turn over the keys.
• She turned the evidence over to the police.
• The soldiers were ordered to turn over their weapons.

使い方： turn something over to someone (They turned the stolen goods over to the police.)

類義語： hand over, surrender, give up

反対語： retain

よく使う表現： turn over something, turn over the evidence, turn over control, turn over a business

よく考える、思いを巡らす

考えや疑問、問題についてじっくり考える。

やさしい英語で： You think carefully about an idea, question, or problem.

• I need time to turn over your suggestion.
• She turned the problem over in her mind.
• He kept turning over the idea as he walked home.

使い方： turn something over in your mind (I turned the question over in my mind all evening.)

類義語： consider, think over, ponder

よく使う表現： turn over an idea, turn over a question

ひっくり返して探す、荒らす

物を動かして場所を荒っぽく探し、散らかすことが多い。

やさしい英語で： You search a place roughly, moving things around and often leaving a mess.

• Burglars turned over the house.
• I turned the whole room over looking for my keys.
• They had turned over every drawer but found nothing valuable.

類義語： ransack

よく使う表現： turn over a room, turn over the house

生産する、処理する

企業や機械が一定の時間内に、ある量を生産したり処理したりする。

やさしい英語で： A business or machine produces or deals with a certain amount of work in a period of time.

• The factory can turn over hundreds of units daily.
• This restaurant turns over its tables twice each evening.
• They turn over fresh stock every week.

類義語： process

よく使う表現： turn over stock, turn over units, turn over tables