粵

扭nau2轉zyun2

simp扭转
nau2 zyun2niǔ zhuǎn

English

  1. to reverse
  2. to turn around (an undesirable situation)
  3. (mechanics) torsion
  4. to turn; to reverse; to twist

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令事情向另一個方向發展,有所轉折

Examples

  • 扭转治疗是酷刑。

    Conversion therapy is torture.

    Tatoeba · rul CC BY

  • 他觉得自己占了上风,但我反过来扭转了局面。

    He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 扭轉局面

    to change the situation

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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