turn outとは

動詞

turn out (三人称単数 現在形 turns out, 現在分詞 turning out, 過去形および過去分詞形 turned out)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To result; end up.
   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 1, in The Celebrity:

     He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me.

   I had hoped our first meeting would turn out better.

2. (intransitive, by ellipsis) To succeed; work out; turn out well.

   I'm afraid the cake didn't turn out.

3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To attend; show up.

   Hundreds of people turned out to see the parade.

4. (transitive, idiomatic) To extinguish a light or other device

   Turn out the lights before you leave.

   • 1854, Dickens, chapter 11, in Hard Times:

     The day grew strong, and showed itself outside, even against the flaming lights within. The lights were turned out, and the work went on.

5. (intransitive, idiomatic) To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess‎^[1]:

     As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.

   • 2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, in the Guardian:

     The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice. As it turned out, it was a masterstroke. The striker was full of running, played with a more direct shoot-on-sight approach than normal and finished with two goals and an assist.

   It turns out that he just made a lucky guess.

6. (transitive, idiomatic) To produce; make.

   The bakery turns out three hundred pies each day.

7. (intransitive) To leave a road.

   Turn out at the third driveway.

8. (transitive) To remove from a mould, bowl etc.

   Turn out the dough onto a board and shape it.

9. (transitive, idiomatic) To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.

   The hotel staff hastened to turn out the noisy drunk.

10. (sex, transitive, slang) To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute.

派生語

• as it turns out

参考

• come out
• crank out
• end up
• put out
• turn
• turn away
• turn off
• turnout

アナグラム

• out-turn, outturn

アナグラム

• out-turn, outturn

名詞

turnout (複数形 turnouts)

1. The number of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.
   • 2012, The Hyperink Team, Essential Tools For Managing A Restaurant Business, Hyperink Inc (→ISBN):

     Depending on the location of a restaurant, weekdays may equally experience low turnout.

   • 2016, Alistair Jones, Britain and the European Union, Edinburgh University Press (→ISBN), page 212:

     A country which has always had an exceptionally good turnout for its elections to the European Parliament is Belgium. Every single election has had a turnout of over 90 per cent. The reason for this is that there is compulsory voting in Belgium.

2. (US) A place to pull off a road.

   When towing a trailer, use the turnouts to let faster traffic pass.

   • 2011, Douglas Steakley, Photographing Big Sur: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them, The Countryman Press (→ISBN), page 56:

     This is a location that should not be missed, especially during late afternoons in winter. This field can be photographed from the narrow driveway that leads down to the restaurant or from the turnout south of the restaurant, ...

3. (rail transport, chiefly US) A place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.

同意語

• (roadside area) lay-by

派生語

• turnout gear

アナグラム

• out-turn, outturn