问题
单项选择题
The old gentleman ______ to be an old friend of his grandfather’s.
A. turned in
B. turned over
C. turned up
D. turned out
答案
参考答案:D
解析: turn out在这里的意思是to happen in a particular way,or to have a particular result, especially one that you did not expect,即“原来是,证明是”,经常表示出乎预料之外的情况。如:That guy turned out to be Maria’s second cousin.(那个人原来是Maria的二表弟。)It was a difficult time,but eventually things turned out all right.(那时候很难,但最终结果还可以。)To my surprise, it turned out that I was wrong.(令我惊奇的是,居然是我错了。)其他三个选项也都是固定词组,turn in意为“拐弯进入,上交”等;turn over意为“翻过来,移交,仔细考虑”等;turn up意为“出现,找到,意外地发生”。