English Dictionary

turn turtle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɜːn ˈtɜːtəl/

動詞

歴史的 自動詞 比喩的用法

(intransitive, now historical) To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back. / (intransitive) Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down.

日本語の意味

亀を背中側にひっくり返して捕まえること。または、船や車両などが転覆し、上下が逆転すること。

On calm evenings the children would wade into the shallow lagoon to turn turtle for sport.

穏やかな夕方、子供たちは遊び半分で浅い入り江に入り、カメを仰向けにひっくり返して捕まえていた。

意味（1）

(intransitive, now historical) To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.

Before Noon, the next Day, I sent off the Master, Mr. Aikin, and a Party to the Island, victualled for a week, to turn Turtle. The Evening brought us light breezes with fine pleasant Weather; and the Cutter came back with a couple of Turtle, which we served out as before.

意味（2）

(intransitive) Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down.

Gymnastics of every description, even the Kroo canoe afforded its mite towards the general hilarity, by turning turtle with the awkward aspirants for paddling fame.

意味（3）

(intransitive, figuratively) To fail; to go belly up.

On a day-to-day basis, his [Bill Hartack's] business turned turtle; some years he wouldn't even win a hundred races. But at Derby time, he was still the jockey of choice, in demand for many of the major trainers.

意味（4）

(intransitive, surfing) To roll upside down with one's surfboard (usually a longboard) to allow a wave, especially a wave that has already broken, to pass over.

As you encounter waves on the way out, you have five ways of getting past them: […] Turn turtle. Turn upside down and hang onto the rails (i.e., the edges) near the nose of the board, pulling it downward, so that the oncoming wave pushes on this slanted shield, forcing you and the forward part of the board downward[…].

turns turtle （ present singular third-person ）

turning turtle （ participle present ）

turned turtle （ participle past ）

turned turtle （ past ）