turn up

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: For something to emerge

出现、发现
Aparecer, surgir
(予期せず)現れる、見つかる
(예기치 않게) 나타나다, 발견되다

For an issue or information to be discovered or appear.

问题或信息被发现或出现。
Cuando un problema o información se descubre o aparece.
問題や情報が発見されたり、現れたりすること。
문제나 정보가 발견되거나 나타나다.
Base verb: turn
Particle: up
Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Examples

  1. New evidence turned up.
    发现了新证据
    Aparecieron nuevas pruebas
    新しい証拠が見つかった
    새로운 증거가 발견되었다.
  2. Problems turned up during testing.
    测试中发现了问题
    Surgieron problemas durante las pruebas
    テスト中に問題が見つかった
    테스트 중에 문제가 발견되었다.
  3. Something interesting turned up.
    出现了有趣的东西
    Apareció algo interesante
    面白いものが出てきた
    흥미로운 것이 나타났다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: discovery, emergence, findings

Tone: neutral

✓ Do Say

  • It turned up
    出现了
    Apareció
    見つかった
    나타났어

Origin & History

From turning over and revealing something.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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