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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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