Their promises turned out to be full of sham and hypocrisy.

他们的许诺到头来全是空的、骗人的。

《牛津词典》

The meeting turned out to be a clash of wills.

这次会议结果成了一次意志的角力。

《牛津词典》

It didn't rain, which turned out to be a stroke of luck.

天没下雨，结果成为一次好运。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

In many areas of fast-flowing water, a boat could be turned over by a wave as high as a house.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

Last time we turned to the question of what the metaphysical key to personal identity might be.

上次我们谈到,对于人格同一性的概念而言,形而上学的关键是什么。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

In other words, the author, the traditional idea of the author -so much under suspicion in the work of Foucault and Barthes in the late sixties--can be turned on its ear.

换言之，有一种传统的看法就是对作者置之不理,六十年代晚期在福柯和巴特的,作品中有那么多疑点。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Thanks in no small part to his efforts, a period that everybody thought would be one of retrenchment turned out to be one of great progress for our country.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Names William Daley New Chief of Staff

Jaded investors might be turned off of the stock because of the reputation of its mercurial founder, Rocky Aoki, known for his powerboat racing and philandering more than his attention to management.

FORBES: Former Icahn Lieutenant Bets On A Wave Of Buyouts

McCarthy showed how popular distrust of the establishment could be turned into one of the most powerful weapons in the Republican Party's armoury.

ECONOMIST: McCarthyism