Meaning
“Turn on”是一个常用的英语短语动词，主要表示打开某个设备或者启动某个功能。它通常用于描述开启电器、灯光、电子设备等。例如，当你想要打开电视时，你可以说：“Turn on the TV.”
在不同的上下文中，“Turn on”也可以用于比喻性的表达，比如指引起某种情感或反应。例如，某个话题或活动可以引发人们的兴趣或激动，这时也可以使用“Turn on”。
简单来说，“Turn on”主要用于启动或开启的动作，不仅限于物理设备，也可以应用于情感和互动中。
Today's Sentences
01
It’s such a turn on.
Situation
I love when you do that, it’s such a turn on.
What am I doing?
It’s the way you light up when you talk about things you love.
Well, I love telling you about anything and everything.
02
Did you turn on the coffee machine?
Situation
Did you turn on the coffee machine?
I did but it turned itself off again.
Gosh, even the coffee machine refuses to work on Mondays.
Honestly, I can't function without coffee even on a good day.
Writer's Note
"Turn on" is a transitive, intransitive, separable, and inseparable phrasal verb.
- Transitive - verbs that require a direct object in order to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Verb + Particle + Object"
Example 1: Stress can make people turn on each other.
Example 2: The crowd turned on the referee after the bad call.
Example 3: Her confidence definitely turns me on. - Intransitive - verbs that do not require an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + Verb + Particle"
Example 1: The engine turned on by itself.
Example 2: The sprinklers turned on right at noon.
Example 3: The alarm turned on unexpectedly. - Separable - when an object can come between the verb and particle or after the particle. Structure: "Verb + Object + Particle"
Example 1: Turn the lights on before you read.
Example 2: He turned the music on to set the mood.
Example 3: Please turn the heater on, it’s freezing in here. - Inseparable - when the verb and particle stay together.
Structure: "Verb + Particle + Object"
Example 1: The crown turned on the performer when the microphones failed.
Example 2: His honesty turns on a lot of people because it feels genuine.
Example 3: The group turned on their leader after they learned the truth.
结构: "Verb + Particle + Object"
例子 1: 压力可以让人们相互“turn on”。
例子 2: 在错误的判罚后，人群“turned on”裁判。
例子 3: 她的自信确实让我“turn on”。
结构：“主语 + 动词 + 词尾”
例子 1：引擎自己turned on。
例子 2：洒水器在正午时turned on。
例子 3：警报意外地turned on。
例子 1: 阅读之前请打开灯。
例子 2: 他打开了音乐来营造气氛。
例子 3: 请打开暖气，这里冷得要命。
结构: “Verb + Particle + Object”
例子 1: 麦克风失灵时，观众对表演者的态度发生了变化。
例子 2: 他的诚实打动了很多人，因为这让人感到真诚。
例子 3: 在得知真相后，团队对他们的领导者态度转变。
Related Words: Activate, arouse, awaken, energize, excite, ignite, initiate, inspire, power up, stimulate, switch on
