翻身

翻身 [fān shēn]

1. ■ （躺着转动身体） turn over:

他翻了个身又睡着了。 He turned over in bed and fell asleep again.

在吊床上翻身很困难。 It is difficult to turn over in a hammock.

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常用词组

1. ■ （解放出来） free oneself; stand up; throw off the oppressor; be liberated:

翻身农奴 emancipated serfs;

翻身做主人 stand up and be master of one's fate

2. ■ （改变落后面貌或不利处境） thoroughly change the backwardness of sth.:

大打造纸工业翻身仗 work hard to bring about an upswing in the paper industry