翻身 fānshēn verb ① (指身体) turn over ② figurative (指身份) free oneself ▸ 翻身农奴 emancipated serf ▸ 翻身做主 stand up and be master of one’s own fate ③ figurative (指处境) take a favourable turn ▸ 今年要打个翻身仗,实现扭亏为盈。 This year we must turn things around by turning losses into profits. |