turn down

英[tɜːndaʊn] 美[tɜːrndaʊn]

v. 调低；关小；拒绝

down adv.向下prep.沿着...而下adj.向下的；消沉的；无礼的n.绒毛；汗毛v.击倒；打败；吞下；被抑制
turn v.转向；转身；翻；转弯n.转向；转变；转动；旋动linkv.成为；超过（某一年龄或时间）网络旋转；转牌；翻转

Verb:

refuse to accept;
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
refuse entrance or membership;
"They turned away hundreds of fans"
"Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
reject with contempt;
"She spurned his advances"
take a downward direction;
"The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
make lower or quieter;
"turn down the volume of a radio"

1. We get distracted before we can turn down the heating.: 我们在调低暖气之前就已经分心了。

2. Why did she turn down your invitation?: 她为什么谢绝你的邀请？

3. You can't just turn down offers of work like that.: 人家给你工作，你不能就那样一一谢绝呀。

4. I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.: 我喜欢接受挑战做别人拒绝做的工作。

5. Who could turn down an innocent fourth grader?: 谁能拒绝一个天真无邪的四年级学生呢？

6. The opportunity was just too good to turn down.: 这个机会好到令人无法拒绝。

7. They are all great offers from large companies, and I couldn't turn down any of them.: 几家大公司都很好，无论哪个我都无法拒绝。

8. Tom had to turn down the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.: 汤姆太忙了，不得不拒绝上周末的聚会邀请。

9. After surveying every option, a person is more acutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just one career.: 在调查了每一种选择之后，一个人会更加敏锐地意识到，为了追求一种职业，他们不得不放弃一些机会。

10. Usually I turn down anyone who seems too eager, but his hotel was right there and I was in no mood to start cycling round looking for anywhere else.: 我通常会拒绝那些看起来过于热心的人，但他住的旅馆就在那里，我没有心情骑车到处找其他地方。

11. They can turn down applications from scientists they believe will work against their interests, or research projects that will impinge too much on their daily lives and traditional activities.: 他们可以拒绝他们认为会与自己利益相悖的科学家的申请，或者对他们的日常生活和传统活动影响太大的研究项目。

12. There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.: 没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。

13. Turn down the heat in your house.: 把房间里的供热装置尽量关小。

14. Could you turn down the car radio?: 你可以把车里的收音机音量关小点吗？

15. Turn down the music.It's too loud.: 关小音乐，太吵了。

16. Turn down the music. It's too loud.: 关小音乐，太吵了。

17. I turn down the steep path to find.: 我沿着陡峭的小路走下去。

18. Please turn down the gas.: 请把煤气调小一些。

19. They were offers he couldn't turn down.: 他们的待遇，让他不能拒绝。

20. It's a deal we are not likely to turn down.: 这是一桩我们不太可能拒绝的买卖。

21. The first is to turn down the air-conditioning.: 首先就是关闭空调。

22. Mr Hurd had the grace to turn down their praise.: 赫德先生有拒绝别人赞美的雅量。

23. The meat needs soft fire now. Please turn down the gas.: 现在这肉需要文火。把煤气关小一点。

24. Knowing how to turn down invitations with finesse and not feel guilty.: 知道如何巧妙地拒绝邀请，而且不会感到心中有愧？

25. Turn off the phone ringer, and turn down the volume on the answering machine.: 关掉电话响铃，调低答录机的音量。

26. It doesn't notice when you turn down your thermostat and drive a hybrid car.: 你即使关掉恒温器，改开混合动力车，它也不会注意到。

27. When working for someone, you may not have the power to turn down a project.: 为他人工作时，你可能没有权力拒绝一个项目。

28. Researchers don't understand exactly how protein works to turn down appetite.: 研究人员对蛋白质是如何作用来降低食欲并不十分清楚。

29. Researchers don't understand exactly how protein works to turn down appetite.: 研究人员对蛋白质是如何作用来降低食欲并不十分清楚。

用作动词 (v.)

Turn the heat down or your cake will burn.
把热度调低吧,要不蛋糕就要糊了。
Please turn the radio down a bit.
请把收音机关小点。
She petitioned her neighbor to turn down the radio.
她请求邻居把收音机关小点声。
I turn down the offer.
我拒绝那个提议。
The board turn down all approach on the subject of merger.
董事长拒绝了有关合并事宜的任何协商。
She turned down every offer of help.
别人提出的帮助他都拒绝了。

turn down the thumb 贬低
turn down a bed 把床罩掀开一部分...
turn thumbs down 表示反对(贬低)...
turn down 调低
turn upside down 倒置
turn someone down cold 断然拒绝某人...

【近义词】

soften (使)变柔和
reject 拒绝
refuse 拒绝
spurn 轻蔑地拒绝
scorn 轻蔑
lour 皱眉头
disdain 轻蔑
freeze off 疏远
decline 下降
lower 低的
turn away 把 ... 打发走...
pass up 放弃
pooh-pooh 表示轻蔑或不耐烦...

turnup turn turn failure to success turn and kick with heel turn blue from the cold turn down an invitation turn the enemy's attack turn one's arms against turn in someone's favor turned-out slab stack turn hopes into reality turn-over temperature

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