turn down

['tə:ndaun]

v.调低, 关小, 拒绝

例句与用法：

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。

He warned her that no good could come of it for either Harriet or herself, and he was particularly upset when he learned that Emma had influenced Harriet to turn down Robert Martin's proposal of marriage.

他告诫爱玛这种关系无论是对哈里特还是对她自己都没有好处。奈特利先生得知哈里特在爱玛怂恿之下拒绝了罗伯特·马丁的求婚时，就更加感到忧虑。

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。

拒绝

His proposal was turned down.

他的提议被拒绝了。

turn down

词义辨析：

同义参见:

soften

turn down1.■[美国英语]拒绝(请求、劝告等)，屏斥；拒绝(某人)的请求(或劝告等)；驳回：Some impractical suggestions were turned down by the committee.一些不切实际的建议被委员会驳回了。Why did he turn down the invitation?他为什么拒绝了邀请?2.■关小(或扭小、调低)(灯光、声音、煤气等)：Please turn down the gas.请把煤气调小一些。Would you turn down your radio a little?把收音机关小一点好吗?3.■使弯转；折叠；折转；翻转；把…翻下：The boy turned down his collar.男孩把衣领翻了下来。He turned down the corner of the page to mark his place.他向下折起书角来表示读到的地方。4.■使(纸牌等)面朝下：to turn down a card面朝下放纸牌5.■转入；拐入：They turned down a quiet street.他们拐进了一条僻静的街道。6.■【经济学】萧条；衰落，下降：The economy has been turning down since last month.自上个月经济就一直在衰退。7.■把(猎物)放养在某处以便繁殖

turn down

名词 turn down:

the act of refusing an offer

同义词：nonacceptance, turndown

动词 turn down:

refuse to accept

同义词：refuse, reject, pass up, decline

refuse entrance or membership

同义词：reject, turn away, refuse

reject with contempt

同义词：reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain

take a downward direction

make lower or quieter

同义词：lower, lour

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