| 词组 | turn down |
| 释义 | turn down 1. turn sth down • turn down sth to reduce the amount of sound, heat etc produced by a machine such as a radio or a cooker: ▪ Could you turn that music down - we can't hear ourselves speak! ▪ After half an hour, turn the oven down to a low heat. ■ OPPOSITE: turn up 2. turn down sth/sb • turn sth/sb down to decide not to accept an offer or an opportunity to do something: ▪ Nowadays some men are turning down promotion in order to give more time to their families. ▪ Rose finally married Reg Potter, fifty years after she'd first turned him down. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass up, reject 3. turn down sb/sth • turn sb/sth down to refuse to do what someone asks or suggests: ▪ The City Council turned down a request to raise police officers' salaries by 6%. ▪ At the end of the evening the committee voted on the proposal and turned it down. ■ SIMILAR TO: reject |
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