| 词组 | turn off |
| 释义 | turn off 1. turn off sth • turn sth off to make a light, machine, or engine stop working, or to stop the flow of gas, water, or electricity, by pressing a switch, turning a tap etc: ▪ Don't forget to turn off all the lights when you go to bed. ▪ Can you turn the tap off for me? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑switch off ■ OPPOSITE: turn on 2. turn off sth • turn off to leave the road or path that you are going along, and start going along another, usually smaller one: ▪ Stephen turned off the main road into an almost empty side-street. ▪ I'm sure we should have turned off at the last exit. turn-off n C a road which leads off another, usually bigger road: ▪ Go slowly or we'll miss the turn-off. 3. turn sb off • turn off sb • turn sb off sth informal to make someone decide that they do not like something or are not interested in it: ▪ I loved the house from the outside, but the decoration inside really turned me off. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put off turn-off n C something that you do not like, because you find it boring or unpleasant: ▪ Having to learn all the history of the place was a real turn-off. 4. turn sb off • turn off sb informal if something about a person turns you off, it makes them unattractive to you, so that you do not want to have a sexual relationship with them: ▪ An American report into male sexuality revealed that heavy make-up turned most men off. ■ OPPOSITE: turn on turn-off informal n C something that makes a person unattractive to you, so that you do not want to have a sexual relationship with them: ▪ Bad breath is a real turn-off. |
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