英语词组turn down是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

turn downturn down (someone/something)

to refuse to accept or agree to something, or to someone's idea.

The bank turned down their request for a loan.Go ahead and ask her out, if you're prepared for her to turn you down.

Phr V

turn down

turns, turning, turned

turn down sb/sth or turn sb/sth down

to refuse an offer or request

He was offered the job but he turned it down because it involved too much travelling.Look, I'm offering you a free meal - you're surely not going to turn me down?

turn down sth or turn sth down

to reduce the amount of sound or heat that is produced by a device {e.g. television, radio, oven}

Could you turn the radio down a little?Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

turn down

1. To lower or diminish the intensity of something, such as volume, pressure, brightness, etc. A noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "down." Would you mind turning down your radio? It's very distracting. They turned the lights down before the movie started.

2. To dismiss, reject, spurn, or refuse someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "down." It broke my heart, but I had to turn down the couple's application down because they didn't meet our lending criteria. I asked her out on a date, but she turned me down. The bosses turned me down for a promotion.

3. To fold something over itself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "down." Make sure you turn down your collar after you tie your necktie. I think beds look nicer when you turn the sheets down at the pillow.

4. To tidy and arrange a bed. In this usage, "bed" or "beds" can be used between "turn" and "down." You'll need to replace customers' towels, empty their waste bins, and turn down their beds. Please turn your bed down after you wake up in the morning.

turn someone down

to issue a refusal to someone. We had to turn Joan down, even though her proposal was okay. We turned down Joan, even though her credentials were good.

turn something down

1. to bend or fold something down. He turned his coat collar down when he got inside the house. Timmy had turned down his cuffs and caught one of them in his bicycle chain.

2. to decrease the volume of something. Please turn the radio down. Can't you turn down that stereo?

3. to reject something; to deny someone's request. The board turned our request down. She had turned down John's offer of help, too.

turn down

1. Fold or double down, as in They always turn down your bed here, or Turn down your collar. [c. 1600]

2. Invert, as in She turned down her cards, or They turn down the glasses in the cupboard. [Mid-1700s]

3. Reject, fail to accept, as in They turned down his proposal, or Joe was turned down at four schools before he was finally accepted. [Late 1800s]

4. Diminish in volume, brightness, or speed. For example, Please turn down the radio; it's too loud, or They turned down the lights and began to dance. [Second half of 1800s]

turn down

1. To diminish the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of something by or as if by turning a dial: Turn down the radio, please. He turned down the TV so his roommate could study.

2. To reject or refuse someone or something: I turned down the invitation. We turned them down because their offer was too low.

3. To fold something downward: I turned my collar down. She turned down the flaps on her hat to protect her ears from the cold.

4. To prepare some bed by folding the outer covering down: The hotel maid came in and turned down the bed.

词组	turn down
释义	Idiom turn downturn down (someone/something) to refuse to accept or agree to something, or to someone's idea. The bank turned down their request for a loan.Go ahead and ask her out, if you're prepared for her to turn you down. Phr V turn down turns, turning, turned turn down sb/sth or turn sb/sth down to refuse an offer or request He was offered the job but he turned it down because it involved too much travelling.Look, I'm offering you a free meal - you're surely not going to turn me down? turn down sth or turn sth down to reduce the amount of sound or heat that is produced by a device {e.g. television, radio, oven} Could you turn the radio down a little?Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. phraseturn down1. *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 up2. 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, reject3. 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 turn down 1. To lower or diminish the intensity of something, such as volume, pressure, brightness, etc. A noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "down." Would you mind turning down your radio? It's very distracting. They turned the lights down before the movie started. 2. To dismiss, reject, spurn, or refuse someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "down." It broke my heart, but I had to turn down the couple's application down because they didn't meet our lending criteria. I asked her out on a date, but she turned me down. The bosses turned me down for a promotion. 3. To fold something over itself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "down." Make sure you turn down your collar after you tie your necktie. I think beds look nicer when you turn the sheets down at the pillow. 4. To tidy and arrange a bed. In this usage, "bed" or "beds" can be used between "turn" and "down." You'll need to replace customers' towels, empty their waste bins, and turn down their beds. Please turn your bed down after you wake up in the morning. turn someone down to issue a refusal to someone. We had to turn Joan down, even though her proposal was okay. We turned down Joan, even though her credentials were good. turn something down 1. to bend or fold something down. He turned his coat collar down when he got inside the house. Timmy had turned down his cuffs and caught one of them in his bicycle chain. 2. to decrease the volume of something. Please turn the radio down. Can't you turn down that stereo? 3. to reject something; to deny someone's request. The board turned our request down. She had turned down John's offer of help, too. turn down 1. Fold or double down, as in They always turn down your bed here, or Turn down your collar. [c. 1600] 2. Invert, as in She turned down her cards, or They turn down the glasses in the cupboard. [Mid-1700s] 3. Reject, fail to accept, as in They turned down his proposal, or Joe was turned down at four schools before he was finally accepted. [Late 1800s] 4. Diminish in volume, brightness, or speed. For example, Please turn down the radio; it's too loud, or They turned down the lights and began to dance. [Second half of 1800s] turn down v. 1. To diminish the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of something by or as if by turning a dial: Turn down the radio, please. He turned down the TV so his roommate could study. 2. To reject or refuse someone or something: I turned down the invitation. We turned them down because their offer was too low. 3. To fold something downward: I turned my collar down. She turned down the flaps on her hat to protect her ears from the cold. 4. To prepare some bed by folding the outer covering down: The hotel maid came in and turned down the bed.
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