| 词汇 | turn-down |
| 释义 | turn something/someone downphrasal verb with turnverbuk /tɜːn/ us /tɝːn/ B2 to refuse an offer or request: 拒绝（提议或请求） He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.他邀请她去澳大利亚旅游，但她拒绝了。 He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.他拒绝了这份工作，因为出差太频繁了。 She turned down the opportunity to work in Paris. He asked her to marry him, but she turned him down. I heard that he turned down a knighthood. He turned down the chance to have his own exhibition. Would you turn down the chance to meet Nelson Mandela? Refusing & rejecting abjuration abjure abnegate abnegation bar bat something/someone away decline disavow gainsay oppositional opt opt out pass on pass something up punt on something rebel refuse sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom tear would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom turn down something | American Dictionaryturn down somethingphrasal verb with turnverbus/tɜrn/ to refuse to accept or agree to something, or to refuse someone's request: The bank turned her down for a loan. The former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman has turned down the job. turn down | Business Englishturn downphrasal verb with turnverb[ I or T ]uk /tɜːn/us ECONOMICS if the economy or market turns down, there is less business activity and fewer opportunities to make money: When the market turns down, recruitment is one of the first areas companies look at to make savings. See also downturn turn sb/sth downphrasal verb with turnverb[ I or T ]uk /tɜːn/us to refuse an offer, a job, or a request: The rival energy company's bid of 640p a share was turned down. turn sb down for sthHe was turned down for the job because of insufficient experience. See also turndown |
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