• turn away 1. 把…打发走；解雇 Turned away the salesperson. 解雇了推销员 2. 驱逐 The poor location of the condominium turned away many prospective buyers. 公寓房偏僻的位置赶跑了许多很有希望的买主 3. 挡开；使转向 Turned away all criticism. 挡开了所有的批评 • turn back 1. 折回，往回走：掉转某人的运动方向 Stopped on the road and had to turn back. 在公路上停了下来，只好往回走 2. 使折回，赶回去 Turned back the uninvited comers. 把不速之客赶了回去 3. 使停止前进，挡住 Managed to turn back the advancing army. 设法挡住了向前推进的军队 4. 翻起，折转 Turn back the corner of the page to save your place in the book. 在书角上折一下来作读到哪里的记号 • turn down 1. 降低，减弱：调低速度、音量、强度或流量 Turn down the radio, please. 请把收音机的音量调低 2. 拒绝：拒绝某人、建议或忠告 We politely turned down the invitation. 我们有礼貌地拒绝了邀请 3. 翻下：折转或能够被翻下 Turn a collar down; a collar that turns down. 翻下衣领；能翻下的衣领 • turn in 1. 交还；上交 Turned in the final exam. 上交期末考试试卷 2. 检举，陈述 The criminal turned herself in. 罪犯自首了 3. 完成 Turns in a consistent performance every day. 每天的表现都很一致 4. 【非正式用语】 上床睡觉 I turned in early last night. 我昨晚很早就上床睡觉了 • turn off 1. 关闭，停止：终止运转、行为或流动；关掉 Turned off the television. 关掉电视 2. 不注意 That song really turns me off. 我一点也不喜欢那首歌 The play turned the audience off. 这出戏让观众很倒味 Turning off to materialism. 沦为实利主义 Unable to leave my seat, I turned off the boring speaker and thought about vacation. 不能离开我的座位，我对那个令人厌烦的讲演者置之不理，开始考虑假期 3. 分散；转移 4. 【多用于英国】 解雇（员工） • turn on 1. 打开，开启：使开始运作、活动或流动 Turn on the light bulb. 打开电灯 2. 开始展示，显露出，流露出 Turn on th...
