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turn down拒绝;降低音量 -10个动词搞定英语口语catch篇第84讲

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turn down
拒绝;降低音量

<no01,john asked lisa to marry him, but she turned him down.
约翰向丽莎求婚,但她拒绝了他。

<no02,nick got a job offer, but had to turn it down.
尼克获得了这份工作,但他得拒绝。

<no03,harry turned down the stereo so that he could answer the phone.
哈里把音响的音量调小,这样他才好讲电话。

<no04,please turn down the tv; it's too loud.
请把电视音量调小,太吵了。

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turn down 在作“拒绝”时,英文的解释就是 refuse。这个短语除了可以用来“拒绝别人”,也可以说 turn down (something)。例如,当别人问你:“你可以拒绝这一大笔钱吗?”英文就是 could you turn down such a huge
ampunt of money?

turn down 还可以指“调低音量”,或是像其他诸如冷气、暖气等电器用品调小;例如把暖气开关调小就是 turn down the heater。另外,像是“如果太冷,你可以把冷气调小。”英文是 you can turn down the ac (air conditioner) if it's too cold。

相反地,如果要将“开关调大”,英文可以用 turn up 这个短语表达。关于 turn up 的介绍,请见本单元第十个短语。