turn away

turn awayturn away1.转过脸去She turned away in disgust.她因讨厌而转过脸去。She turned away her face.她把脸转过去。2.拒绝(某人)进入He turned away a beggar from his door.他把乞丐自门口逐走。Because the hall was full, many people were turned away.由于大厅已满, 许多人被拒于门外。

turn away1.转(或背)过脸去;转换方向:The girl turned away in disgust.女孩厌恶地转过脸去。She turned her head away when he was trying to kiss her.当他想吻她时,她把头别了过去。2.离开;走开:The chairman shook hands with him and then turned away.主席握了握他的手就转身走了。I saw George turn away.我看见乔治走了。3.避开;(使)偏离,背离:We turned our discussion away from the reform in education.我们讨论的话题离开了教育改革。4.不准…入内,不让…参加,拒绝:Many reporters were turned away from the door.许多记者被拒之门外。The boss turned away our request for a pay rise.老板拒绝了我们要求加薪的请求。5.解雇,开除;驱逐;把…打发走:The dean turned away two applicants this morning.上午,系主任打发走了两个申请人。6.克制;消除;防止,避免:Through all their efforts, a disaster was eventually turned away.经过他们的努力, 终于避免了一场灾难。7.拒绝帮助,不支援;不同情,不理睬:Don’t turn away from your old friends.不要不理睬你的老朋友。

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