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turn downturn down1.■减少; 关小The housing sales have been turning down since the summer.入夏以来, 房屋的销售量日趋减少。If you are hot you can turn the heater down.如果你觉得热, 你可以把暖气拧小。The theatre lights were turned down.舞台灯光暗淡下来。2.■拒绝We have turned down four applicants already.我们已拒绝了四位申请者。His request for a rise was turned down.他要求加薪, 被拒绝了。

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turn down1.■[美国英语]拒绝(请求、劝告等)，屏斥；拒绝(某人)的请求(或劝告等)；驳回：Some impractical suggestions were turned down by the committee.一些不切实际的建议被委员会驳回了。Why did he turn down the invitation?他为什么拒绝了邀请?2.■关小(或扭小、调低)(灯光、声音、煤气等)：Please turn down the gas.请把煤气调小一些。Would you turn down your radio a little?把收音机关小一点好吗?3.■使弯转；折叠；折转；翻转；把…翻下：The boy turned down his collar.男孩把衣领翻了下来。He turned down the corner of the page to mark his place.他向下折起书角来表示读到的地方。4.■使(纸牌等)面朝下：to turn down a card面朝下放纸牌5.■转入；拐入：They turned down a quiet street.他们拐进了一条僻静的街道。6.■【经济学】萧条；衰落，下降：The economy has been turning down since last month.自上个月经济就一直在衰退。7.■把(猎物)放养在某处以便繁殖