turn down

['tə:ndaun]

v.调低, 关小, 拒绝

例句与用法：

She petitioned her neighbor to turn down the radio.

她请求邻居把收音机关小点声。

I turn down the offer.

我拒绝那个提议。

He warned her that no good could come of it for either Harriet or herself, and he was particularly upset when he learned that Emma had influenced Harriet to turn down Robert Martin's proposal of marriage.

他告诫爱玛这种关系无论是对哈里特还是对她自己都没有好处。奈特利先生得知哈里特在爱玛怂恿之下拒绝了罗伯特·马丁的求婚时，就更加感到忧虑。

The board turn down all approach on the subject of merger.

董事长拒绝了有关合并事宜的任何协商。

详细释义：

拒绝

His proposal was turned down.

他的提议被拒绝了。