| 单词 | turn off |
| 释义 | turn off 1. phrasal verb B1 If you turn off the road or path you are going along, you start going along a different road or path which leads away from it. The truck turned off the main road along the gravelly track which led to the farm. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He turned off only to find he was trapped in a town square with no easy exit. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. See also turn-off 3. phrasal verb B1 When you turn off a piece of equipment or a supply of something, you stop heat, sound, or water being produced by adjusting the controls. The light's a bit too harsh. You can turn it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] I have to get up and turn off the radio. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Their water was turned off weeks ago without explanation. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 4. phrasal verb If something turns you off a particular subject or activity, it makes you have no interest in it. What turns teenagers off science and technology? [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] Teaching off a blackboard is boring, and undoubtedly turns people off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 5. phrasal verb If something or someone turns you off, you do not find them sexually attractive or they stop you feeling sexually excited. [informal] Aggressive men turn me off completely. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 6. See also turn-off See full dictionary entry for turn turn-off Word forms: turn-offs 1. countable noun A turn-off is a road leading away from a major road or a motorway. 2. countable noun [usually singular] Something that is a turn-off causes you to lose interest or sexual excitement. [informal] Translations: Chinese: 拐弯 Japanese: わき道へ入る |
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