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单词 turn-down
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ˈturn-downadj.n.

Forms: Also turndown.
Etymology: < the verbal phrase turn down (to turn down at turn v. Phrasal verbs).
A. adj.
1. That turns down or may be turned down; esp. said of a collar worn with the upper part turned down over the neck-band; turn-down bed, a folding bed.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > folding bed for camp or travelling > folding bed for house
turn-down bed1840
wall bed1913
Murphy bed1918
stretcher1943
1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xlvi. 328 He wore..a turn-down collar.
1841 Punch 27 Nov. 229/2 The servant who attends upon the seven different lodgers has long since retired to rest in the turn-down bedstead of the back kitchen.
1884 Marshall's Tennis Cuts 104 A pretty shape which..admits of a tie being passed under the turn-down corners.
2. Electr. spec. designating an incandescent lamp of which one small filament only is used when little light is wanted.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > incandescent lamp > specific types of
Nernst lamp1898
turn-down1909
sun gun1960
1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Turndown, 1. capable of being turned down; specif., Elec., designating, or pertaining to, an incandescent lamp with a small additional filament which can be made incandescent when only a small amount of light is required.
B. n.
1. The turned-down part of anything; also, an article of dress that is worn turned down; spec. a turn-down collar (see A. 1).
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [noun] > that which is or may be folded > a folded part > part folded in specific way
turn-up1688
turnback1843
turn-down1849
turn-in1873
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > other > article of
surplice1382
cento1610
fit1831
Tom and Jerry1832
breaster1841
princess cut1877
frump1886
trail1896
turn-down1896
peekaboo1908
see-through1937
zip-up1942
smart casual1943
classic1948
hipster1948
A-line1955
polo1967
tube1975
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > turn-down
turn-over1716
lay-down1839
mousquetaire1854
turnover collara1861
turn-down1896
1849 A. R. Smith Pottleton Legacy iv Her other hand..hidden beneath the turn-down of the thin worn sheet.
1865 C. J. Lever Luttrell xxxii. 232 I showed him the turn-down, only the turn-down, of your note.
1896 Punch 8 Aug. 64/1 When he's out of Jackets and Turn-downs, and gets into Tails and Stick-ups!
1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 372/1 Heather stockings with loud-patterned ‘turn-downs’.
2.
a. The action of turning down (see to turn down 4 at turn v. Phrasal verbs).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun]
warningc1000
refusea1393
refusing?a1400
naying1430
denyingc1450
refusal1474
repulsec1475
denegation1489
denial1528
deny?1529
refute1535
nay-saya1598
recusancy1597
detrectation1623
vetation1623
renuence1654
detraction1660
recusance1700
nayword1817
turn-down1902
1902 Speaker 23 Aug. 550/2 I look back on that period of sour welcome and curt turn-down with feelings I cannot express.
b. U.S. A person who is ‘turned down’ or rejected, esp. as unfit for military service.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > one liable for service > reject
rejectee1876
turn-down1945
1945 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 30 Jan. 4/1 The high proportion of turndowns among Negro registrants.
1977 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 23 July 14/1 We've gotten a lot of turndowns, yeah; but we've gotten guys who're willing, too.
3. = downturn n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition
rureOE
ebbingc1200
fallc1225
declinea1327
downfallingc1330
downfalla1400
fall of mana1400
wanea1400
ruinc1405
wrack1426
inclinationc1450
declination1533
labefactation1535
ebb1555
falling off1577
declining1581
inclining1590
declension1604
downset1608
neck-breaka1658
overseta1658
lapsing1665
reducement1667
lapse1680
labefaction1792
downshift1839
subsidence1839
downgrade1857
downturn1858
downslide1889
downswing1922
turn-down1957
tail-off1975
society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > states or trends of the economy
inflation1821
economic cycle1832
recovery1843
downdraught1852
perfect competition1853
downturn1858
softness1872
slump1888
downtrend1890
sag1891
under-consumption1895
recession1905
downdrift1906
economic recession1908
air pocket1913
stickiness1913
trough1916
deflation1920
downswing1922
slowdown1922
scissors1924
scissors crisis1925
uptrend1926
reflation1932
depresh1933
upswing1934
stagnation1938
countercycle1944
fiscal cliff1957
turn-down1957
stagflation1965
soft landing1973
slumpflation1974
downer1976
1957 Economist 26 Oct. 283 This slow-down in expansion is not the same thing as a turn-down in activity.
1960 V. Packard Waste Makers (1961) xiv. 153 How far Americans could continue running up debts..during an economic turndown was not clear.
1979 Daily Tel. 5 May 23/2 Shares in EMI were sent reeling yesterday after a warning by the company of likely..losses..following an unforeseen and severe turndown in its music division.
1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Mar. 208/2 The industry..is fearful of a turn down in the volume of work.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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