单词 | turn-down |
释义 | ˈturn-downadj.n. 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). < adj.n.1840 |
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