| 释义 |
turn your back on somebody/something turn (one's) back on (someone or something)To ignore, disregard, or exclude someone or something; to abandon, give up on, or forsake someone or something. It's clear that the company has turned its back on customers. After becoming a successful writer, Jim turned his back on all the people he used to know back home.See also: back, on, turnturn your back on something COMMON If you turn your back on something, you reject it or stop being involved in it. He had turned his back on his Communist past and formed a completely new party. The organisation says that young people are increasingly turning their backs on marriage.See also: back, on, something, turnturn your back on 1 ignore (someone) by turning away from them. 2 reject or abandon (a person or thing that you were previously involved with).See also: back, on, turnturn your ˈback on somebody/something refuse to help or support somebody who needs it: She turned her back on her family when she became famous.See also: back, on, somebody, something, turn |