| 释义 |
turnaway, n. and a.|ˈtɜːnəweɪ|
Also turn-away.
[f. the verbal phr. turn away (turn v. 69).]
A. n. The action or an act of turning away or deviating (from a course, etc.).
1922Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 666/1 The British battle fleet turned away two points to port... This was the ‘turn⁓away’ which has given rise to considerable controversy. 1976Nature 27 May 278/2 The complete turn-away from crop uniformity by employing mixed varieties or multi⁓lines, which are heterogeneous for disease resistance and other characters, may be of advantage only where there is severe and continuous disease present.
B. adj. Of a crowd: so large that part of it has to be turned away. Also transf., of business, trade, etc.
1943Life 1 Nov. 76 Since the beginning of her radio show she has enlarged her audience 34%, business at the Persian room is turnaway. 1950Richmond (Va.) News-Leader 27 Oct. 11/2 In death, as in life, Al Jolson drew a turnaway crowd. 1968Punch 18 Sept. 395/2 Sunday evensong—a service that always did turn-away business. 1977Oxford Times 22 July 16/5 A French restaurant..opened at the end of June, and has been enjoying a turn⁓away trade ever since. |