单词 | turn away |
释义 | turn awaySEE SYNONYMS FOR turn away ON THESAURUS.COM verb (adverb)to move or cause to move in a different direction so as not to face somethingone of the child turned away while the others hid (tr) to refuse admittance or assistance todozens of people were turned away from the hostel Words nearby turn awayturn-and-slip indicator, turnaround, turn around one's finger, turnaround time, turn a trick, turn away, turn back, turn bridge, turnbuckle, turn button, turncoat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with turn awayturn away Send away, dismiss, as in They ran short and had to turn away many customers. [Late 1500s] Repel, as in The high prices turned away prospective buyers. Avert, deflect, as in She managed to turn away all criticism. [Late 1300s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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