| 单词 | turndown |
| 释义 | turndown[ turn-doun ] / ˈtɜrnˌdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR turndown ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivethat is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar. nounan act or instance of being refused or rejected: He got turndowns from all the better colleges. Origin of turndownFirst recorded in 1830–40; from verb phrase turn down Words nearby turndownturn bridge, turnbuckle, turn button, turncoat, turncock, turndown, turned comma, turned-on, turner, Turner, Joseph Mallord William, Turner, Nat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turndown
British Dictionary definitions for turndownturn down verb (tr, adverb)to reduce (the volume or brightness) of (something)turn the radio down to reject or refuse to fold down (a collar, sheets on a bed, etc) adjective turndown(prenominal) capable of being or designed to be folded or doubled down 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 turndownturn down Fold or double down, as in They always turn down your bed here, or Turn down your collar. [c. 1600] Invert, as in She turned down her cards, or They turn down the glasses in the cupboard. [Mid-1700s] Reject, fail to accept, as in They turned down his proposal, or Joe was turned down at four schools before he was finally accepted. [Late 1800s] Diminish in volume, brightness, or speed. For example, Please turn down the radio; it's too loud, or They turned down the lights and began to dance. [Second half of 1800s] 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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