1.翻下(衣领等),折(纸);扭小(灯火等)拒绝考虑,否决,推翻(提案等);拒绝(某人)
1.to not accept an offer or request
2.to reduce the amount of sound, heat, or light produced by a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch
3.to fold the edge of something
1.A common tradition says that during this year a woman can propose marriage, and it's bad luck for a man to turn down such an offer.
另外，传统上普遍认为，在闰年里女人可以向男人求婚，而男人如果拒绝女人，则对他是不吉利的。
2.I would appreciate it a lot if you could turn down the volume.
如果你将音量关小，我将十分感激。
3.More than 20 experts issued a joint letter in Beijing this month to call on the Expo authority to turn down the tobacco donation.
本月超过20名专家在北京通过联名信得形式呼吁世博会当局拒绝烟草公司的捐赠。
4.Forcing a state-owned factory to shut down for a bit may seem easier than convincing millions of people to turn down their air con.
勒令一家国营工厂短时停产可能比说服数以百万计居民关掉空调更加容易。
5.Don't you think her radio is too noisy? Ask her to turn down it.
难道你不认为他的收音机太吵了吗叫她把声音调小一点
6.I forgot to turn down the stove setting, and the bubbly mixture changed to a hissing monster, spitting liquid all over the floor.
那天我漫不经心地在搅合一种新的制剂，忘记把炉火调小，沸腾的混合物很快变成嘶嘶作响的怪物，把液体喷吐了一地。
7.It would be absolutely great if Milan decided to make a move for me. It would be very hard to turn down Milan.
如果米兰决定为我有所行动，那将非常棒。
8.It's particularly difficult for me to turn down your request this time. Under other circumstances, I would be very happy to assist you.
这次婉拒你的要求，对我来说特别困难。不过在其他情况下，我会乐于协助。
9.We usually turn down the heat before going to bed.
睡觉前我们通常把暖气调低一些。
10.I also challenge you to turn down the bad boy at the party and reverse the growing trend we see in society.
我也会冒昧的让你不再理会派对上的“坏小子”，转变社会中渐长的趋势。