turn off

phrasal verbphr v

a) turn something ↔ offSWITCH ON OR OFF to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc 关闭〔电视机、引擎、电灯等〕 SYN switch off OPP turn on

Don’t forget to turn the lights off when you leave.

走时别忘了关灯。

b) turn something ↔ offSWITCH ON OR OFF to stop the supply of water, gas etc from flowing by turning a handle 关掉，截断〔自来水、煤气等〕 OPP turn on

They’ve turned the gas off for a couple of hours.

他们已把煤气切断几个小时了。

c) turn off (something)TURN to leave the road you are travelling on and start travelling on another road 离开，拐出〔某条路〕

turn off (something) at/near etc

I think we should have turned off at the last exit.

我想我们在上一个出口就应该出去的。

turn off the road/motorway etc

Mark turned off the highway and into Provincetown.

马克驶离公路，进入了普罗温斯敦镇。

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d) DON'T LIKE turn somebody ↔ off to make someone decide they do not like something 使某人失去兴趣

Any prospective buyer will be turned off by the sight of rotting wood.

任何潜在的买主看到腐朽的木头，都会失去兴趣。

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e) SEXY turn somebody ↔ off to make someone feel that they are not attracted to you in a sexual way 使某人丧失性兴趣 OPP turn on

Men who stink of beer really turn me off.

满身啤酒味道的男人实在让我没那兴趣。

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Examples from the Corpus

turn off• You forgot to turn the oven off!• With a gun held at his head he was forced to turn off all the alarms.• Then he stepped out of the room, turning off his box.• Organizers are considering turning off the air-conditioning for the event, or using it only sporadically.• Would you turn off the heater before you go to bed?• Don't forget to turn off the oven.• She turned off the water and stepped out on to the rug, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a shirt.• There is no doubt that the ventilator may be turned off when in fact, the patient is already dead.

turn off (something)• Pulling up to a stop sign, she touches the clutch and the engine turns off.• With a gun held at his head he was forced to turn off all the alarms.• Then he stepped out of the room, turning off his box.• Summertime is a great time to turn off that computer and get outdoors.• Organizers are considering turning off the air-conditioning for the event, or using it only sporadically.• She turned off the water and stepped out on to the rug, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a shirt.• There is no doubt that the ventilator may be turned off when in fact, the patient is already dead.

→ turn off at turn1(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	turn off
释义	turn off turn off phrasal verbphr v a) turn something ↔ offSWITCH ON OR OFF to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc 关闭〔电视机、引擎、电灯等〕 SYN switch off OPP turn on Don’t forget to turn the lights off when you leave. 走时别忘了关灯。 b) turn something ↔ offSWITCH ON OR OFF to stop the supply of water, gas etc from flowing by turning a handle 关掉，截断〔自来水、煤气等〕 OPP turn on They’ve turned the gas off for a couple of hours. 他们已把煤气切断几个小时了。 c) turn off (something)TURN to leave the road you are travelling on and start travelling on another road 离开，拐出〔某条路〕 turn off (something) at/near etc I think we should have turned off at the last exit. 我想我们在上一个出口就应该出去的。 turn off the road/motorway etc Mark turned off the highway and into Provincetown. 马克驶离公路，进入了普罗温斯敦镇。 → turn-off d) DON'T LIKE turn somebody ↔ off to make someone decide they do not like something 使某人失去兴趣 Any prospective buyer will be turned off by the sight of rotting wood. 任何潜在的买主看到腐朽的木头，都会失去兴趣。 → turn-off e) SEXY turn somebody ↔ off to make someone feel that they are not attracted to you in a sexual way 使某人丧失性兴趣 OPP turn on Men who stink of beer really turn me off. 满身啤酒味道的男人实在让我没那兴趣。 → turn-off Examples from the Corpus turn off• You forgot to turn the oven off!• With a gun held at his head he was forced to turn off all the alarms.• Then he stepped out of the room, turning off his box.• Organizers are considering turning off the air-conditioning for the event, or using it only sporadically.• Would you turn off the heater before you go to bed?• Don't forget to turn off the oven.• She turned off the water and stepped out on to the rug, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a shirt.• There is no doubt that the ventilator may be turned off when in fact, the patient is already dead. turn off (something)• Pulling up to a stop sign, she touches the clutch and the engine turns off.• With a gun held at his head he was forced to turn off all the alarms.• Then he stepped out of the room, turning off his box.• Summertime is a great time to turn off that computer and get outdoors.• Organizers are considering turning off the air-conditioning for the event, or using it only sporadically.• She turned off the water and stepped out on to the rug, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a shirt.• There is no doubt that the ventilator may be turned off when in fact, the patient is already dead. → turn off at turn1(PHRASAL VERB)
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