- [美国英语]拒绝(请求、劝告等)，屏斥；拒绝(某人)的请求(或劝告等)；驳回：
Some impractical suggestions were turned down by the committee.
一些不切实际的建议被委员会驳回了。
Why did he turn down the invitation?
他为什么拒绝了邀请?
The woman was turned down for the job.
那个妇女想做这个工作，但被拒绝了。
- 关小(或扭小、调低)(灯光、声音、煤气等)：
Please turn down the gas.
请把煤气调小一些。
Would you turn down your radio a little?
把收音机关小一点好吗?
- 使弯转；折叠；折转；翻转；把…翻下：
The boy turned down his collar.
男孩把衣领翻了下来。
He turned down the corner of the page to mark his place.
他向下折起书角来表示读到的地方。
- 使(纸牌等)面朝下：
to turn down a card
面朝下放纸牌
- 转入；拐入：
They turned down a quiet street.
他们拐进了一条僻静的街道。
- 【经济学】萧条；衰落，下降：
The economy has been turning down since last month.
自上个月经济就一直在衰退。
- 把(猎物)放养在某处以便繁殖