turn away

英 [tɜːn əˈweɪ]

美 [tɜːrn əˈweɪ]

拒绝…进入; 弃用（方法、主意）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 拒绝…进入
  If youturnsomeoneaway, you do not allow them to enter your country, home, or other place.
  1. Turning refugees away would be an inhumane action...
     拒绝收容难民是不人道的行为。
  2. Hard times are forcing community colleges to turn away students.
     当下时局艰难，一些社区学院被迫停止招生。
• PHRASAL VERB 弃用(方法、主意)
  Toturn away fromsomething such as a method or an idea means to stop using it or to become different from it.
  1. Japanese corporations have been turning away from production and have diverted into finance and real estate...
     日本公司已经由生产型企业转而从事金融和房地产业。
  2. Medicine began to turn away from botany in the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries.
     在 17、18 世纪的科学革命中，医学开始从植物学转而研究其他方向。

英英释义

verb

• move so as not face somebody or something
• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
  Synonym:deflectbend
• turn away or aside
  1. They averted their eyes when the King entered
  Synonym:avert
• refuse entrance or membership
  1. They turned away hundreds of fans
  2. Black people were often rejected by country clubs
  Synonym:rejectturn downrefuse

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