turn off

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you turn off the road or path you are going along, you start going along a different road or path which leads away from it. 離開 (道路)
The truck turned off the main road, and went along the gravelly track which led to the farm. 卡車離開主路，沿著通向農(nóng)場的碎石路行駛。
2. PHRASAL VERB When you turn off a piece of equipment or a supply of something, you stop heat, sound, or water from being produced by adjusting the controls. 關(guān)掉
The light's a bit too harsh. You can turn it off. 那燈光有點太刺眼。你可以關(guān)掉它。
3. PHRASAL VERB If something turns you off a particular subject or activity, it makes you have no interest in it. 對…失去興趣
What turns teenagers off science?
是什么使青少年們對科學(xué)失去了興趣？
Greed on the part of owners and athletes turns fans off completely. 球隊老板和運動員的貪婪使球迷們對其完全失去了興趣。
4. →see also turnoff