turn away

转过脸去; 拒绝（某人）进入; 辞退; 背

1. 走开;把脸转过去：turn against 对...采取敌对态度 | turn away 走开;把脸转过去 | turn down 关小,调低;拒绝

2. 转变方向;拒绝：beyond oneg power超出某人的能力 | turn away转变方向;拒绝 | be answerable for应对...负责

3. 转来脸去：433 transition to 向......过渡,向......转变 | 434 turn away 转来脸去 | 435 turn over 把... 翻过

1. 拒绝…进入
    If you turn someone away, you do not allow them to enter your country, home, or other place.

    e.g. Turning refugees away would be an inhumane action...
           拒绝收容难民是不人道的行为。
    e.g. 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。

2. 弃用(方法、主意)
    To turn away from something such as a method or an idea means to stop using it or to become different from it.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

1. 911查询·英语单词

1. All eight chairs were occupied and all the three stylists were busy snipping away, with hordes of others waiting their turn patiently.

2. They say the values and moral principles upheld by Buddhism teach people to turn away from greed and commercialism.

3. turn away

3. A convincing victory in the first leg will turn thoughts towards a place in the Wembley final and divert attention away from Lampard's contract situation.

4. turn away

4. A few cops and security guards have chased him away, and some taxi drivers turn surly at their passenger and his produce.

5. turn away的意思

5. Iglesias decided that the crudity would turn on more fans than it would drive away.

6. Just as I was prepared to lock the cupboard and throw away the key, things took a turn for the better.

7. turn away

7. He asks that you turn away from the face of the deranged gunman glaring at the camera.

8. A top US general here said he believes the drop is sustainable, as Iraqis turn away from extremists.

9. Parents trust their children enough to give them money before they pass away, and children in turn take care of their aging parents later on.

10. The robot is equipped with two flameproof ultrasonic sensors which can help the robot turn away from barriers and move to safe places.

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