Meaning
「Turn down」是一個常用的英語片語動詞，具有多種意思與用法。最常見的意思是「拒絕」或「婉拒」。例如，當有人邀請你參加活動，而你無法出席時，你可以說「I had to turn down the invitation」，意思是你不得不拒絕這個邀請。
此外，「turn down」也可以用來表示「調低」音量或溫度。例如，在看電視時，如果音量太大，你可以對別人說「Can you turn down the volume?」，這意味著請對方把音量調低。
這個片語在日常生活中十分實用，了解其不同的用法可以讓你的英語表達更為豐富。使用時根據上下文選擇適當的意思即可。
Today's Sentences
01
She turned down the job.
Situation
Did you offer her the position?
您是否提供了這個職位給她？
I did.
But she turned down the job.
我做了。
但她拒絕了這份工作。
但她拒絕了這份工作。
I guess we’d better look at other candidates.
我想我們最好看看其他候選人。
Back to square one.
回到原點。
02
Turn down the volume.
Situation
Could you turn down the volume?
可以把音量調小嗎？
Sorry I can’t hear you!
抱歉，我聽不見你！
I said turn down the music!
「I said turn down the music!」
Okay. Sorry about that.
好的。對不起。
Writer's Note
Have you ever been "turned down"? Or have you been the person to "turn someone down"? To refuse or reject refers to the notion that you don’t accept something, such as an offering or a situation. When you refuse something, it could be understood as a more direct verbal denial. Whereas, to reject someone means to dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one's preference. Remember that "turn down" is usually followed by a noun or pronoun of what is being rejected or lowered.
您是否曾經被「turned down」過？或者您曾經是那個去「turn someone down」的人嗎？拒絕或否決是指您不接受某件事，例如一個提議或情況。當您拒絕某事時，這可以理解為更直接的口頭否認。而拒絕某人則意味著將其視為不夠充分、不合適或不符合個人喜好。請記住，「turn down」通常後接名詞或代詞，表示被拒絕或降低的對象。
- Could you turn down the lights?
- We recommend turning down music or any loud sounds after 9.
- Please turn down the job, I don't want to move to a new city.
- The bank turned down my loan.
- I asked her out, but she turned me down.
- She was a good candidate but we turned her down.
你可以把燈光調暗嗎？
我們建議在9點後將音樂或任何嘈雜的聲音調低。
請拒絕這份工作，我不想搬到新城市。
銀行拒絕了我的貸款申請。
我約她出去，但她拒絕了我。
她是一個不錯的人選，但我們拒絕了她。
