turn away
phrasal verbturn somebody away (from something)
- to refuse to allow somebody to enter a place
把某人拒之门外;不准某人进入 - Hundreds of people were turned away from the stadium (= because it was full).
体育场满座,数百人被拒之门外。 - They had nowhere to stay so I couldn't turn them away.
他们无处安身,所以我不能把他们打发走。
- Hundreds of people were turned away from the stadium (= because it was full).