turn down
phrasal verbturn somebody/something down
- to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it
拒绝，顶回（提议、建议或提议人） - Why did she turn down your invitation?
她为什么谢绝你的邀请？ - He has been turned down for ten jobs so far.
他迄今申请了十份工作都遭到拒绝。 - He asked her to marry him but she turned him down.
他请求她嫁给他，但是她回绝了。
- Why did she turn down your invitation?
turn something down
- to reduce the noise, heat, etc. produced by a piece of equipment by moving its controls
把…调低；关小 - Please turn the volume down.
请把音量调低些。 - + adj. He turned the lights down low.
他把灯光调得暗了一些。
- Please turn the volume down.