Question

turn away 和turn down的区别

a.Hundreds of people were_____ because the tickets had been sold out.
b.He was _____ to join the army because of his age.

Answer 1

turn away 和turn down的区别
1、turn away 转过脸去；拒绝（某人）进入；辞退；背；转身走开
例句
Walking straight up , he was upon him before he could turn away. 他一直走上前去,不等对方转身走开,就招呼起来。
Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence. 肯尼迪劝诫听众远离暴力。
2、turn down 调低；关小；拒绝
例句
Turn the heat down or your cake will burn.
把热度调低吧,要不蛋糕就要糊了。
Please turn the radio down a bit.
请把收音机关小点。