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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- turn off
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1.
vb
to leave (a road, pathway, etc)
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2.
vb
(of a road, pathway, etc) to deviate from (another road, etc)
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3.
vt.
[tr, adverb]
to cause (something) to cease operating by turning a knob, pushing a button, etc
- to turn off the radio
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4.
vt.
[tr]
[informal]
to cause (a person, etc) to feel dislike or distaste for (something)
- this music turns me off
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5.
vt.
[tr, adverb]
[Brit]
[informal]
to dismiss from employment
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6.
n
a road or other way branching off from the main thoroughfare
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7.
n
[informal]
a person or thing that elicits dislike or distaste
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1.
vb
to leave (a road, pathway, etc)
Examples
- to turn off a smile
- 突然收敛笑容
- Turn off the light.
- 关掉灯。
- Please turn off the light.
- 请把灯关上。 → off
- turn off that fucking phone; a fucking good time → fucking
- turn off the radio → off
- to turn off the radio → turn off
- turn the motor off
- 关掉马达 → off
- turn the switch from off to on.
- 将开关拨向开的方位 → off
- The car is still running, turn it off!
- 车还没熄火儿呢，把火儿熄了！ → run
- Don't forget to turn left when the road branches off because it will take less time to get here.
- 遇到岔路口时不要忘记向左拐，这样可以省点儿时间。
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