turn down

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по отказу от предложения, просьбы или приглашения, или уменьшения громкости, интенсивности или уровня чего-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of refusing an offer, request, or invitation, or reducing the volume, intensity, or level of something.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Refuse an offerinformal

   To reject or decline an invitation, proposal, or request.

   Отклонить

   • She turned down the job offer because of the low salary.
   • He turned down their invitation to the party.
   • They turned down my request for a loan.

   Synonymsdeclinedismissnixpass uprebuffrefuserejectspurnveto

   Antonymsacceptapprove

2. Reduce volume or intensityinformal

   To lower the volume, heat, or brightness of something.

   Убавить

   • Please turn down the music, it's too loud.
   • He turned down the air conditioning because it was too cold.
   • She turned down the lights to create a cozy atmosphere.

   Synonymsdecreasedimlessenlowermutequietreducesoften

   Antonymsamplifyincreaseraiseturn up

Base verbturn