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turn-off

noun
🔊/ˈtɜːn ɒf/
🔊/ˈtɜːrn ɔːf/
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  1. a place where a road leads away from another larger or more important road岔道；支路
    • We missed the turn-off for the airport.我们错过了通往机场的岔道。🔊🔊
    • We were chatting and overshot our turn-off.我们光顾着聊天，错过了岔道。
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • next
    verb + turn-off
    • take
    • miss
    • overshoot
    • …
    preposition
    • turn-off for
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  2. [usually singular] (informal) a person or thing that people find boring or not attractive扫兴的人（或事）；厌烦的人（或事）；引不起性欲的人（或物）
    • The city's crime rate is a serious turn-off to potential investors.这个城市的犯罪率使得潜在的投资者望而却步。🔊🔊
    • I find beards a real turn-off.我觉得胡子确实令人厌恶。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The advertisement was a real turn-off to customers.这个广告对顾客来说真倒胃口。
    • The wet conditions proved a turn-off for some spectators.潮湿的环境结果让某些观众十分扫兴。
    • These public arguments are a big turn-off for voters.这些公开辩论令选民大倒胃口。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • major
    verb + turn-off
    • be
    • prove
    • become
    • …
    preposition
    • turn-off for
    • turn-off to
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