turn something/someone down
phrasal verb with turn verb uk/tɜːn/ us/tɝːn/
B2 拒绝（提议或请求）
to refuse an offer or request
He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down. 他邀请她去澳大利亚旅游，但她拒绝了。
He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling. 他拒绝了这份工作，因为出差太频繁了。
- More examples
- She turned down the opportunity to work in Paris.
- He asked her to marry him, but she turned him down.
- I heard that he turned down a knighthood.
- He turned down the chance to have his own exhibition.
- Would you turn down the chance to meet Nelson Mandela?