turned off(短语,常作形容词或过去分词用法)
/tɝːnd ɔːf/(美)
/tɜːnd ɒf/(英)
The TV is turned off.
电视关着。
She was turned off by his rude comments, which made the whole conversation uncomfortable.
他粗鲁的评论让她很反感,整段对话也因此变得很尴尬。
turn 本义有“转动、改变方向”,off 表示“离开、断开”。合起来 turn off 最初指把开关“拨到断开的一侧”,引申为“关掉(电器/装置)”。再进一步在口语中比喻为“把兴趣/好感关掉”,即“失去兴趣、产生反感”。