turn your back on something

Related to word: turn

Idiom

Definition

  1. C2

    To stop being involved in or supporting something; to ignore or reject something.

    不再參與

    • The government cannot turn its back on the need for education.

      政府不能對教育的需求置之不理。

    • She decided to turn her back on the political party that had disappointed her.

      她決定不再支持那個令她失望的政黨。

    • During economic hardship, we cannot turn our backs on the importance of small businesses.

      在經濟困難時期,我們不能忽視小型企業的重要性。