turn someone away

Related to word: turn

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to refuse someone entry to a location

    拒絕某人入內

    • When I arrived at the party, they turned me away because I didn't have an invitation.

      當我抵達派對時,他們因為我沒有邀請函而拒絕讓我入內。

    • The security guard at the store turned the customer away when he saw he wasn't wearing a mask.

      商店的保安看到顧客沒戴口罩,就拒絕讓他入內。

    • Due to overcrowding, the hospital had to turn some patients away.

      由於人滿為患,醫院不得不拒絕一些病患入內。