switch off

• • 关掉(电灯、电视等)；切断(电源)：

    He went to switch off the music.

    他去关掉了音乐。

    Don't forget to switch off the gas.

    别忘了关煤气。

  • [口语]使某人沉闷(或迟钝、无生气)；不再注意(或倾听等)：

    The party seemed to switch her off.

    那次聚会看来使她感到沉闷。

    Then he talked about his adventures,I switched off.

    接着他就谈起了他的冒险经历来，我便不再听下去了。

  • [口语]阻止…说话；使突然消失：

    No man could switch him off when he talked about his gay social life.

    当他谈起他放荡不羁的社交生活时，没人能让他不说下去。

    He switched off his anger when he saw his son.

    一看到他的儿子，他的怒气就全消了。