refuse1
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to say or show that you will not do something that somebody has asked you to do 拒绝;回绝 Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse. 去吧,去求她,她不大可能拒绝。 - refuse to do something
He flatly refused to discuss the matter. 他断然拒绝商讨这件事。 She refused to accept that there was a problem. 她拒不承认有问题存在。 My brother refused to allow anyone to help him. 我哥哥不允许任何人帮助他。 She refused to comment further. 她拒绝进一步置评。 He has steadfastly refused to answer my questions. 他坚决拒绝回答我的问题。 They simply refuse to give up. 他们就是不肯放弃。 - refuse something
The demand for an apology was pointedly refused. 让对方道歉的要求遭到了断然拒绝。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitivesExtra ExamplesGerard refused point-blank to cooperate. 杰勒德断然拒绝合作。 He didn't dare to refuse. 他不敢拒绝。 The Court has repeatedly refused to bend on this point. 法院再三拒绝在这点上予以让步。 Workers should be entitled to refuse to work under these conditions. 工人应该有权拒绝在这种环境下工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- utterly
- adamantly
- …
- cannot
- can hardly
- be entitled to
- …
- [transitive, intransitive] refuse (something)
to say that you do not want something that has been offered to you synonym turn somebody/something down推却;回绝 I politely refused their invitation. 我礼貌地回绝了他们的邀请。 The job offer was simply too good to refuse. 这个工作机会太好了,简直无法推掉。 I must refuse your generous offer. 我必须拒绝你的慷慨提议。 She offered them cups of tea and it seemed churlish to refuse. 她不停给他们倒茶,回绝的话又好像没礼貌。
Extra ExamplesWe invited her to the wedding but she refused. 我们邀请她参加婚礼,但她推掉了。 They made me an offer I couldn't refuse. 他们提出了一个使我不好拒绝的报价。 Two patients refused treatment. 两名患者拒绝治疗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- utterly
- adamantly
- …
- cannot
- can hardly
- be entitled to
- …
- [transitive]
to say that you will not allow something; to say that you will not give or allow somebody something that they want or need synonym deny不准许;拒绝给(所需之物) - refuse something
He refused our request for an interview. 他拒绝了我们的采访请求。 The bank refused his demand for a full refund. 银行拒绝了他全额退款的要求。 The authorities refused permission for the new housing development. 当局不允许新住宅开发。 The judge refused her application for bail. 法官拒绝了她的保释申请。 The government has refused all demands for a public inquiry. 政府拒绝了所有公开调查的要求。 - refuse somebody something
They refused him a visa. 他们拒绝给他签证。 The judge refused them permission to appeal. 法官拒绝允许他们上诉。 She would never refuse her kids anything. 她对孩子百依百顺。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- utterly
- adamantly
- …
- cannot
- can hardly
- be entitled to
- …
- refuse something
- [transitive]
(of a thing )东西 to fail to do what you want or expect it to do 拒绝;回绝 The car refused to start. 汽车怎么也发动不起来。 The problem simply refuses to go away. 这个问题就是挥之不去。 My ear infection is refusing to heal. 我的耳朵感染无法痊愈。
Extra ExamplesOnce told, these stories refuse to disappear. 一旦被讲述,这些故事就不会消失。 The stain refused to budge. 污渍不肯移开。 My legs just refused to work. 我的腿就是不肯工作。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French refuser, probably an alteration of Latin recusare ‘to refuse’, influenced by refutare ‘refute’.
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