an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give or accept something 拒绝;回绝 the refusal of a request/an invitation/an offer 拒绝请求/邀请/建议 a blunt/flat/curt refusal 率直的/断然的/粗率的拒绝 - refusal to do something
His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. 他拒绝商量这件事,令人很恼火。
Extra ExamplesHe accepted my refusal with a shrug. 他耸耸肩,对我的拒绝表示了接受。 Her appeals for funds to support the cause were met with blank refusal. 她为这一事业筹集资金的呼吁遭到了断然拒绝。 a refusal by a patient to accept the recommended treatment 病人对推荐的治疗方案的拒绝 a refusal of consent to blood transfusions 不同意输血 her utter refusal to do anything to help 她全然拒绝帮任何忙 the enemy's steadfast refusal to accept defeat 敌人顽固地拒不认输 the panel's point-blank refusal to release the information 委员会断然拒绝披露信息 their refusal on religious grounds to perform military service 出于宗教原因,他们拒绝服兵役 There were a number of reasons given for the refusal of the application. 这个申请被拒绝有多种原因。 What do you do in the case of a refusal by a patient to accept treatment? 要是病人拒绝接受治疗,你怎么做?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- adamant
- blank
- …
- be met by
- be met with
- accept
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- refusal by
- refusal of
- a refusal of consent
- refusal on… grounds