reject verb ⇨reject (rejected by your family)⇨refuse (reject an offer)reject
verb
reject ♦︎ disown ♦︎ disinherit ♦︎ wash your hands of sb/sthThese words all mean to decide that you no longer want to be connected with or responsible for sb/sth.这些词均表示脱离关系、拒绝负责。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆His father / family rejected / disowned / disinherited him.◆Her friends / mother rejected / disowned her.◆to virtually disown / disinherit sb■reject [transitive] to fail to give a person or animal enough care or affection不够关心,慢待(人或动物)◆The lioness rejected the smallest cub, which died.母狮不理会最小的幼狮,任由它死去。◆He was only three when his father left and I think he still feels rejected.他父亲离开时他只有三岁,我想他现在仍然有被遗弃的感觉。OPPaccept ⇨ greet see also turn your back on sb/sth ⇨ leave5▸rejection
noun
[uncountable] ◆painful feelings of rejection受冷落的痛苦感受■disown dɪsˈəʊn; NAmEdɪsˈoʊn [transitive] to refuse to be connected with or responsible for sb/sth any longer, especially in order to show your anger or disapproval与⋯断绝关系,否认对⋯负责(尤指为了表达愤怒和不满)◆Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner.家人因她嫁给外国人与她断绝了关系。◆Later he publicly disowned the rebellion.后来,他公开否认对叛乱负责。■disinheritˌdɪsɪnˈherɪt [transitive] to decide that sb, especially your son or daughter, will no longer receive your money or property after your death, especially because of sth that they have done剥夺⋯的继承权◆He threatened to disinherit his eldest son.他威胁要剥夺长子的继承权。 see also inherit ⇨ inherit■wash your ˈhands of sb/sth
idiom
to give up trying to help sb or being involved in sth, often because your help or advice has been ignored, rejected or useless(常因帮助或建议被忽视、被拒绝或无用)拒绝对⋯负责,脱离关系,洗手不干◆When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him.她的儿子再次被捕,她就与他脱离了关系。◆I've washed my hands of the whole sordid business.我已经彻底洗手不干那种肮脏的勾当了。