refuse
- v.拒绝;拒绝给(所需之物);回绝;推却
- n.废弃物;垃圾
- adj.无价值的
过去式： refused 现在分词： refusing 过去分词： refused 第三人称单数： refuses
re- 重新 + fus 流,泻;融化 + -e
refuseverb
拒绝；回绝
to say that you will not do sth that sb has asked you to do
Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse.
去吧，去求她，她不大会拒绝。
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。
推却；回绝
to say that you do not want sth that has been offered to you
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，无法拒绝。
拒绝给（所需之物）
to say that you will not give sb sth that they want or need
They refused him a visa.
他们拒绝给他签证。
She would never refuse her kids anything.
她对孩子百依百顺。
refuse
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VERB 拒绝;回绝
If you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it.He refused to comment after the trial...
庭审之后他拒绝作出评论。
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VERB 拒绝给予;不肯给予
If someone refuses you something, they do not give it to you or do not allow you to have it.The United States has refused him a visa...
美国拒绝给他发放签证。
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VERB 拒绝（接受）
If you refuse something that is offered to you, you do not accept it.He offered me a second drink which I refused...
他请我再喝一杯，我没有接受。
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N-UNCOUNT 废物，垃圾（主要用于官方语言）
Refuse consists of the rubbish and all the things that are not wanted in a house, shop, or factory, and that are regularly thrown away; used mainly in official language.The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.
区政务委员会每周收取一次垃圾。
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不要混淆 refuse 和 deny。refuse 指有意或坚决地拒绝。如，people who refuse to change their opinions（拒绝改变观点的人），He refused to condemn them（他拒绝谴责他们）。refuse 也可以表示拒绝接受别人给你的东西：The patient has the right to refuse treatment（病人有权利拒绝接受治疗）。refuse 后面可以直接接人，表示拒绝某人的要求或拒绝某人做某事。如，He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him（如果我不给他的话，他可能跑去找爸爸要钱）。deny 指否认某事属实，如，The allegation was denied by government spokesmen（政府的发言人否认了该项指控）。deny 也指不给予，如，I never denied her anything（我对她从来都是有求必应）。
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noun
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- food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- Synonym: garbage food waste scraps
verb
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- show unwillingness towards
- he declined to join the group on a hike
- Synonym: decline
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- refuse to let have
- She denies me every pleasure
- he denies her her weekly allowance
- Synonym: deny
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- refuse to accept
- He refused my offer of hospitality
- Synonym: reject pass up turn down decline
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- refuse entrance or membership
- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
- Synonym: reject turn down turn away
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- elude, especially in a baffling way
- This behavior defies explanation
- Synonym: defy resist
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- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- His body rejected the liver of the donor
- Synonym: resist reject
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I couldn 't very well refuse to help them , could I ?
我没有理由拒绝帮助他们，是不是？
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Families want the right to refuse life support .
病人亲属要求有权拒绝使用机器维持生命。
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She refused to back down on a point of principle .
她在一个原则问题上拒绝让步。
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She refused to take on the traditional woman 's role .
她拒绝承担传统妇女的角色。
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The officer refused to let his men take part in the operation .
这军官拒绝让他的士兵参加这项军事行动。
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The job offer was simply too good to refuse .
这个工作机会太好了，无法拒绝。
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The bank refused further credit to the company .
银行拒绝再给那家公司提供贷款。
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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。
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The bank refused to lend the money to us .
银行拒绝向我们贷款。
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She refused to accept that there was a problem .
她拒不承认有问题存在。
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He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant information .
在看到全部相关资料之前，他拒绝评论。
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Go on , ask her ; she can hardly refuse .
去吧，去求她，她不大会拒绝。
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He refused to believe his son was involved in drugs .
他不愿相信他的儿子沾染毒品。
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For some peculiar reason , she refused to come inside .
出于某种奇怪的原因，她拒绝到里面来。
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The committee refused to attribute blame without further information .
如果没有进一步的情况，委员会拒绝归罪于任何人。
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The UK has refused to recognize the new regime .
英国已拒绝承认这个新的政权。
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The management reserves the right to refuse admission .
管理部门有权拒绝接收。
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She refused to allow the exhibition of her husband 's work .
她拒不允许展出她丈夫的作品。
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She would never refuse her kids anything .
她对孩子百依百顺。
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The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates .
政府拒绝批准进一步降低利率。
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The minister refused to comment on individual cases .
那位部长拒绝对具体个案发表评论。
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They might refuse to let us do it , but it 's hardly likely .
他们也许会不让我们做这工作，但这可能性太小。
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She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle .
她不要家人帮忙，对她来说这是个原则问题。
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They tried to get into the club but were refused admission .
他们试图进入俱乐部，但遭到拒绝。
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He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money .
我们不给他钱时，他变得穷凶极恶。
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They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met .
除非某些条件得到满足，否则他们不会释放人质。
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Much to my disgust , they refused to help .
他们不肯帮忙，令我极其愤慨。
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They are refusing to inject any more capital into the industry .
他们拒绝对这一产业投入更多的资金。
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The insurance company is refusing to settle her claim .
保险公司拒付她提出的索赔款项。
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He just refused to accept that his father was no longer there .
他就是不肯接受他父亲已不在的现实。
指不允许某人拥有某物或做某事。
He was denied entry to the country.
他被拒绝进入该国。
She could deny him nothing.
她对他有求必应。
指婉言谢绝他人的帮助、邀请等。
My wife declined Mrs. Green's invitation to dinner.
我夫人谢绝了格林太太的晚宴邀请。
Poor as he was, Mr. Brown declined a large sum of money from the charity.
布朗先生虽然很穷，却谢绝了慈善团体的一大笔捐款。
We agreed to offer him a lift but he declined.
我们同意让他搭车，但是他却谢绝了。
指很不友好地拒绝别人善意的建议或帮助。
She rebuffed all his offers of friendship.
她断然拒绝了他所有的友好表示。
普通用词，指拒绝做某事或接受别人所给之物，作后者解时常可与turn down 换用。
She refused to go there alone.
她拒绝一个人到那里去。
She asked him to come with her, but he refused.
她叫他一起来，但是他拒绝了。
He refused a second cup of coffee.
他谢绝了第二杯咖啡。
The suggestion seems too good to refuse/turn down.
这个建议太好了，让人难以拒绝。
指拒绝接受或考虑某事，或指由于不能让人满意而不接受、不录取等。
They rejected my proposal.
他们否决了我的建议。
He rejected calls for his resignation.
他对要求他辞职的呼声置之不理。
My brother was rejected by the army because of his poor eyesight.
我弟弟因为视力不好未能参军。
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