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refuse

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re·fuse1 /rɪˈfjuːz/ ●●● S2 W1 verb
1  [intransitiveI]REFUSE to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do 拒絕，回絕
She asked him to leave, but he refused.
她叫他走，但他不肯。
refuse to do something
nThe chairman refused to answer any more questions.
I absolutely refuse to take part in anything illegal.
我絕不願意參加任何違法活動。
flatly refuse/refuse point-blank (to do something) (=refuse immediately and directly without giving a reason) 斷然拒絕（做某事）
Mom flatly refused to go back into the hospital.
媽媽斷然拒絕再進醫院。
5When he offered all that money, I could hardly refuse (= could not refuse ) , could I?
他願意給那麽多錢，我怎麽可能拒絕呢？
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]REFUSE to say no to something that you have been offered 不接受，拒絕﹝别人給的東西﹞ SYN turn down
She refused a second piece of cake.
她謝絕了第二塊蛋糕。
The offer seemed too good to refuse.
報價太優惠了，讓人難以拒絕。
nWhen they offered all that money, I could hardly refuse, could I? (=it was very unlikely that you would refuse)
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3  [transitiveT]REFUSE to not give or allow someone something that they want, especially when they have asked for it officially 拒絕給〔所要求之物〕
refuse somebody something
She was refused a work permit.
她申請工作許可證被拒絕了。
n COLLOCATIONS
adverbs
stubbornly refuse
He stubbornly refused to pay the fine.
adamantly refuse formal (=in a determined way)
They are still adamantly refusing to release the data to the general public.
steadfastly refuse (=refuse, and continue to refuse)
She steadfastly refused to marry him.
consistently refuse
Politicians have consistently refused to listen to us.
flatly refuse (=in a firm and definite way)
He flatly refused to tell me anything.
simply refuse (=used for emphasis)
Some children simply refuse to do what they’re told.
refuse point-blank (=directly and without explanation)
I refused point-blank to let him in.
phrases
somebody can hardly refuse (=it would be unreasonable or very difficult to refuse)
Going out was the last thing I wanted to do, but I could hardly refuse.
 THESAURUS
refuse to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do 拒絕，回絕
I asked the bank for a loan, but they refused.
我申請銀行貸款，但被拒絕了。
When they refused to leave, we had to call the police.
他們不肯離開，我們只得報警。
say no spoken to say that you will not do something when someone asks you 說不
They asked me so nicely that I couldn’t really say no.
他們如此懇切相求，我真的沒法拒絕。
turn somebody/something down to refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or a formal request 拒絕某人/某事物〔指提議、邀請或正式要求〕
They offered me the job but I turned it down.
他們給我這份工作，不過我拒絕了。
The board turned down a request for $25,000 to sponsor an art exhibition.
董事會拒絕了出資2.5萬美元贊助一項藝術展的請求。
nI’ve already been turned down by three colleges.
reject to refuse to accept an idea, offer, suggestion, or plan 拒絕接受〔想法、提議、建議或計劃〕
They rejected the idea because it would cost too much money.
他們沒有接受這個主意，因爲耗資太大。
The Senate rejected a proposal to limit the program to two years.
參議院拒絕了將該計劃限定在兩年内的提議。
decline formal to politely refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or refuse to do something 謝絕〔提議或邀請〕；禮貌地拒絕
She has declined all offers of help.
她謝絕了所有人的幫助。
A palace spokesman declined to comment on the rumours.
宮廷發言人拒絕對傳言發表評論。
deny to refuse to allow someone to do something or enter somewhere 拒絕〔某人做某事或進入某地〕
They were denied permission to publish the book.
他們沒有獲準出版這本書。
He was denied access to the US.
他被拒絕進入美國。
veto to officially refuse to allow a law or plan, or to refuse to accept someone’s suggestion 否決〔法律或計劃〕；反對〔某人的建議〕
Congress vetoed the bill.
國會否決了這項議案。
The suggestion was quickly vetoed by the other members of the team.
這條建議很快遭到了隊友的反對。
disallow to officially refuse to accept something because someone has broken the rules, or not done it in the correct way 〔因違反規則或做法不正確而〕不承認，不接受
The goal was disallowed by the referee.
這個進球被裁判判爲無效。
The court decided to disallow his evidence.
法庭裁決對他的證詞不予采信。
rebuff formal to refuse to accept someone’s offer, request, or suggestion 回絕〔某人的提議或要求〕
The company raised its offer to $6 billion, but was rebuffed.
該公司將出價提高到60億美元，但遭到回絕。
He was politely rebuffed when he suggested holding the show in Dublin.
他建議在都柏林上演這出戲，但被婉言拒絕。
give somebody/something the thumbs down informal to refuse to allow or accept a plan or suggestion 反對[拒絕]某人/某事物〔指計劃或建議〕
The plan was given the thumbs down by the local authority.
該計劃遭到地方當局反對。
They gave us the thumbs down.
他們拒絕了我們。
Examples from the Corpus
refuse• The offer was so good how could I refuse?• It is understood that a number of applications for advance clearance under s 707 for such arrangements have been refused.• He tried to persuade her to come with him, but she refused.• I asked Stevie if she would help us, but she refused.• He never refuses a drink, does he?• The 1976 Act also makes a radical change as regards the grounds for granting or refusing an application for a licence.• You wouldn't refuse an old friend a favour, would you?• He flatly refuses any offers of financial help.• The city is refusing contracts to firms that do not practice an equal opportunities policy.• Sutton refused food in protest against conditions in the prison.• He was unable to attend the meeting in Moscow, because the Russian authorities had refused him a visa.• She refused his advances and confounded a multitude of scholars assembled by him to overcome her scruples.• Judge Eyck refused his request for bail.• Over 2,000 applications for political asylum were refused last year.• Some banks are threatening to refuse loans to anyone who cannot provide suitable guarantees.• Under the law, doctors cannot refuse patients access to their own medical records.• Ms. Knight refused to accept the manager's apology.• Players were pressing and self-doubt was evident, especially when shots refused to drop.• Via his lawyer, Sam refused to give Clare money because he didn't want a divorce.• The church refused to give legitimacy to the new state.• If they refuse to leave, call the police.• The following day, doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital refused to operate because the parents had not given consent.• Mother flatly refused to see the doctor.• The charge was dropped when Lewinksy refused to testify.• The committee was forcing Dozoretz to attend Thursday's hearing to publicly refuse to testify.
refuse to do something• We have promised to tell each other if the doctors refuse to.• A vocal minority refused to agree.• Steen refused to answer any questions.• Duffy refuses to fall into the trap of spoon-feeding the material to passive students, which only increases their passivity.• I know from experience that fear can be handled if you refuse to let it take over.• Even as the day began, rumours were rife that the band had refused to play.• Boseman was kicked out of practice on Tuesday for refusing to take a charge against huge forward Maurice Strong.• But no party is willing to refuse to take advantage of these loopholes when the other party is doing it.• The hospital is refusing to take non-emergency patients.
refuse somebody something• Immigration authorities refused him a visa.
ref·use2 /ˈrefjuːs/ noun [uncountableU] formal
waste material that has been thrown away 垃圾，廢棄物 SYN British English rubbish, American English trash, garbage
a refuse dump
垃圾場
household/domestic refuse 家庭/生活垃圾
refuse collection
垃圾收集
Examples from the Corpus
refuse• Refuse collection has been seriously affected by the strike.• Heaps of decaying refuse littered every street.• This was made up of the organic residues of farms, forestry, industry and domestic refuse.• Workers on Monday mucked out basement and main-floor refuse left by the water.• facilities for recycling household refuse• Paul's guide to this mighty sauce is three large refuse sacks of breadcrumbs to 60 pints of milk.• We are gradually developing safer and more effective methods of refuse disposal.• The colonies were a disposal area for social refuse.
household/domestic refuse• This was made up of the organic residues of farms, forestry, industry and domestic refuse.• Unlike habitation sites, they have little domestic refuse and, unlike cemetery sites, they do not normally contain burials.• This aims to reduce the mounting flood of household refuse, which currently stands at 70 million tonnes a year.• Talk is of household refuse trains going back to the moth-balled Gobowen to Nanbrynmawr line - from Manchester.• As with domestic refuse, the problems of methane gas generation also exist when disposing of industrial waste underground.
Origin refuse1
(1300-1400) Old French refuser, from Latin refundere “to pour back”
 refuse2
(1300-1400) Old French refus, from refuser; → REFUSE1

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