refuse

verb

1. 拒绝；回绝
   to say that you will not do sth that sb has asked you to do
   1. Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse.
      去吧，去求她，她不大会拒绝。
   2. He flatly refused to discuss the matter.
      他断然拒绝商讨这件事。
   3. She refused to accept that there was a problem.
      她拒不承认有问题存在。
2. 推却；回绝
   to say that you do not want sth that has been offered to you
   1. I politely refused their invitation.
      我礼貌地回绝了他们的邀请。
   2. The job offer was simply too good to refuse.
      这个工作机会太好了，无法拒绝。
3. 拒绝给（所需之物）
   to say that you will not give sb sth that they want or need
   1. They refused him a visa.
      他们拒绝给他签证。
   2. She would never refuse her kids anything.
      她对孩子百依百顺。

The verb is pronounced /rɪ'fjuːz/. The noun is pronounced /'refjuːs/ and is hyphenated ref|use. 动词读作/rɪ'fjuːz/。名词读作/'refjuːs/，分音节点位置为ref|use。


1. 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.
   1. He refused to comment after the trial...
      庭审之后他拒绝作出评论。
   2. He expects me to stay on here and I can hardly refuse.
      他希望我继续留在这里，我很难拒绝。
2. 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.
   1. The United States has refused him a visa...
      美国拒绝给他发放签证。
   2. She was refused access to her children...
      她被禁止探视她的孩子。
   3. The town council had refused permission for the march.
      市政委员会未批准这一游行示威。
3. VERB 拒绝（接受）
   If you refuse something that is offered to you, you do not accept it.
   1. He offered me a second drink which I refused...
      他请我再喝一杯，我没有接受。
   2. The patient has the right to refuse treatment.
      病人有权利拒绝接受治疗。
4. 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.
   1. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.
      区政务委员会每周收取一次垃圾。

Do not confuse refuse and deny. If you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it. ...people who refuse to change their opinions... He refused to condemn them. You can refuse something that someone offers you. The patient has the right to refuse treatment. If someone does not allow you to have something you ask for, or to do something you have asked to do, you can say that they refuse you. He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him. If you deny something, you say that it is not true. The allegation was denied by government spokesmen. If someone denies you something, they do not allow you to have it. I never denied her anything.
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）。

1. You were quite within your rights to refuse to co-operate with him.
   你完全有权拒绝跟他合作。
2. I absolutely refuse to get married
   我决不结婚。
3. The association has threatened to withdraw its support if the banks and building societies refuse to play ball.
   该协会威胁说如果银行和建屋互助会不配合的话，它将不再提供支持。
4. You should refuse to meet anyone who cold calls with an offer of financial advice.
   你应该拒绝和那些贸然打电话提供理财建议的陌生人见面。
5. I used to refuse invitations to parties because I knew I'd go crimson every time someone talked to me.
   我过去总是拒绝聚会邀请，因为我知道每当有人和我说话，我就会脸红。
6. Officials refuse to divulge details of the negotiations
   官员们拒绝透露谈判的细节。
7. I refuse to act that way when my kids fight
   我的孩子们打起架来时，我不会那样做。
8. The water was full of flotsam and refuse.
   水里漂满了垃圾和废物。
9. It would be most ungracious and impolite to refuse a simple invitation to supper with him.
   连与他共进晚餐这样的简单邀请都拒绝会显得非常失礼，没有教养。
10. Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
    没有精神缺陷的病人可以拒绝治疗。
11. The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
    当局可能会发现自己处于必须要拒绝但又会因此而不得人心的境地。
12. She had made us an offer too good to refuse.
    她开出的条件好得让我们难以回绝。
13. He refused to comment after the trial
    庭审之后他拒绝作出评论。
14. He expects me to stay on here and I can hardly refuse.
    他希望我继续留在这里，我很难拒绝。
15. The United States has refused him a visa
    美国拒绝给他发放签证。
16. She was refused access to her children
    她被禁止探视她的孩子。
17. The town council had refused permission for the march.
    市政委员会未批准这一游行示威。
18. He offered me a second drink which I refused
    他请我再喝一杯，我没有接受。
19. The patient has the right to refuse treatment.
    病人有权利拒绝接受治疗。
20. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.
    区政务委员会每周收取一次垃圾。
21. Those who refuse to repent, he said, will be punished
    那些拒不悔改的人，他说，将会受到惩罚。
22. James, I should refuse that consultancy with Shapiro, if I were you
    詹姆斯，如果我是你，我就会拒绝向夏皮罗咨询。
23. Some children refuse to eat at all and others overeat.
    有些孩子根本不吃饭，另外的一些孩子却吃得过量。
24. They may refuse to trade, even when offered attractive prices
    即便对方的报价很有吸引力，他们也有可能拒绝进行交易。
25. Local authorities are likely to refuse to hire facilities to unrecognised martial arts organisations.
    当地的主管机构可能会拒绝向非官方的武术组织出租设备。
26. He accepted my gift while pretending to refuse.
    他半推半就，收下了我送给他的礼物。
27. The Lawyer may refuse to undertake a case which appears to him unsound.
    律师可能拒绝承办他认为站不住脚的案件。
28. I refuse to honour your bill.
    我拒绝兑现你的票据。
29. She wouldn't go so far as to refuse to attend school.
    她不至于不来上学。
30. He wouldn't go so far as to refuse to come to the meeting, would he?
    他不至于不来开会吧？

  deny decline rebuff refuse reject【导航词义：拒绝】

  deny v. 〈正式〉拒绝，不允许

〔辨析〕指不允许某人拥有某物或做某事。

  decline v. 〈正式〉拒绝

〔辨析〕指婉言谢绝他人的帮助、邀请等。

  rebuff v. 〈正式〉回绝，断然拒绝

〔辨析〕指很不友好地拒绝别人善意的建议或帮助。

  refuse v. 拒绝，回绝

〔辨析〕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。

  reject v. 拒绝

〔辨析〕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。

noun

1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

   Synonym:    garbagefood wastescraps

verb

1. show unwillingness towards
   1. he declined to join the group on a hike

   Synonym:    decline

2. refuse to let have
   1. She denies me every pleasure
   2. he denies her her weekly allowance

   Synonym:    deny

3. refuse to accept
   1. He refused my offer of hospitality

   Synonym:    rejectpass upturn downdecline

4. refuse entrance or membership
   1. They turned away hundreds of fans
   2. Black people were often rejected by country clubs

   Synonym:    rejectturn downturn away

5. elude, especially in a baffling way
   1. This behavior defies explanation

   Synonym:    defyresist

6. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
   1. His body rejected the liver of the donor

   Synonym:    resistreject