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refusal

noun
 
🔊/rɪˈfjuːzl/
🔊/rɪˈfjuːzl/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. 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。🔊🔊
    see also first refusal
    Extra Examples
    • He 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
    • …
    verb + refusal
    • be met by
    • be met with
    • accept
    • …
    preposition
    • refusal by
    • refusal of
    phrases
    • a refusal of consent
    • refusal on… grounds
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