refuse

单词辨析:

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。

〔例证〕

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。

decline v. [正式]拒绝
〔辨析〕

指婉言谢绝他人的帮助、邀请等。

〔例证〕

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。

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。

〔例证〕

She rebuffed all his offers of friendship.

她断然拒绝了他所有的友好表示。

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。

〔例证〕

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。

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。

〔例证〕

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。

相关例句:

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。

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。

Officials refuse to divulge details of the negotiations

官员们拒绝透露谈判的细节。

He accepted my gift while pretending to refuse.

他半推半就,收下了我送给他的礼物。

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。

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。