REJECT1 to reject an offer or suggestion2 to officially reject a request or suggestion3 to state very firmly that you do not agree with something4 to reject ideas, beliefs, or ways of living5 to reject someone who wants to be friendly or help you6 to refuse to give someone a job, a place at college etc7 to refuse very firmly to accept or become involved in somethingRELATED WORDSoppositeACCEPTto say that you will not do something 表示不愿做某事的说法REFUSEsee alsoNO1 to reject an offer or suggestion 拒绝提供的帮助或建议reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ [transitive verb]to say no very firmly to an offer or suggestion.Reject is more formal thannot accept andsay no拒绝，拒绝接受〔reject 比not accept和say no更正式〕 Lauren rejected her parents’ offer of financial help. 劳伦拒绝了父母提出给她的经济帮助。 She rejected the idea that she should sue him. 她拒绝接受起诉他的主意。 The Secretary of State offered his resignation, which the President promptly rejected. 国务卿提出辞呈，即刻遭到总统的拒绝。rejection /rɪˈdʒekʃən/ [uncountable noun] the government's outright rejection of the proposals 政府对那些提议的断然拒绝not accept /nɒt əkˈsept/ [verb phrase]to say no to an offer or invitation, especially because you think it would not be right to accept it 不接受，拒绝接受〔尤因你认为接受是不对的〕 She's given us all this stuff and she won't accept any money for it. 她给了我们这些东西，而且不肯收钱。 I decided not to accept their invitation. 我决定不接受他们的邀请。 Laney wouldn't accept what he considered an insulting pay offer. 莱尼认为开给他的工资是侮辱性的，所以不接受。say no /seɪ ˈnəʊ/ [verb phrase]especially spokennot accept an offer or suggestion 【尤口】说不，拒绝 I asked him if he wanted a drink, but he said no. 我问他要不要喝一杯，可他说不。 I'll offer to buy it from her, but I expect she'll say no. 我打算出价向她买下，但估计她会不肯。say no to Mrs. Hill, still mentally alert, said no to any suggestions of further operations. 希尔女士神志依然清楚，拒绝了做进一步手术的建议。refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to say you do not want something that you have been offered 拒绝 The offer was so good how could I refuse? 报价太优惠了，我怎么拒绝得了？ He never refuses a drink, does he? 他从不拒绝喝一杯，是不是？refuse to do something Ms. Knight refused to accept the manager's apology. 奈特女士拒绝接受经理的道歉。flatly refuse He flatly refuses any offers of financial help. 他对任何经济帮助都一口拒绝。turn down /ˌtɜːʳn ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to say no to an offer - use this especially when someone refuses a good offer or opportunity, and this is surprising 拒绝〔尤指拒绝很好的提议或机会〕turn somebody/something down They offered her a really good job, but she turned it down. 他们提供给她一份很好的工作，但她拒绝了。 He said he'd help her with her training, but she turned him down. 他说愿意帮助她训练，但她拒绝了。turn down somebody/something If you turn down the opportunity to go to college, you'll always regret it. 如果你拒绝上大学的机会，你总会后悔的。decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ [intransitive/transitive verb]formalto say no politely when someone invites you to do something 【正式】婉言拒绝，谢绝〔某人的邀请〕 Mr Casey regrets that he will have to decline your kind invitation owing to a prior engagement. 凯西先生已有约在先，他很遗憾不得不谢绝您热心的邀请。 The bishop was invited to attend the opening ceremony, but he declined. 主教获邀去参加开幕式，可他谢绝了。decline to do something The Prime Minister was asked for his opinion but declined to comment. 有人问了首相的意见，可他谢绝发表评论。I'll take a rain check /aɪl ˌteɪk ə ˈreɪn tʃek/spokenuse this to tell someone that you cannot accept their invitation at the time they have suggested, but would like to do it at some time in the future 【口】改天吧，以后吧 ‘How about dinner tonight?’ ‘Sorry -- I'll have to take a rain check on that.’ “今天一起吃晚饭怎么样？”“对不起一—改天吧。”2 to officially reject a request or suggestion 正式拒绝请求或建议reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ [transitive verb]to use your official authority to formally refuse a request or suggestion 〔以官方的权力〕拒绝；驳回 Judge Gifford rejected the defense's request. 吉福德法官驳回了被告的请求。 The immigration authorities have rejected his application for refugee status. 移民当局驳回了他的难民身份申请。 It was predicted that the Senate would reject the bill by about 60 to 40. 预计参议院将以大概60比40的票数驳回该项法案。rejection /rɪˈdʒekʃən/ [uncountable noun] the rejection of the Equal Rights Bill by a small majority 以微弱多数否决平等权利法案throw out /ˌθrəʊ ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]if a parliament, a council, or other official political organizationthrows out a plan or suggestion, they refuse to accept it or make it legal, especially after voting on it 〔国会、理事会或其他官方的政治组织尤以投票方式〕否决〔某计划或建议〕throw out something Local councillors threw out proposals for the building of a new stadium. 当地的市政议员否决了建造一座新的运动场的提议。throw something out The House passed the bill, but the Senate threw it out. 众议院通过了提案，但参议院却将其否决了。turn down /ˌtɜːʳn ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to refuse to accept a request or to give someone permission to do something, especially when the request is a reasonable one 拒绝；否决〔尤指要求是合理的〕turn down something Their application to build a new extension has been turned down by the planning authority. 他们提出建一个新的扩建部分的申请被规划管理局否决了。turn something down We put in a request for a little extra time for us to finish the project, but the board turned it down. 我们请求给予多一点时间完成这项工程，可董事会拒绝了。refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ [verb]to officially decide that someone cannot have something they have asked for, or cannot do something they want to do 拒绝refuse an application/request/demand etc Judge Eyck refused his request for bail. 艾克法官拒绝他提出的保释请求。 Over 2,000 applications for political asylum were refused last year. 去年有2,000多份政治避难的申请被拒绝。refuse somebody something Under the law, doctors cannot refuse patients access to their own medical records. 根据法律，医生不能拒绝病人查看自己的病历。refuse something to somebody The city is refusing contracts to firms that do not practice an equal opportunities policy. 该市拒绝跟没有实行机会均等政策的公司签合同。say no /seɪ ˈnəʊ/ [verb phrase]to officially refuse to accept a request, suggestion, or bad situation 〔正式〕拒绝〔请求、建议或不好的情况〕 Employees have repeatedly requested child care facilities, but the company has always said no. 员工们一再要求提供儿童保育设施，但公司总是不答应。say no to We're hoping the government will at last say no to low wages and poverty. 我们期望政府最终会解决低薪和贫穷问题。vote against/vote no /ˌvəʊt əˈgenst, ˌvəʊt ˈnəʊ/ [verb phrase]to refuse to accept a plan, proposal, or new law by voting 投票反对〔某计划、提议或新的法律〕 The majority of union members voted against further industrial action. 工会大多数成员都投票反对进一步的工业行动。 Homeowners voted against new bonds and higher taxes. 房主投票反对新契约和更高的税收。 Only Councilwoman Shirley Lanion voted no. 只有女市政议员雪莉·拉尼翁投票反对。vote no on something I urge you to vote no on Measure A. 我强烈要求你对A方案投反对票。veto /ˈviːtəʊ/ [transitive verb]to use your position of power to refuse to allow something to happen, especially something that other people, organizations, or countries have agreed 〔使用职权〕否决；反对〔其他人、组织或国家已同意的事〕 European plans to deregulate air fares were vetoed by Spain. 欧洲对飞机票价解除管制的计划遭到了西班牙的否决。 Requests to take foster children abroad are often vetoed by the biological parent. 把收养的孩子带到国外去的请求经常遭到亲生父母的反对。 The governor vetoed a bill that would have given some much-needed money to public libraries. 州长否决了一项可以为公共图书馆提供急需资金的议案。veto [countable/uncountable noun] As a result of the president's veto the inner-cities program will not now go ahead. 由于总统的否决，旧城区改造计划现在不实行了。give something the thumbs downalsoturn thumbs down on somethingAmerican /gɪv something ðə ˌθʌmz ˈdaʊn, tɜːʳn ˌθʌmz ˈdaʊn ɒnsomething/ [verb phrase]informalto reject a plan or suggestion 【非正式】拒绝，反对〔某计划或建议〕 The commission wisely gave the golf course proposal the thumbs down. 委员会明智地否决了建高尔夫球场的提议。 The city council turned thumbs down on Marison's new proposal, citing potential parking problems. 市政委员会援引潜在的停车问题来否决了马里森的新提议。3 to state very firmly that you do not agree with something 坚决表示不同意某事reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ [transitive verb not in progressive] The belief that the children of working mothers suffer is rejected by most child psychologists. 大多数儿童心理学家都不同意职业妇女的孩子受苦的看法。 The audience is free to accept or reject Stone's interpretation of the facts. 听众可自己选择接受或反对斯通对这些事实的解释。reject a suggestion/idea/notion etc that Bush rejected suggestions that his tax cuts favored the most wealthy. 布什不同意他的减税使富人受益的说法。 The author rejected accusations that his novel is blasphemous, but apologized for any offense it had caused. 作者否认了他的小说有亵渎意味的指控，但对小说引起的反感则表示歉意。not accept /nɒt əkˈsept/ [verb phrase]tonot accept a statement, explanation, or decision because you think it is wrong or untrue 不接受〔某说法、解释或决定，因觉得不对或不属实〕 Our managers claim the new system will increase efficiency but I don't accept that. 我们的经理说新的制度将提高我们的效率，可我却不那么认为。 He said he wouldn't accept any excuses for missing the deadline. 他说他决不接受任何误了截止日期的借口。dismiss /dɪsˈmɪs/ [transitive verb not in progressive]to refuse to accept someone's opinions, suggestions, proof etc without even considering it 〔不加考虑地〕不接受，拒绝考虑〔某人的观点、建议、证明等〕 The judge dismissed most of the police evidence, saying it was clearly fabricated. 法官不接受警方提供的大部分证据，说那显然都是捏造的。 One leader dismissed the conference's findings on the environment as unproven. 一位领导人以未经证实为理由，拒绝接受大会对环境的研究结果。dismiss something out of handdismiss completely without any consideration at all 全然拒绝某事物 The argument for higher tariffs cannot be dismissed out of hand. 不能完全忽略赞成提高关税的论据。4 to reject ideas, beliefs, or ways of living 拒绝接受想法、信仰或生活方式reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ [transitive verb]toreject ideas, beliefs, or ways of living, especially when you used to accept them in the past 摒弃，拒绝相信〔尤指以前是接受的〕 As an adult, she rejected her Catholic upbringing. 成年后她摒弃了自己的天主教教养。 Vegetarians reject the idea that you must eat meat to get all the nutrients you need. 素食主义者不相信要获取全面的营养就必须吃肉的想法。 Feminists rejected traditional notions of the role of women in society. 女权主义者拒绝接受传统的女性社会角色的观念。rejection /rɪˈdʒekʃən/ [uncountable noun]reject of Sometimes she began to question her outright rejection of her parents’ values. 有时候她会质疑自己完全摒弃父母的价值观的做法。turn your back on /ˌtɜːʳn jɔːʳ ˈbæk ɒn/ [verb phrase]to completely change your former beliefs and way of life, especially because you now think that they were wrong 背弃，抛弃〔以前的信仰和生活方式，尤因现在觉得它们是错的〕 I had a sense of relief as I turned my back on the disasters of my first marriage. 当我抛开第一次婚姻的不幸以后，有一种如释重负的感觉。 Some journalists accused him of turning his back on a lot of the party's major principles. 一些新闻记者指责他背弃了党的许多重大原则。scorn /skɔːʳn/ [transitive verb]to reject ideas, values, or behaviour because you think they are stupid, wrong, or old-fashioned 拒绝，摈弃；不屑于〔愚蠢、错误或过时的想法、价值观或行为〕 My kids used to scorn my politics as right-wing selfishness. 我的子女以前老是鄙视我的政治观点是右翼的自私自利。scorn something as something Many young people scorn polite behaviour as insincere. 许多年轻人把礼貌的举止蔑视为虚伪。drop out /ˌdrɒp ˈaʊtǁˌdrɑːp-/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to refuse to live the way that other people usually live in your society, for example by not working in a job or living in an ordinary house 脱离〔社会〕；抵制社会习俗 While kids in the affluent sixties could afford to drop out, things were very different ten years later. 孩子在富足的60年代可以违背社会习俗，但十年以后情况却大不相同了。 A group of young people dropped out and set up a commune in the middle of the forest. 一群年轻人抵制社会习俗，在森林深处成立了一个公社。5 to reject someone who wants to be friendly or help you 拒绝想对你友好或帮助你的人reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ [transitive verb]to refuse to speak or listen to someone who wants to be friendly with you or wants to help you 拒绝 Samantha had consistently rejected all Bob's offers of help. 萨曼莎一直拒绝鲍勃的所有帮助。 She's scared to try to talk to him about it in case he rejects her again. 她害怕向他提这个话题，怕他再次拒绝她。 As a child he was repeatedly rejected by both parents. 他小时候一再被父母抛弃。rejection /rɪˈdʒekʃən/ [uncountable noun] Of course, you always risk rejection when you first ask someone out. 当然，第一次约人出去总是有遭到拒绝的风险。rebuff /rɪˈbʌf/ [transitive verb]to reject someone's friendly invitation or offer in an unpleasant or rude way, so that they feel offended 断然拒绝〔某人友好的邀请或帮助，以致对方觉得受到伤害〕 She rebuffed all my attempts to make things up between us, till eventually my patience snapped. 她断然拒绝我想与之和好的一切努力，到最后我突然失去了耐心。 Despite being rebuffed again and again, he continued to phone her. 尽管一再遭到拒绝，他仍继续打电话给她。give somebody the brush-off /ˌgɪv somebody ðə ˈbrʌʃ ɒf/ [verb phrase]informalto refuse to accept someone's help, friendship, invitations etc in a rude and unfriendly way 【非正式】让某人碰钉子 Russell tried to give me the brush-off, but I don't give up that easily. 拉塞尔想让我碰钉子，但我是不会轻易放弃的。 The new director of the Urban League was given the brush-off by City Hall. 市政厅让城镇联合会的新主任碰了钉子。snub /snʌb/ [transitive verb]to deliberately behave in an unfriendly way to someone, for example by ignoring them or being rude to them, so that they feel hurt 冷落，怠慢 Rosanna felt snubbed when she wasn't invited to the wedding. 罗莎娜未获邀请参加婚礼，觉得受到了冷落。 High-schoolers will often snub anyone they feel is different or strange. 中学生常常会冷落那些他们感觉不同的或奇怪的人。 When the college invited him to speak, he was snubbed by students who felt his policies were unfair to minorities. 当那所大学邀请他去演讲时，他受到那些认为他的政策对少数民族不公平的学生的冷落。snub [countable noun] The assistant director took it as a snub when he was not invited to the conference. 助理经理没被邀请参加会议，他觉得这是怠慢他了。ostracizealsoostraciseBritish /ˈɒstrəsaɪzǁˈɑː-/ [transitive verb]if a group of peopleostracize a person or another group, they refuse to talk to them and make them feel that they are strongly disliked 〔一群人〕排斥〔某人或另一群人〕 Many young people are unwilling to admit that they are gay because they fear being ostracized. 许多年轻人因担心受排斥而不愿承认自己是同性恋者。 He had committed crimes so appalling that even other prisoners ostracized him. 他犯下的罪行太骇人听闻，甚至连其他囚犯也排斥他。shun /ʃʌn/ [transitive verb]to refuse to accept or be friendly with someone, especially because they are different from you in some way or have done something that you disapprove of 回避〔某人，尤因其在某些方面与你不同，或做了你不赞成的事〕 Some young women are shunned by their families when they become pregnant outside of marriage. 有些年轻女子未婚怀孕后，自己的家人都躲开她们。 Recently bereaved widows often feel they are being shunned by people who don't know what to say to them. 刚刚丧夫的寡妇常感觉遭人回避，因为那些人不知道该说些什么。6 to refuse to give someone a job, a place at college etc 拒绝给某人工作、人学名额等reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ [transitive verb]to formally tell someone, usually in writing, that they have not got the job or chance to study that they have asked for 不录取〔一般用于书面中〕 Several hundred people applied, but we had to reject nearly all of them. 数百人来申请，但我们都得几乎全部拒绝。 Ian was rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight. 伊恩因视力不好而被拒绝入伍。 Jim was rejected by every college he applied to. 吉姆申请的每所大学都没录取他。rejection /rɪˈdʒekʃən/ [countable/uncountable noun] I got a rejection from Harvard, but I'm still waiting to hear from UCLA. 哈佛没有录取我，但我还在等加州大学洛杉矶分校的通知。turn down /ˌtɜːʳn ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to tell someone that they cannot have the job or chance to study that they have asked for, especially when there is a particular reason for doing this 拒绝〔给某人所要求的工作或学习的机会，尤因有某种原因〕turn somebody down When Uncle John tried to join the army, they turned him down because he was too old. 约翰叔叔想参军，但因为他年纪太大了，他们没有录取他。 Marion applied for a job teaching in Minneapolis, but she was turned down. 玛丽昂申请一个在明尼阿波利斯教书的工作，可是遭到了拒绝。turn down somebody We automatically turn down any candidate who makes spelling mistakes in their job application. 对求职信中有拼写错误的应征者，我们都不假思索地回绝了。not accept /nɒt əkˈsept/ [transitive phrasal verb]to not give someone the job or chance to study that they have asked for 不录取；不录用 He applied for several jobs at the amusement park, but wasn't accepted. 他向游乐场申请了好几份工作，但都遭到拒绝。 Most universities will not accept anyone without an interview. 大多数大学都不会不经面试就录取一个人。7 to refuse very firmly to accept or become involved in something 坚决不接受某物或拒绝卷入某事not have/want anything to do with /nɒt hæv, wɒnt ˌeniθɪŋ tə ˈduː wɪð something ǁ-wɔːnt-/ [verb phrase]to refuse to take part in an activity or get involved in something because you disapprove of it or think it will not work 与…无关；决不想参与〔某活动或某事，因不赞成或认为此事行不通〕 She said the idea was stupid and wouldn't have anything to do with it. 她说这个想法很傻，不想牵涉其中。 Most activists don't want anything to do with violent protests. 大多数积极分子都不想参与暴力抗议活动。turn your nose up at/turn up your nose at /ˌtɜːʳn jɔːʳ ˈnəʊz ʌp æt, ˌtɜːʳn ʌp jɔːʳ ˈnəʊz æt/ [verb phrase]informalto refuse to accept something that someone offers you because you think it is not good enough for you 【非正式】对〔某人提供的东西〕嗤之以鼻 Many older academics turn their noses up at subjects such as Media and Film studies. 许多年纪较大的学者都对大众传媒和电影研究这类学科嗤之以鼻。 He turned up his nose at a job washing dishes. 他对洗碗碟的工作不屑一顾。I wouldn't touch it with a barge poleBritish/I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot poleAmerican /aɪ wʊdnt ˌtʌtʃ ɪt wɪð ə ˈbɑːʳdʒ pəʊl, aɪ wʊdnt ˌtʌtʃ ɪt wɪð ə ˌten fʊt ˈpəʊl/use this to say that you will definitely not accept something, buy something, or get involved in something 我连碰都不想碰 My nephew wants me to invest in his business, but frankly I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. 我侄子想让我在他的公司里投资，但是坦白地说，我不想与他有瓜葛。 Millions of people buy those cars, but I wouldn't touch one with a ten-foot pole. 几百万人买了那种车，可我碰都不想碰它。