refusal

/rɪˈfjuːzl/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

拒绝；回绝

释义与例句

n. 拒绝；回绝
an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give, or accept something
  1. His refusal to apologise made the situation worse.
    他拒绝道歉使情况变得更糟。
  2. The company's refusal to negotiate led to a strike.
    公司拒绝谈判导致了罢工。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She was upset by his refusal of her invitation.
    他拒绝了她的邀请，让她很不高兴。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 refusal 是 refuse 的名词形式，表示“拒绝”；refusal to do sth 是常用结构。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • refuse 拒绝
    动词，指不愿意做或接受某事。
同义词
  • decline 婉拒；谢绝
    decline 是较委婉的“谢绝”；refusal 是名词“拒绝”，语气较正式、坚决。
    He declined the offer politely. 他礼貌地谢绝了那个提议。
反义词
  • acceptance 接受
    acceptance 表示“接受”，与 refusal“拒绝”相对。
    Her acceptance of the award made her parents proud. 她接受了奖项，父母为之骄傲。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • refuse 拒绝；垃圾
    refuse 作动词是“拒绝”，作名词还可指“垃圾”（/ˈrefjuːs/）；refusal 只作名词，指“拒绝的行为”。正误对比：refuse to go（拒绝去）／a refusal to go（拒绝前去的行为）。
    She refused to answer the question. 她拒绝回答这个问题。
常见搭配
  • refusal to do sth 拒绝做某事
    His refusal to admit the mistake angered everyone. 他拒绝承认错误，这激怒了所有人。
  • firm refusal 坚决拒绝
    She gave a firm refusal to the unreasonable demand. 她坚决拒绝了那个不合理的要求。
  • refusal of 对……的拒绝
    The refusal of the application was unexpected. 申请被拒是出乎意料的。