reject

/rɪˈdʒekt/ v. / n.
一句话记住

拒绝;驳回;被拒之物;次品

释义与例句

v. 拒绝;驳回
to refuse to accept something
  1. The company rejected his application.
    公司拒绝了他的申请。
  2. The committee rejected the plan because it was too costly.
    委员会否决了这项计划,因为成本太高。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. She rejected his invitation politely but firmly.
    她礼貌而坚决地拒绝了他的邀请。
  2. The court rejected the appeal without giving any reasons.
    法院未作任何说明便驳回了上诉。
  3. Manufacturers must reject any product that fails the safety test.
    制造商必须剔除任何未通过安全测试的产品。
n. 被拒之物;次品
something that is not accepted
  1. These shirts are factory rejects.
    这些衬衫是工厂的次品。
  2. The shop sells rejects at half price.
    这家商店以半价出售次品。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. The rejects were sent back to the warehouse.
    这些不合格品被退回了仓库。
  2. He bought a box of cosmetic rejects online.
    他在网上买了一箱化妆品次品。
  3. Every batch is checked so that rejects never reach customers.
    每批货都要检验,以免次品流到顾客手中。

词源与构词

re-(往回)+ jacere(扔),把东西扔回去,就是拒绝。

re- 前缀 · back,往回
ject 词根 · to throw,扔
记忆钩子 re(回)+ ject(扔):把申请单扔回给你,就是拒绝。

词族与关联词

同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
  • adjective 形容词
    In “a happy child”, “happy” is an adjective. 在 a happy child 中,happy 是形容词。
  • conjecture 推测;猜想
    The cause of the fire is still a matter of conjecture. 火灾的原因目前仍只是推测。
  • eject 弹出;逐出
    The pilot ejected just before the crash. 飞行员在坠机前弹射了出来。
  • inject 注射;注入
    The nurse injected the vaccine into his arm. 护士把疫苗注射进他的手臂。
  • interject 插话;突然插入(话语)
    He interjected angrily that the plan was unfair. 他气愤地插话说这个计划不公平。
  • object 物体;目标;宾语
    A strange object appeared in the sky. 天空中出现了一个奇怪的物体。
  • project 项目;工程
    The bridge project took five years. 这个桥梁工程花了五年。
  • projectile 抛射物;弹丸
    The museum displays ancient stone projectiles used for hunting. 博物馆展出用于狩猎的古代石制抛射物。
  • subject 主题;学科;主语
    What is the subject of the meeting? 这次会议的主题是什么?
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • rejection 拒绝;否决
    reject + -ion,动词变名词
  • rejected 被拒绝的;被驳回的
    reject + -ed,过去分词作形容词
  • rejective 排斥的;拒绝的
    reject + -ive,构成形容词
同义词
  • refuse 拒绝
    refuse 最通用,可指拒绝请求或动作;reject 更正式,多指正式否决申请、方案或剔除不合格品。
    She refused to answer. 她拒绝回答。
  • decline 婉拒;谢绝
    decline 语气委婉,多用于谢绝邀请、提议;reject 更直接强硬,还可否决申请、剔除次品。
    He declined the invitation to dinner. 他谢绝了晚餐的邀请。
  • turn down 拒绝(提议、请求)
    turn down 偏口语,限于拒绝提议、请求或人选;reject 更正式,还可指否决方案、剔除次品。
    They turned down my request for a raise. 他们拒绝了我加薪的请求。
反义词
  • accept 接受
    He accepted the job offer immediately. 他立刻接受了这份工作。
  • approve 批准
    The board approved the budget. 董事会批准了预算。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • eject 驱逐;弹出
    e-(向外)+ ject(扔),往外扔是弹出、驱逐,强调从内部排出;reject 的 re- 是往回,把东西扔回去才是拒绝。
    The referee ejected him from the game. 裁判把他罚出了场。
  • project 项目;投射
    pro-(向前)+ ject,把计划或影像向前投出,所以是项目、投射;reject 的 re- 方向相反,是往回扔。
    The project was completed ahead of schedule. 这个项目提前完成了。
常见搭配
  • reject a proposal 否决提案
    Parliament rejected the proposal by a large majority. 议会以压倒性多数否决了该提案。
  • reject an offer 拒绝报价(提议)
    The board rejected the offer as too low. 董事会认为报价太低而予以拒绝。
  • be rejected 被拒绝
    His visa application was rejected twice. 他的签证申请两次被拒。

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