vt. & vi.拒绝 state one's strong unwillingness to accept; say no (to); not give or allow

　～ a command　拒绝执行命令
　～ a job　拒绝接受工作
　～ a present　拒绝礼品
　～ an office　推辞某职务
　～ bribe　拒绝贿赂
　～ consent　不答应
　～ favour　拒绝好意
　～ gift　拒收礼物
　～ help　拒绝帮助
　～ invitation　拒绝邀请
　～ medicine　拒绝吃药
　～ obedience　拒绝服从
　～ promotion　不接受提拔
　～ request　拒绝要求
　～ satisfaction　拒绝赔偿
　～ suitors　拒绝求婚者
　～ arbitrarily　顽固地拒绝
　～ austerely　严肃地拒绝
　～ bluntly　干脆地拒绝
　～ categorically　断然拒绝
　～ completely　完全拒绝
　～ courteously　客气地拒绝
　～ curtly　毫不客气地拒绝
　～ delicately　小心地拒绝
　～ doggedly　顽强地拒绝
　～ emphatically　强硬地拒绝
　～ firmly　坚决不答应
　～ flatly　断然拒绝
　～ gracefully　有礼貌地拒绝
　～ habitually　习惯性地拒绝
　～ haughtily　傲慢地拒绝
　～ honorably　正大光明地拒绝
　～ indignantly　愤怒地拒绝
　～ inexorably　无情地拒绝
　～ modestly　婉言拒绝
　～ obstinately　顽固地拒绝
　～ peremptorily　专横地拒绝
　～ persistently　固执地拒绝
　～ politely　婉言拒绝
　～ positively　斩钉截铁地拒绝
　～ prudently　谨慎地拒绝
　～ scornfully　轻蔑地拒绝
　～ scrupulously　小心翼翼地拒绝
　～ spitefully　恶意地拒绝
　～ steadfastly　坚定地拒绝
　～ stubbornly　顽固地拒绝
　～ stupidly　愚蠢地拒绝

　He asked her to marry him but she refused.　他向她求婚，但她拒绝了。
　We asked him to come, but he refused.　我们叫他来，可是他拒绝了。
　He cannot refuse if you ask politely.　如果你客气一点的话，他是不会拒绝的。
　I think he won't refuse me.　我想他不会拒绝我的。
　He made her an offer in this room, and she refused him.　他就在这间屋子里向她求婚，她却拒绝了。
　She refused his gift.　她不肯收他的礼物。
　I cannot very well refuse their offers.　他们提供帮助，我不好拒绝。
　He proudly refused help from anyone.　他傲慢地拒绝了任何人的帮助。
　He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.　当那个人拒绝了他的要求时，他看起来很失望。
　He resolutely refused their bribe.　他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。
　She refused their invitation.　她拒绝了他们的邀请。
　Because of a prior engagement we had to refuse the invitation.　我们因为有约在先，所以不得不回绝邀请。
　When very ill, she refused medicine.　病重时，她不肯吃药。
　The patient refused anything, even a little soup.　病人什么也吃不下，甚至一点汤。
　You'll not refuse beer, won't you?　你不会喝不了啤酒的，对吗?
　The request was curtly refused.　这个请求被毫不客气地拒绝了。
　Our application for visas was refused.　我们的签证申请未获批准。
　She refused to tell us the truth.　她拒不对我们讲真情。
　He never refuses to help others.　他从不拒绝帮助别人。
　They refused to bow to force.　他们拒绝向武力低头。
　They refused to consider the proposal.　他们拒绝考虑这一建议。
　He has refused to let me use his toothbrush.　他拒绝让我使用他的牙刷。
　Thousands of people refuse to pay their taxes.　成千上万的人拒不交税。
　My legs refused to carry me further.　我实在走不动了。
　She refused to see him.　她不愿见他。
　Why do you always refuse to tell me where you live?　你为什么老是不肯告诉我你在什么地方住?
　He was wounded but refused to leave the line.　他受伤了，但不肯离开前线。
　He refused to comply with their wishes.　他不肯按他们的意愿办。
　He's refusing to go after all his promises?　他答应了却又拒绝走吗?
　They refused to be enslaved and rose in struggle.　他们不甘心受奴役而起来斗争了。
　He stubbornly refused to be taught by these mistakes.　他顽固地不肯从这些错误中吸取教训。
　The horse refused to jump over the fence.　马不肯跳过栅栏。
　The car absolutely refused to start.　这辆汽车完全发动不起来。
　He doesn't refuse her anything.　她要什么他就给什么。
　He refused me permission.　他拒绝答应我的要求。
　He refused me shelter.　他拒绝留我住宿。
　The firm refused them a prolongation of the terms of payment.　该公司拒绝了他们延长付款期限的要求。
　She refused him even a kiss.　她甚至连他的吻都不肯接受。
　They were refused admittance.　他们被拒绝进入。
　The cheque has been refused payment.　这张支票已被拒绝付款。
　Jack refused money to her.　杰克不答应给她钱。
　They refused help to him.　他们拒绝给他提供帮助。
　The cinema owners have the right to refuse admission to anyone under eighteen years of age.　电影院老板有权不让未满18岁的人入场。

 ♣ refuse, decline, reject
　这三个词的共同意思是“拒绝”。其区别是：
1. 从语气上来说， refuse是最普通的用词，一般指直接地拒绝，语气不那么委婉。decline语气较委婉，相当于汉语的“谢绝”。例如：
　He declined my invitation because of a previous appointment.　因另有约会在先，他谢绝了我的邀请。
　reject　语气强烈，用于正式场合，如外交和商业条款之类，表示当面明确地拒绝所给、所请、所提议之事，另外还有抛弃或剔除不适当的或不喜欢的东西的意味。例如：
　He rejected my friendly advice upon further consideration.　他经过进一步的考虑，明确地拒绝了我友好的建议。
2. 从搭配上来说，这三个词都可接名词（如an offer)作宾语，但invitation只能与refer, decline搭配；suggestion只能与reject, decline搭配；permission只能与refuse搭配；plan只能与reject搭配。另外refuse和decline都可接动词不定式作宾语，而reject则不可以。例如：
　He refused〔declined〕 to join us in the game.　他拒绝与我们一起游戏。

1. 他拒绝承认受过贿。
　［误］ He refused that he had ever taken bribes.
　［正］ He refused to admit that he had ever taken bribes.
　［析］ refuse是及物动词，其宾语可是名词、代词或动词不定式，但不能是that引导的从句。
2. 她拒绝接受批评。
　［误］ She refused accepting the criticism.
　［正］ She refused to accept the criticism.
　［析］ refuse后不可接动名词作宾语。
3. 我们谢绝了他的帮助。
　［误］ We refused his help.
　［正］ We declined his help.
　［析］ refuse为一般用语，而decline多指“谢绝”，语气比较委婉。
4. 他不让我用他的计算机。
　［误］ He refused me to use his computer.
　［正］ He refused to let me use his computer.
　［析］ refuse不可接复合宾语。

　［同义词］ decline, deny, reject, shut out
　［词源］　古法语refuser（拒绝，不要）