refuses

英 [rɪˈfjuːzɪz]

美 [rɪˈfjuːzɪz]

v.  拒绝; 回绝; 推却; 拒绝给(所需之物)
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柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /rɪ'fjuːz/. The noun is pronounced /'refjuːs/ and is hyphenated ref|use. 动词读作/rɪ'fjuːz/。名词读作/'refjuːs/，分音节点位置为ref|use。


• VERB 拒绝;回绝
  If yourefuse todo something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it.
  1. He refused to comment after the trial...
     庭审之后他拒绝作出评论。
  2. He expects me to stay on here and I can hardly refuse.
     他希望我继续留在这里，我很难拒绝。
• VERB 拒绝给予;不肯给予
  If someonerefusesyou something, they do not give it to you or do not allow you to have it.
  1. The United States has refused him a visa...
     美国拒绝给他发放签证。
  2. She was refused access to her children...
     她被禁止探视她的孩子。
  3. The town council had refused permission for the march.
     市政委员会未批准这一游行示威。
• VERB 拒绝（接受）
  If yourefusesomething that is offered to you, you do not accept it.
  1. He offered me a second drink which I refused...
     他请我再喝一杯，我没有接受。
  2. The patient has the right to refuse treatment.
     病人有权利拒绝接受治疗。
• N-UNCOUNT 废物，垃圾（主要用于官方语言）
  Refuseconsists of the rubbish and all the things that are not wanted in a house, shop, or factory, and that are regularly thrown away; used mainly in official language.
  1. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.
     区政务委员会每周收取一次垃圾。

Do not confuserefuseanddeny. If yourefuseto do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it....people who refuse to change their opinions... He refused to condemn them.You canrefusesomething that someone offers you.The patient has the right to refuse treatment.If someone does not allow you to have something you ask for, or to do something you have asked to do, you can say that theyrefuseyou.He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him.If youdenysomething, you say that it is not true.The allegation was denied by government spokesmen.If someonedeniesyou something, they do not allow you to have it.I never denied her anything.
不要混淆 refuse 和 deny。refuse 指有意或坚决地拒绝。如，people who refuse to change their opinions（拒绝改变观点的人），He refused to condemn them（他拒绝谴责他们）。refuse 也可以表示拒绝接受别人给你的东西：The patient has the right to refuse treatment（病人有权利拒绝接受治疗）。refuse 后面可以直接接人，表示拒绝某人的要求或拒绝某人做某事。如，He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him（如果我不给他的话，他可能跑去找爸爸要钱）。deny 指否认某事属实，如，The allegation was denied by government spokesmen（政府的发言人否认了该项指控）。deny 也指不给予，如，I never denied her anything（我对她从来都是有求必应）。

双语例句

• She refuses to talk to me or my husband.
  不愿意和我还有我丈夫说话。
• If the bank refuses to lend us the money, we're finished.
  要是银行不肯借钱，我们就完蛋了。
• She still refuses to divorce him.
  她仍拒绝与他离婚。
• She refuses to see her beloved boy die in such dishonor.
  她不愿看到她深爱的男友就这样不名誉地死去。
• Any person who refuses to keep silent will be conducted out of the room.
  不愿意保持安静者将被逐出房间。
• This price is his minimum; he refuses to lower it any further.
  这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。
• Isabel refuses him, but Joanna helps him.
  伊莎贝尔拒绝了他，但乔安娜帮助了他。
• Life refuses me, so I refuse life.
  生活拒绝我，所以我拒绝生命。
• If she refuses to follow rules about car safety, she won't be allowed to use the car.
  如果她拒绝遵守汽车安全的有关规定，就不会让她使用汽车。
• A feverish child refuses to eat and asks only for cold drinks
  发烧的孩子不愿吃东西，只会要冷饮。