Word · Frequency #19093
rebuff
回绝；断然拒绝
An abrupt or blunt refusal or rejection.
- 1.
A sudden resistance or refusal.
突然的拒绝；断然拒绝
- 2.
Repercussion, or beating back.
反击；击退
击退；弹回；突然的拒绝；断然拒绝；反击；击退；断然拒绝；严厉拒绝
In use
She was hurt by his rebuff when she offered to help.
The job applicant faced a cold rebuff from the interviewer.
The company's rebuff of the merger proposal surprised everyone.
meet with a rebuff
常用于正式场合。
He met with a rebuff from the committee.
他遭到了委员会的断然拒绝。
suffer a rebuff
强调经历挫败感。
She suffered a rebuff when her proposal was rejected.
她的提议被拒绝后，她受到了冷遇。
give sb a rebuff
主语为拒绝者。
They gave him a rebuff that left him humiliated.
他们给了他一个让他感到羞辱的断然拒绝。
Common mistakes
She rebuffed to his proposal.She rebuffed his proposal.
rebuff 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不能加介词 to。
He rebuffed to answer the question.He refused to answer the question.
rebuff 后不能接不定式，表示拒绝做某事应用 refuse to do。
Connections
Collocations
- suffer a rebuff
- 遭受断然拒绝
- He suffered a rebuff when he asked for a raise.他要求加薪时遭到了断然拒绝。
- meet with a rebuff
- 遭到回绝
- Her proposal met with a rebuff from the committee.她的提议遭到了委员会的断然拒绝。
- receive a rebuff
- 受到拒绝
- She received a rebuff to her invitation.她的邀请遭到了拒绝。
- sharp rebuff
- 严厉的拒绝
- The journalist got a sharp rebuff when he tried to interview the star.记者试图采访那位明星时遭到了严厉的拒绝。
- public rebuff
- 当众拒绝
- His public rebuff of the offer surprised everyone.他当众拒绝了那个提议，令所有人惊讶。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：re-（又一次）+ buff（撞击），对方再次把你撞回去，就是断然拒绝、击退。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、official statements 该词作名词时意为“断然拒绝”或“击退”，多用于正式书面语、新闻报道或官方表态，语气较严肃；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end with the sound /ʌf/ and rhyme with the stressed syllable of rebuff (/rɪˈbʌf/). Note that tough and rough are spelled with -ough, which can be pronounced many ways, so do not use the spelling to guess the sound. Beware lookalikes such as rebus (/ˈriːbəs/) and buffet (/bəˈfeɪ/), which look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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