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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。
回绝；断然拒绝
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回绝；断然拒绝
An abrupt or blunt refusal or rejection.
He met with a rebuff from the committee.
他遭到了委员会的断然拒绝。
突然的拒绝；断然拒绝
A sudden resistance or refusal.
反击；击退
Repercussion, or beating back.
She was hurt by his rebuff when she offered to help.
她提出帮助时遭到他的断然拒绝，这让她很伤心。
The job applicant faced a cold rebuff from the interviewer.
求职者遭到了面试官的冷漠拒绝。
The company's rebuff of the merger proposal surprised everyone.
公司对合并提议的断然拒绝让所有人感到意外。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
She rebuffed to his proposal.
Use this
She rebuffed his proposal.
rebuff 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不能加介词 to。
Not this
He rebuffed to answer the question.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
受到拒绝
She received a rebuff to her invitation.
她的邀请遭到了拒绝。
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。
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。
遭到拒绝
She met with a rebuff when she asked for a raise.
她要求加薪时遭到了拒绝。
对……的断然拒绝
The vote was a rebuff to the government's policies.
这次投票是对政府政策的断然拒绝。
碰钉子；遭到拒绝
He suffered a rebuff from the committee after presenting his proposal.
他提交提案后遭到了委员会的拒绝。
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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。
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。
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.
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