Word · Frequency #19093
rebuffs
回绝；断然拒绝
rebuffs is the plural of rebuff.
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.
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。
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