refusal to + infinitive
His refusal to accept the terms led to a stalemate.
他拒绝接受条款导致了僵局。
拒绝；回绝
refusals — plural of refusal
拒绝（的答复）；谢绝（的回复）；（钻井的）止点；拒钻深度；拒绝的行为。；拒绝的行为；钻井或钻孔无法继续的深度或位置。
The act of saying or showing that you will not do, accept, or give something.
拒绝的行为。
The act of refusing.
拒绝的行为
the act of refusing
钻井或钻孔无法继续的深度或位置。
Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
拒绝接受所提供事物的信息
a message refusing to accept something that is offered
His refusal to cooperate surprised everyone.
他拒绝合作使大家感到惊讶。
用法提示：此处refusal表示拒绝的行为，后接不定式短语说明拒绝的内容。
She received a refusal for her job application.
她的求职申请遭到了拒绝。
用法提示：此处refusal指被拒绝的消息或结果，常与receive搭配。
The government's refusal to negotiate led to a crisis.
政府拒绝谈判导致了危机。
用法提示：此处refusal作为名词，后接不定式短语，表示拒绝做某事的决定。
His refusal to accept the terms led to a stalemate.
他拒绝接受条款导致了僵局。
常用于正式场合。
The refusal of the invitation surprised everyone.
拒绝邀请让所有人都感到惊讶。
He shook his head in refusal.
他摇头表示拒绝。
与refusal基本同义，但更强调对提议或请求的拒绝
denial强调对请求的拒绝，常与要求或权利相关
declination较正式，常用于礼貌拒绝邀请或提议
rebuff语气更强，表示粗鲁或直接的拒绝
grammar · medium
易错句子She refusal to help me.
正确表达She refused to help me.
“refusal”是名词，不能用作谓语动词。表示“拒绝做某事”需用动词“refuse”加不定式。
grammar · medium
易错句子His refusal for the offer surprised me.
正确表达His refusal of the offer surprised me.
“refusal”后接被拒绝的对象时，介词用“of”，不用“for”。
指同意或接受的行为，与refusal的拒绝行为相反
refusal是名词，指拒绝的行为或表示拒绝的言辞；refuse是动词，指拒绝接受或做某事
refusal强调不接受提供的事物或要求；denial更侧重否认事实或拒绝承认
refusal通常指对请求或邀请的拒绝；rejection强调被断然否定或淘汰，如求职、投稿等
断然拒绝
He gave a flat refusal to their request.
他断然拒绝了他们的请求。
直截了当的拒绝
Her point-blank refusal surprised everyone.
她直截了当的拒绝让所有人惊讶。
固执的拒绝
His stubborn refusal to compromise led to a deadlock.
他固执地拒绝妥协导致了僵局。
拒绝做某事
Her refusal to sign the contract ended the negotiation.
她拒绝签署合同，谈判就此结束。
拒绝某事物
The refusal of the visa was unexpected.
签证被拒出乎意料。
re- (back) + fuse (pour) + -al (noun suffix)
re- (back) + turn (turn)
fus (pour) + -ion (noun suffix)
pro- (forward) + pos (place) + -al (noun suffix)
拒绝通常是对提议的回应
拒绝经常用于对邀请的回应
拒绝可以是对请求的否定答复
拒绝常用于对提案的否决
拒绝可以是对要求的拒绝
优先购买权
The tenant has the right of first refusal on the apartment if the landlord decides to sell.
如果房东决定出售，租户对该公寓有优先购买权。
直截了当的拒绝
She gave a point-blank refusal to his proposal.
她直截了当地拒绝了他的提议。
断然拒绝
His request met with a flat refusal from the committee.
他的请求遭到了委员会的断然拒绝。
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