Word · Frequency #936
refuse
拒绝；谢绝；不接受
核心释义
To decline or say no to a request, demand, offer, or similar; to not accept something.
- 1.
拒绝(请求或要求)
To decline (a request or demand).
- 2.
再次熔化或加热后再熔合
To fuse again, as with, or after, heating or melting.
- 3.
拒绝请求或要求,克制；不予许可
To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
- 4.
表示不愿
show unwillingness towards
- 5.
在部队即将与敌人交战时,使中心、翼或侧翼后退或保持后退,偏离常规阵线
To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
- 6.
拒绝接受
refuse to accept
不愿；不肯；使（侧翼）后撤；使（队形）后缩；重新熔合；再熔接；拒绝(请求或要求)；再次熔化或加热后再熔合
用法In use
She refused his invitation to the party.
用法提示：refuse 后直接跟名词，表示拒绝某事物。
He refuses to apologize for his mistake.
用法提示：refuse 后接不定式 to do，表示拒绝做某事。
They have refused the offer several times.
用法提示：refuse 的现在完成时形式，后直接跟名词。
He refused my offer of hospitality
refuse + noun phrase
用于拒绝具体事物。
She refused the offer.
她拒绝了那个提议。
refuse + to-infinitive
后接不定式表示拒绝做某事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- refuse a request
- 拒绝请求
- She refused my request for help.她拒绝了我的求助请求。
- refuse an offer
- 拒绝提议；谢绝
- He refused their offer of a job.他拒绝了他们提供的工作。
- refuse permission
- 拒绝准许；不批准
- The landlord refused permission to install a satellite dish.房东拒绝允许安装卫星电视天线。
- refuse to answer
- 拒绝回答
- He refused to answer any questions.他拒绝回答任何问题。
- refuse to comment
- 拒绝评论；拒绝对……发表意见
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 refuse 联想成 re + fuse：对方的要求像保险丝一样被“熔断”，你摇头说 no——拒绝。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、正式通知 refuse 作动词表示“拒绝”时，语气通常比较直接，在日常对话和正式通知中都很常见；多用于明确表达不愿接受请求或不愿做某事。
语法说明Grammar Note
后接名词或不定式
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
动词 refuse 读 /rəˈfjuz/，fuse、confuse、infuse、diffuse（动词）也都以 /fjuːz/ 结尾，与它押韵；reuse /riːˈjuːz/ 虽少一个 f，但末尾 /juːz/ 也与之押韵。注意：diffuse 作形容词读 /dɪˈfjuːs/，profuse /prəˈfjuːs/ 的 -fuse 读 /fjuːs/（清音 s），与 refuse 的 /fjuːz/（浊音 z）不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.