Word · Frequency #936
refused
拒绝；谢绝；不接受
refused is the past of refuse.
To decline or say no to a request, demand, offer, or similar; to not accept something.
- 1.
To decline (a request or demand).
拒绝(请求或要求)
- 2.
To fuse again, as with, or after, heating or melting.
再次熔化或加热后再熔合
- 3.
To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
拒绝请求或要求,克制；不予许可
- 4.
show unwillingness towards
表示不愿
- 5.
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.
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
- 6.
refuse to accept
拒绝接受
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
In use
She refused his invitation to the party.
He refuses to apologize for his mistake.
They have refused the offer several times.
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。
He refused to answer the question.
他拒绝回答问题。
Verb forms
base refuse · third person refuses · -ing refusing · past refused · past participle refused
规则动词
Connections
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
- The company refused to comment on the rumors.公司拒绝对这些传言发表评论。
- refuse entry
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
后接名词或不定式
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。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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