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refusal n.拒绝；回绝 (1) 我把他的沉默解释为拒绝。(2) 她用十分委婉的措辞表示拒绝。(3) 你的话等于回绝了。 When something is refused, or a person refuses to do something, it's a refusal. There's a stubborn quality to the word refusal, like a defiant child who won't be swayed. There is a legal term called the "right of first refusal," which gives a person an opportunity to buy or do something first, before anyone else has a chance, or to refuse the opportunity. The Latin root word is refundere, "pour back or give back."

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英 [rɪ'fjuːzl] 美 [rɪ'fjuːzl] (1) I translate his silence as a refusal.(2) She couched her refusal in very polite terms.(3) Your words amount to a refusal. A refusal is when you absolutely won't do something. A little kid's refusal to eat his broccoli might result in his mother's refusal to take him out for ice cream after dinner. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]拒绝；回绝；不接受 Someone's refusal to do something is the fact of them showing or saying that they will not do it, allow it, or accept it. ...her refusal to accept change...她对变革的拒绝His letter in response to her request had contained a firm refusal.对于她的请求他在信中给予了坚决的回绝。...the Council's refusal of planning permission for a major shopping centre...委员会否决了建立大型购物中心的规划提议We would appreciate confirmation of your refusal of our invitation to take part.若您确认拒绝我们的邀请不能参加，我们将感激不尽。2[PHRASE 短语]优先取舍权；先买权 If someone has first refusal on something that is being sold or offered, they have the right to decide whether or not to buy it or take it before it is offered to anyone else.   [PHR after v]If you have a good rapport with a dealer, they will always let you have first refusal on anything interesting...如果你和经销商关系好，好东西他们会任你先挑。A tenant may have a right of first refusal if a property is offered for sale.若房产要出售，承租人可以有优先购买权。

英语单词	refusal
英美音标	英 [rɪ'fjuːzl] 美 [rɪ'fjuːzl]
中文释义	n.拒绝；回绝
英语例句	(1) I translate his silence as a refusal. (2) She couched her refusal in very polite terms. (3) Your words amount to a refusal.
中文例句	(1) 我把他的沉默解释为拒绝。 (2) 她用十分委婉的措辞表示拒绝。 (3) 你的话等于回绝了。
vocabulary简明	A refusal is when you absolutely won't do something. A little kid's refusal to eat his broccoli might result in his mother's refusal to take him out for ice cream after dinner.
vocabulary扩展	When something is refused, or a person refuses to do something, it's a refusal. There's a stubborn quality to the word refusal, like a defiant child who won't be swayed. There is a legal term called the "right of first refusal," which gives a person an opportunity to buy or do something first, before anyone else has a chance, or to refuse the opportunity. The Latin root word is refundere, "pour back or give back."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]拒绝；回绝；不接受 Someone's refusal to do something is the fact of them showing or saying that they will not do it, allow it, or accept it. ...her refusal to accept change... 她对变革的拒绝 His letter in response to her request had contained a firm refusal. 对于她的请求他在信中给予了坚决的回绝。 ...the Council's refusal of planning permission for a major shopping centre... 委员会否决了建立大型购物中心的规划提议 We would appreciate confirmation of your refusal of our invitation to take part. 若您确认拒绝我们的邀请不能参加，我们将感激不尽。 2 [PHRASE 短语]优先取舍权；先买权 If someone has first refusal on something that is being sold or offered, they have the right to decide whether or not to buy it or take it before it is offered to anyone else. [PHR after v] If you have a good rapport with a dealer, they will always let you have first refusal on anything interesting... 如果你和经销商关系好，好东西他们会任你先挑。 A tenant may have a right of first refusal if a property is offered for sale. 若房产要出售，承租人可以有优先购买权。

Refusal Person Word Buy Accept Offered 英 Rɪ'Fjuːzl] 美