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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary re·ject \\ri-ˈjekt\\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin rejectus, past participle of reicere, from re- + jacere to throw — more at jet DATE 15th century 1.
a. to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use
rejected the suggestion
reject a manuscript
b. to refuse to hear, receive, or admit : rebuff , repel
parents who reject their children
c. to refuse as lover or spouse2. obsolete : to cast off 3. throw back , repulse 4. to spew out5. to subject to immunological rejectionSynonyms: see decline
• re·ject·er or re·jec·tor \\-ˈjek-tər\\ noun
• re·ject·ing·ly \\-tiŋ-lē\\ adverb
• re·jec·tive \\-ˈjek-tiv\\ adjective \\ˈrē-ˌjekt\\ noun DATE circa 1555 : a rejected person or thing; especially : one rejected as not wanted, unsatisfactory, or not fulfilling standard requirements reject
c.1415, from L. rejectus, pp. of reicere "to throw back," from re- "back" + -icere, comb. form of jacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). The noun is first recorded 1555; rare before 20c. Rejection in the psychological sense, relating to parenting, is recorded from 1931. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ rejectre·ject verb / ri5dVekt /
▪ [VN]ARGUMENT / IDEA / PLAN 论点；想法；计划 1. to refuse to accept or consider sth 拒绝接受；不予考虑:
to reject an argument / a claim / a decision / an offer / a suggestion 拒绝接受一个论点/一项要求/一个决定/一项提议/一个建议
The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system. 首相对任何改革体制的想法都不予考虑。
The proposal was firmly rejected. 这项提议被断然否决。
All our suggestions were rejected out of hand. 我们所有的建议都被一口拒绝了。SB FOR JOB 找工作者 2. to refuse to accept sb for a job, position, etc. 拒收；不录用；拒绝接纳:
Please reject the following candidates... 请排除以下候选人…
I've been rejected by all the universities I applied to. 所有我申请的大学都没有录取我。NOT USE / PUBLISH 不用；不出版 3. to decide not to use, sell, publish, etc. sth because its quality is not good enough (因质量差)不用,不出售,不出版:
Imperfect articles are rejected by our quality control. 我们严把质量关,不完美的文章都被退回。NEW ORGAN 新器官 4. (of the body 身体) to not accept a new organ after a transplant operation, by producing substances that attack the organ 排斥,排异(移植的器官)NOT LOVE 不爱 5. to fail to give a person or an animal enough care or affection 不够关心；慢待:
The lioness rejected the smallest cub, which died. 母狮排斥最小的幼狮,把它饿死了。
When her husband left home she felt rejected and useless. 丈夫离家后,她觉得遭到了抛弃而且无能为力。• re·jec·tion / ri5dVekFn / noun [U, C] :
Her proposal met with unanimous rejection. 她的建议遭到一致否决。
a rejection letter (= a letter in which you are told, for example, that you have not been accepted for a job) 回绝信
painful feelings of rejection 遭到拒绝的痛苦感受 noun / 5ri:dVekt / STH THAT CANNOT BE USED 无用之物 1. something that cannot be used or sold because there is sth wrong with it 废品；次品PERSON 人 2. a person who has not been accepted as a member of a team, society, etc. 不合格者；被剔除者；被拒收者:
one of society's rejects 一名社会弃儿 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishreject
verb ADV. decisively, emphatically, firmly, roundly, strongly, vehemently, vigorously She firmly rejected the suggestion that she had lied to Parliament. | categorically, completely, flatly, out of hand, outright, unequivocally, utterly Don't just reject their suggestions out of hand. | overwhelmingly | unanimously | narrowly Voters narrowly rejected the scheme. | immediately, instantly | quickly | consistently, constantly | eventually, finally | deliberately | explicitly, expressly, specifically | effectively | indignantly The paper indignantly rejected charges that it had invented the story to boost sales. | formally | publicly | instinctively | automatically No one knows why a foetus is not automatically rejected by the mother's immune system. | rightly It was an ill-researched product that consumers rightly rejected. VERB + REJECT vote to | be free to, have the right to Consumers have the right to reject faulty goods and demand a refund. | urge sb to He urged the committee to reject the plans. PREP. as The proposal was rejected as too costly. | in favour of Their design was rejected in favour of one by a rival company. PHRASES reject sth on … grounds The scheme was rejected on economic grounds. reject verb ⇨ reject (rejected by your family) ⇨ refuse (reject an offer) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged re·jectI. \rə̇ˈjekt, rēˈj-\ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English rejecten, from Latin rejectus, past participle of Latin reicere, rejicere, from re- + -icere, -jicere (from jacere to throw) — more at jet 1. : to refuse to acknowledge, adopt, believe, acquiesce in, receive, or submit to : decline to accept : refuse
< considered a proposition fairly and rejected it — Willa Cather >
< reject a diplomatic note >
< reject a claim >2. obsolete : to cast off (as a person) : forsake 3. : to refuse to have, use, or take for some purpose : cast or throw away as useless, unsatisfactory, or worthless : discard
< several publishers rejected the manuscript — American Guide Series: New York >
< memory … rejects what has not interested and impressed it — Laurence Binyon >
< rejected by the recruiting station — O.S.J.Gogarty >4.
a. : to refuse to hear, receive, or admit : rebuff , repel
< parents who reject the child — A.L.Porterfield >
< underprivileged people feel basically rejected by society — Frank Fremont-Smith >
b. : to refuse (a person) as lover or spouse
< rejected by her lover — J.T.Farrell >5. : to refuse to grant, consider, or accede to
< the demand was at once rejected by the baronage — J.R.Green >6.
a. : to throw or cast back : repulse
b. obsolete : to cut off (as a person) from something
< the young men were … rejected from any hopes of the kingdom — William Whiston >7. : to spew out (as from the mouth or stomach) : eject Synonyms: see decline II. \ˈrēˌjekt sometimes rə̇ˈj- or -rēˈj-\ noun
( -s) : one that is or has been rejected: as
a. : one rejected as not wanted, unsatisfactory, or not fulfilling standard requirements
< good eggs found in the rejects by recandling — Experiment Station Record >
< how often the deepest convictions of one generation are the rejects of the next — Learned Hand >
b. : a partly chipped stone once started as an implement and then rejected
c. : a person rejected as unfit for military service
< army culls, physical or mental rejects from overseas duty — Taliaferro Boatwright >
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