| 单词 | rebuff |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ri'bʌf] |
| 解释 | v.断然拒绝 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.断然拒绝(to reject or criticize sharply; snub) 【考】 反义词：welcome(欢 迎); approve(同意) 【记】 re(反)＋buff(=puff 喷，吹)→反过喷气→ 拒绝 【例】 She rebuffed all my offers of friendship. |
| 字源 | rebuff (v.) 1580s, from obsolete French rebuffer "to check, snub," from Italian ribuffare "to check, chide, snide," from ribuffo "a snub," from ri- "back" (from Latin re-, see re-) + buffo "a puff," of imitative origin (compare buffet (v.)). Related: Rebuffed; rebuffing. rebuff (n.) 1610s, from rebuff (v.), or from Middle French rebuffe or Italian ribuffo. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 断然拒绝 【记】re反, buff = puff(v 喷气)拟声词一反过来对你喷气一断然拒绝 【反】welcome(v 欢迎); approve(v 批准) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】re 回 + buff 音：不服，(喂，楼上的,)不服气？回贴拒绝，并猛批之；re 反 + buffer 缓冲器，缓冲器反弹回来→拒绝； |
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