refuse/rɪ'fjuːz/

v.

➊ to say that you will not do or accept sth

➋ to say that you will not give sb sth that they want

v.

➊ [I; T] 拒绝，回绝：I asked him to come, but he refused. 我叫他来，但他拒绝了。

◇[refuse to do sth] Lisa refused to marry him. 莉莎拒绝嫁给他。

◇She politely refused my invitation. 她礼貌地拒绝了我的邀请。

➋ [T] 拒绝给予：[refuse sb sth] The bank refused him the loan. 银行拒绝贷款给他。

构词re- + fuse

常犯错误

✗ She refused accepting the truth.

✓ She refused to accept the truth. 她拒绝接受这个事实。

辨析decline; refuse; reject