refuse
- IPA[rəˈfyo͞oz]
美式
- indicate or show that one is not willing to do something；indicate that one is not willing to accept or grant (something offered or requested)
verb: refuse, 3rd person present: refuses, gerund or present participle: refusing, past tense: refused, past participle: refused
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. indicate or show that one is not willing to do something I refused to answer he was severely beaten when he refused
- ▪ indicate that one is not willing to accept or grant (something offered or requested) she refused a cigarette the old lady was refused admission to four hospitals 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a thing) fail to perform a required action the car refused to start
- ▪ decline to accept an offer of marriage from (someone) he's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him
- ▪ (of a horse) stop short or run alongside (a fence or other obstacle) instead of jumping it her horse refused a high hedge again the horse refused, his nostrils flaring with fear
- 更多解釋
- IPA[rɪˈfjuːz]
英式
- indicate or show that one is not willing to do something: I refused to answer he was severely beaten when he refused
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[ˈrɛfjuːs]
英式
- matter thrown away or rejected as worthless; rubbish: heaps of refuse refuse collection
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[ˈreˌfyo͞oz]
美式
- matter thrown away or rejected as worthless; trash: heaps of refuse refuse collection
Oxford American Dictionary
