refused

英 [rɪˈfjuːzd]

美 [rɪˈfjuːzd]

v.  拒绝; 回绝; 推却; 拒绝给(所需之物)
refuse的过去分词和过去式

过去式：refused　过去分词：refused　

BNC.38458 / COCA.42178

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /rɪ'fjuːz/. The noun is pronounced /'refjuːs/ and is hyphenated ref|use. 动词读作/rɪ'fjuːz/。名词读作/'refjuːs/，分音节点位置为ref|use。


• VERB 拒绝;回绝
  If yourefuse todo something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it.
  1. He refused to comment after the trial...
     庭审之后他拒绝作出评论。
  2. He expects me to stay on here and I can hardly refuse.
     他希望我继续留在这里，我很难拒绝。
• VERB 拒绝给予;不肯给予
  If someonerefusesyou something, they do not give it to you or do not allow you to have it.
  1. The United States has refused him a visa...
     美国拒绝给他发放签证。
  2. She was refused access to her children...
     她被禁止探视她的孩子。
  3. The town council had refused permission for the march.
     市政委员会未批准这一游行示威。
• VERB 拒绝（接受）
  If yourefusesomething that is offered to you, you do not accept it.
  1. He offered me a second drink which I refused...
     他请我再喝一杯，我没有接受。
  2. The patient has the right to refuse treatment.
     病人有权利拒绝接受治疗。
• N-UNCOUNT 废物，垃圾（主要用于官方语言）
  Refuseconsists of the rubbish and all the things that are not wanted in a house, shop, or factory, and that are regularly thrown away; used mainly in official language.
  1. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.
     区政务委员会每周收取一次垃圾。

Do not confuserefuseanddeny. If yourefuseto do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it....people who refuse to change their opinions... He refused to condemn them.You canrefusesomething that someone offers you.The patient has the right to refuse treatment.If someone does not allow you to have something you ask for, or to do something you have asked to do, you can say that theyrefuseyou.He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him.If youdenysomething, you say that it is not true.The allegation was denied by government spokesmen.If someonedeniesyou something, they do not allow you to have it.I never denied her anything.
不要混淆 refuse 和 deny。refuse 指有意或坚决地拒绝。如，people who refuse to change their opinions（拒绝改变观点的人），He refused to condemn them（他拒绝谴责他们）。refuse 也可以表示拒绝接受别人给你的东西：The patient has the right to refuse treatment（病人有权利拒绝接受治疗）。refuse 后面可以直接接人，表示拒绝某人的要求或拒绝某人做某事。如，He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him（如果我不给他的话，他可能跑去找爸爸要钱）。deny 指否认某事属实，如，The allegation was denied by government spokesmen（政府的发言人否认了该项指控）。deny 也指不给予，如，I never denied her anything（我对她从来都是有求必应）。

双语例句

• I asked a favour of him, but he refused point-blank.
  我求过他一次，但他断然拒绝了。
• I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums.
  我不愿戴耳机，因为它可能会使鼓膜穿孔。
• He offered me a second drink which I refused
  他请我再喝一杯，我没有接受。
• They refused to allow Republicans to offer amendments, effectively shutting them out of the process
  他们拒不允许共和党人提出修正案，实际上是将他们排除在了进程之外。
• The request was gracefully refused.
  这个请求被有礼貌地回绝了。
• Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king's legitimacy.
  一部分神职人员拒绝承认新国王的合法地位。
• He should have stuck to his guns and refused to meet her.
  他本应坚持己见，拒绝与她会面。
• Greenpeace refused to call off the event.
  绿色和平组织拒绝取消这一活动。
• He had refused several excellent job offers.
  他已经拒绝了好几个绝佳的工作机会。
• They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go.
  他们在最后一刻改变主意，决定不去了。