The verb is pronounced /r?'fju?z/. The noun is pronounced /'refju?s/ and is hyphenated ref|use. 動(dòng)詞讀作/r?'fju?z/。名詞讀作/'refju?s/，分音節點(diǎn)位置為ref|use。
1. 拒絕;回絕 If you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it.
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e.g. He refused to comment after the trial... 庭審之后他拒絕作出評論。 e.g. He expects me to stay on here and I can hardly refuse. 他希望我繼續留在這里，我很難拒絕。
2. 拒絕給予;不肯給予 If someone refuses you something, they do not give it to you or do not allow you to have it.
e.g. The United States has refused him a visa... 美國拒絕給他發(fā)放簽證。 e.g. She was refused access to her children... 她被禁止探視她的孩子。
3. 拒絕（接受） If you refuse something that is offered to you, you do not accept it.
e.g. He offered me a second drink which I refused... 他請我再喝一杯，我沒(méi)有接受。 e.g. The patient has the right to refuse treatment. 病人有權利拒絕接受治療。
4. 廢物，垃圾（主要用于官方語(yǔ)言） Refuse consists 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.
e.g. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse. 區政務(wù)委員會(huì )每周收取一次垃圾。
Do not confuse refuse and deny. If you refuse to 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 can refuse something 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 they refuse you. He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him. If you deny something, you say that it is not true. The allegation was denied by government spokesmen. If someone denies you something, they do not allow you to have it. I never denied her anything. 不要混淆 refuse 和 deny。refuse 指有意或堅決地拒絕。如，people who refuse to change their opinions（拒絕改變觀(guān)點(diǎn)的人），He refused to condemn them（他拒絕譴責他們）。refuse 也可以表示拒絕接受別人給你的東西：The patient has the right to refuse treatment（病人有權利拒絕接受治療）。refuse 后面可以直接接人，表示拒絕某人的要求或拒絕某人做某事。如，He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him（如果我不給他的話(huà)，他可能跑去找爸爸要錢(qián)）。deny 指否認某事屬實(shí)，如，The allegation was denied by government spokesmen（政府的發(fā)言人否認了該項指控）。deny 也指不給予，如，I never denied her anything（我對她從來(lái)都是有求必應）。
refuse英英釋義
noun
1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
Synonym: garbagefood wastescraps
verb
1. show unwillingness towards
e.g. he declined to join the group on a hike
Synonym: decline
2. refuse to let have
e.g. She denies me every pleasure he denies her her weekly allowance
Synonym: deny
3. refuse to accept
e.g. He refused my offer of hospitality
Synonym: rejectpass upturn downdecline
4. refuse entrance or membership
e.g. They turned away hundreds of fans Black people were often rejected by country clubs
Synonym: rejectturn downturn away
5. elude, especially in a baffling way
e.g. This behavior defies explanation
Synonym: defyresist
6. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ