拒绝(not willing to accept，give，grant or do sth;turn down)[I，T+n，T+to-inf，D+n+n]：～flatly/politely/gracefully 断然/有礼貌/婉言拒绝;～one's permission/one's help/one's consent 拒不允许/帮忙/同意; ～promotion/an invitation/a gift/an offer of money/sb's works/sb's proposal 拒绝接受提升/邀请/礼物/钱财/某人的作品/某人的建议;～to pay taxes/to consider the proposal/to believe what I said 不肯上税/拒绝考虑那个建议/决不相信我所说的;The car～d to start. 汽车发动不起来。 The horse～d to jump the wall. 那匹马不肯跃过那道屏障。～sb something/a loan 拒绝给某人某物/贷款;～permission to do sth/admittance 不允许某人做某事/进入;〖同〗reject，deny;〖反〗accept，approve;

→ re′fusal n 拒绝(不);

【辨异】refuse²与deny、decline和reject的区别见 DENY。