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VERB
拒绝;回绝
If you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it.
例句
He refused to comment after the trial...
庭审之后他拒绝作出评论。
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。
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VERB
拒绝给予;不肯给予
If someone refuses you something, they do not give it to you or do not allow you to have it.
例句
The United States has refused him a visa...
美国拒绝给他发放签证。
She was refused access to her children...
她被禁止探视她的孩子。
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VERB
拒绝（接受）
If you refuse something that is offered to you, you do not accept it.
例句
He offered me a second drink which I refused...
他请我再喝一杯，我没有接受。
The patient has the right to refuse treatment.
病人有权利拒绝接受治疗。
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N-UNCOUNT
废物，垃圾（主要用于官方语言）
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.
例句
The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.
区政务委员会每周收取一次垃圾。