rebuff

英 [rɪ'bʌf] 美 [rɪ'bʌf]

• n. 断然拒绝；漠不关心
• v. 严厉拒绝；冷落

英英释义

Noun:

1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

2. an instance of driving away or warding off

Verb:

1. reject outright and bluntly;

   "She snubbed his proposal"
   

2. force or drive back;

   "repel the attacker"
   "fight off the onslaught"
   "rebuff the attack"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Her kindness to him was met with a cruel rebuff.
   她一片好心却遭到他冷酷的拒绝。
2. His rebuff thoroughly deflated me.
   他的断然拒绝使我心灰意懒。

用作动词 (v.)

1. He rebuffed all my offers of friendship.
   他拒绝了我的一切友好表示。

经典引文

• Never since the rebuff from Maria had he been able to display affection.

  出自： P. Rose

• I once more asked for help (..it was harder, because of the rebuffs).

  出自： V. Ackland

• He attempted to interview the Resident, and was rebuffed.

  出自： E. Waugh

• Every opinion uttered is rebuffed.

  出自： Anthony Smith

近反义词

【近义词】

• snub 冷落
• reject 拒绝
• spurn 轻蔑地拒绝
• rejection 拒绝
• denial 否认
• deny 否认
• renounce 声明放弃
• disown 否认
• scorn 轻蔑
• refuse 拒绝
• disdain 轻蔑
• repudiate 拒绝
• disclaim 放弃
• repulse 击退
• slight 轻微的
• repel 排斥
• decline 下降
• turn down 调低
• refusal 拒绝
• putdown 平定(降落
• abstinence 节制
• ward 病房
• no 不
• fight off 排斥
• drive back 击退