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（常与to连用）拒绝；不接受

refuse 2

废料；垃圾；废物

refuse

拒绝, 谢绝

废物, 垃圾

refuse

1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

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1. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

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2. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

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3. elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"

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4. refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"

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5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

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6. refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

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