rebuff

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n. 断然拒绝, 严厉拒绝, 漠不关心 vt. 严厉拒绝

发音

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/ɹɪˈbʌf/
/ɹiːˈbʌf/

词形变化

rebuffs 复数 rebuffs rebuffs 三单 rebuffing 现在分词 rebuffed 过去式 rebuffed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

断然拒绝；回绝；漠不关心

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sudden resistance or refusal.

    回绝

    He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.

  2. 2.

    Repercussion, or beating back.

v.
  1. 1.

    To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

    及物
  2. 1.

    To buff again.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

slight snub repulse

上位词 4

offense offence rejection discourtesy

下位词 4

cut snub cold shoulder silent treatment
动词

同义词 5

repel snub repulse fight off drive back

上位词 10

fight defend reject oppose scorn disdain spurn fight back turn down fight down

词源

From obsolete French rebuffer, from Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer (“to rise up, revolt”)), from Italian ribuffare.

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