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reject

🇬🇧 UK/ri'dʒekt; 'ri:dʒekt/🇺🇸 US/ri'dʒekt/
NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

Definitions

v.

To refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone; to turn down.

拒绝;排斥;否决

n.

A person or thing that has been refused or discarded as unsatisfactory.

被拒绝的人或物;次品

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
jectthrow, cast
=reject

Common Collocations

  • 1.reject an offer拒绝提议
  • 2.reject an application拒绝申请
  • 3.flatly reject断然拒绝
  • 4.reject the idea否定想法

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The committee rejected the proposal due to lack of funding.

  • 2.

    The university rejected his application due to poor grades.

  • 3.

    She firmly rejected the idea of working overtime without extra pay.

  • 4.

    The committee rejected the proposal after a lengthy debate.

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