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rejected

UK/'ri:dʒektid/US/riˈdʒektid/
B1

Definitions

adj.

Refused acceptance, approval, or use.

被拒绝的;被否决的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
rejectagain, back
+
-edthrow, cast
=rejected

reject + -ed → adjective describing what has been rejected.

Common Collocations

  • 1.feel rejected感到被拒绝
  • 2.rejected application被拒绝的申请
  • 3.rejected goods不合格品/次品
  • 4.[rejected proposal]被否决的提案

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The rejected manuscript was returned to the author.

  • 2.

    He felt like a rejected outsider in the new school.

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