Oct 25, 2010

表達拒絕

表達 拒絕做某事 (Y),可用 refuse to do Ynot be prepared to do Ydraw the line at doing Y 等,表達 婉拒做某事 (Y),可用 decline to do Y (正式),表達 拒絕給某人 (X) 某樣他們想要或需要的東西 (Y),可用 refuse X Y (= refuse Y to X = X is refused Y )deny X Y (= deny Y to X = X is denied Y) (正式)withhold  Y from X (正式) 等,表達 拒絕某人事物 (X/Y),可用 reject X/Ynot accept X/Ysay no to X/Y (口語)turn X/Y down (= turn down X/Y)give X/Y the thumbs down ( turn thumbs down on X/Y) (非正式) 等,表達 拒絕某事物 (Y),也可用 refuse [rɪˋfjuz] Ythrow [θro] Y out ( throw out Y)nix [nɪks] Y (美式、非正式)repudiate [rɪˋpjudɪ͵et] Y (正式) 等,表達 婉拒某人事物 (X/Y),可用 decline [dɪˋklaɪn] X/Y (正式),表達 斷然拒絕某人事物 (X/Y),可用 rebuff [rɪˋbʌf] X/Y (正式);此外,表達 拒絕或 (透過行使否決權) 否決某事物 (Y),可用 veto [ˋvito] Y,表達 現在拒絕某個邀約 (Y),但之後可能會接受,可用 take a rain check on Y (口語),表達 某人 (X) 出於輕視而拒絕某人事物 (X/Y),可用 turn X’s nose up at X/Y (= turn up X’s nose at X/Y) (非正式)       After being denied asylum by the UK Home Office, an Iranian lesbian is now facing deportation. (一名伊朗女同性戀在遭英國內政部拒絕提供庇護後,現正面臨遞解出境。) The Pentagon declined to comment on the allegations of abuse of prisoners by US forces. (美國國防部謝絕對美軍虐囚的指控發表評論。) The board of directors rejected his resignation out of hand. (董事會毫不猶豫地拒絕了他的請辭。) Greece vetoed Macedonia’s entry into the EU and NATO. (希臘對馬其頓加入歐盟與北約行使了否決權。)