考研英語(yǔ)詞匯復(fù)習(xí)（69）

                                    deny、refuse、turn down、reject、decline

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 deny

       refuse           

       turn down

 reject             

 decline

 deny   “否定”，指否定做某事或拒絕某事。 名詞為 denial。接動(dòng)詞作賓語(yǔ)需用動(dòng)名詞。

1) The boy denied having stealing the passenger’s wallet.

（男孩不承認(rèn)偷了乘客的錢包。）

2) He denied to the police that he had taken part in the robbery.

（他向警察否認(rèn)他參加了搶劫。）

3) In response to the inquiry, he made a firm denial of having any knowledge of the crime.

            （在回答詢問(wèn)時(shí)，他斷然否認(rèn)知道任何有關(guān)犯罪的情況。）

       refuse “拒絕”，語(yǔ)氣較強(qiáng)。refuse to do dh. 表示不愿做某事；refuse后接賓語(yǔ)，相當(dāng)于動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)turn down的用法。名詞為 refusal。

  1) He was very obstinate. He persisted in doing his own way and refused to listen to any advice.

    （他很固執(zhí)，堅(jiān)持要自行其事，不聽任何勸告。）

  2) I think that it is wise for the manager to refuse/turn down the lucrative offer to their company.

  （我認(rèn)為對(duì)他們公司有利可圖的報(bào)價(jià)經(jīng)理應(yīng)該明智地予以拒絕。）

3) I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat refusal. 

           （我竭力試圖說(shuō)服他加入我們的團(tuán)隊(duì)，但我遭到直接了當(dāng)?shù)木芙^。）

reject  “拒絕”、“駁回”，正式用詞，強(qiáng)調(diào)吧接受、不采納他人的意見、建議、請(qǐng)求等。名詞rejection。

1) The court rejected the prisoner’s appeal for a new trial.

（法院駁回了犯人的申請(qǐng)重審。）

        2）It is your duty to accept or reject the proposal.

             （是接受還是拒絕這個(gè)建議，這是你的責(zé)任。）

3) It is apparent that the publisher’s rejection of his manuscript of the article depresses him very much.

 （顯而易見，出版商拒絕了他的文章手稿使他很壓抑。）

    turn down  “拒絕”，“駁回”，口語(yǔ)用語(yǔ)，多指拒絕(請(qǐng)求、勸告等)，賓語(yǔ)可為人或物，相當(dāng)于refuse或reject的意思。

1) When at a party, be sure not to turn down the person who tries to engage you in a conversation.

 （在聚會(huì)上，有人想要與你交談時(shí)一定不要拒絕。）

2) His impractical suggestion was turned down/rejected by the committee.

        （他那不切實(shí)際的建議被委員會(huì)拒絕了。）

         decline  “拒絕”、“謝絕”，指禮貌地推辭或謝絕某人的邀請(qǐng)或幫助。

1) He invited her to dinner, but she declined on account of urgent business.

           （他邀請(qǐng)她共進(jìn)晚餐，可是她因有緊急的事務(wù)婉言謝絕了邀請(qǐng)。）

        2) The actress declined the interview, saying her words have too often been twisted by reporters.

             (那位女演員拒絕接受采訪，說(shuō)她的話常常被記者歪曲。)