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单词 rebuff
释义 re·buff
I. \rə̇ˈbəf, rēˈ-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French rebuffer, from Italian ribuffare, to reprimand, from ribuffo reprimand
1. : to refuse or repulse without ceremony : give a sharp check to : snub
 < mix only with the right people and rebuff invitations from those we didn't like — H.E.Salisbury >
2. : to drive or beat back
 < thunder and drenching flood rebuff the winds — Robert Bridges †1930 >
 < rebuffed the enemy attack >
II. \“, ˈrēˌ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French rebuffe, from Italian ribuffo reprimand
1. : an abrupt or unceremonious rejection of an offer or advance : snub
 < the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs, but he succeeded in raising the outside amount necessary — H.K.Rowe >
2. : a sharp setback : repulse
 < four costly rebuffs of a tiny outpost detachment — F.V.W.Mason >
 < the reader who picks it up as casually as he would a common novel is headed for a rebuff that will set him back upon his heels — B.R.Redman >
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