英语词汇“rebuff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

re•buff n. [countable]

a blunt, sudden or quick rejection or refusal, as of a person making a request.

v. [~ + object]

to give a rebuff to;
check;
repel.

re•buff n.

a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.;
snub.
a check to action or progress.

v.t.

to give a rebuff to;
check;
repel;
refuse;
drive away.

Italian ribuffare to disturb, reprimand, derivative of ribuffo (noun, nominal), equivalent. to ri- re- + buffo puff; see buffoon
Middle French rebuffer
1580–90

re•buff′a•ble, adj.
re•buff′a•bly, adv.

4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged snub, slight, reject, spurn.

rebuff /rɪˈbʌf/ vb (transitive)

to snub, reject, or refuse (a person offering help or sympathy, an offer of help, etc) abruptly or out of hand
to beat back (an attack); repel

a blunt refusal or rejection; snub

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French rebuffer, from Italian ribuffare, from ribuffo a reprimand, from ri- re- + buffo puff, gust, apparently of imitative origin

单词	rebuff
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 re•buff /n. rɪˈbʌf, ˈribʌf; v. rɪˈbʌf/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a blunt, sudden or quick rejection or refusal, as of a person making a request. v. [~ + object] to give a rebuff to; check; repel. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 re•buff (n. ri buf′, rē′buf;v. ri buf′),USA pronunciation n. a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances. a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub. a check to action or progress. v.t. to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away. Italian ribuffare to disturb, reprimand, derivative of ribuffo (noun, nominal), equivalent. to ri- re- + buffo puff; see buffoon Middle French rebuffer 1580–90 re•buff′a•ble, adj. re•buff′a•bly, adv. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged snub, slight, reject, spurn. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rebuff /rɪˈbʌf/ vb (transitive) to snub, reject, or refuse (a person offering help or sympathy, an offer of help, etc) abruptly or out of hand to beat back (an attack); repel n a blunt refusal or rejection; snub Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French rebuffer, from Italian ribuffare, from ribuffo a reprimand, from ri- re- + buffo puff, gust, apparently of imitative origin
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