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单词 rebuff
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rebuff /ri-bufˈ/

noun
  1. A sudden check, curb or setback
  2. Unexpected refusal or rejection
  3. A snub or slight
  4. A blowing back (Milton)
transitive verb
  1. To snub
  2. To beat back
  3. To check
  4. To repulse or reject
ORIGIN: OFr rebuffe, from Ital ribuffo a reproof, from Ital ri- (= L re-) back, and buffo puff
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