单词 | refuse |
释义 | refuse 1. v.   1. tr. withhold acceptance of or consent to (refuse an offer; refuse orders).   2. tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) indicate unwillingness (I refuse to go; the car refuses to start; I refuse!).   3. tr. (often with double object) not grant (a request) made by (a person) (refused me a day off; I could not refuse them).   4. tr. (also absol.) (of a horse) be unwilling to jump (a fence etc.). Derivatives refusable adj. refuser n. Etymology: ME f. OF refuser prob. ult. f. L recusare (see RECUSANT) after refutare REFUTE 2. n. items rejected as worthless; waste. Etymology: ME, perh. f. OF refus{eacute} past part. (as REFUSE) |
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