Rebuff

[rɪ'bʌf]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval).

(noun.) an instance of driving away or warding off.

(verb.) reject outright and bluntly; 'She snubbed his proposal'.

手打:马吉--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.

(n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

(v. t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.

校對:玛克辛

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Repulse, check, opposition, resistance.

v. a. Repel, resist, reject, check, oppose.

埃塞雷德編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Rebuke, discouragement, repulsion, check

ANT:Welcome, acceptance, encouragement

SYN:Rebuke, repel, repulse, check, snub, oppose,[See REPEL]

布伦达編輯

解釋/意思:

n. a. beating back: sudden check: defeat: unexpected refusal.—v.t. to beat back: to check: to repel violently: to refuse.

道格拉斯校對