refused
用法要点
句型搭配
refused 常用于“refuse to do something”句型,表示拒绝做某事;也可直接接名词,表示拒绝某物。
介词用法
refused 后常接介词“to”引导不定式,表示拒绝的动作;在正式语境中,可与“on the grounds of”连用说明拒绝理由。
语域说明
refused 在正式和非正式场合都常用,语气较坚决;在商务或法律文中,可能用“declined”更委婉。
基础例句
She refused to eat the vegetables because she doesn't like them.
她拒绝吃蔬菜,因为她不喜欢。
He refused the job offer because the salary was too low.
他拒绝了那份工作邀请,因为薪水太低了。
They refused to let me in without a ticket.
他们没有票就不让我进去。
I asked for a refund, but the store refused.
我要求退款,但商店拒绝了。
高级例句
The company refused to disclose financial details during the merger negotiations.
在合并谈判期间,该公司拒绝披露财务细节。
The defendant refused to testify on the grounds of self-incrimination.
被告以自证其罪为由拒绝作证。
The research proposal was refused funding due to methodological concerns.
由于方法论上的担忧,该研究提案被拒绝资助。
The board refused the acquisition bid, citing strategic misalignment.
董事会以战略不匹配为由拒绝了收购要约。
高频搭配
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常见错误
refused 后应接不定式“to do”,而不是动名词“doing”,这是中文学习者常混淆的动词搭配。
refused 后接名词时,应用正确名词形式“apology”,而不是动词“apologize”,中文直译可能导致此错误。
近义词辨析
declined
declined 比 refused 更委婉、正式,常用于礼貌拒绝邀请或提议,而 refused 语气更强硬、直接。
She declined the invitation politely. (委婉拒绝) vs. He refused to help. (坚决拒绝)
rejected
rejected 强调正式否决或不接受,常用于申请、提议等,而 refused 更侧重个人或主动的拒绝行为。
The application was rejected. (正式否决) vs. She refused the gift. (个人拒绝)