re‧ject 1 S3 W2 AC / rɪdʒekt / 动词 [及物动词]

1 offer/suggestion/idea to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something 反义词 accept :

Sarah rejected her brother’s offer of help.

reject something as something

Gibson rejected the idea as ‘absurd’.

Dexter flatly rejected (= completely rejected ) calls for his resignation.

His proposal was rejected outright (= completely rejected ) .

2 not choose somebody to not choose someone for a job, course of study etc 反义词 accept :

It’s obvious why his application was rejected.

3 product to throw away something that has just been made, because its quality is not good enough :

If inspectors find a defective can, the batch is rejected.

4 not love somebody to refuse to give someone any love or attention :

Children feel abandoned or rejected if they don’t see their parents regularly.

5 organ if your body rejects an organ, after a transplant operation, it does not accept that organ

COLLOCATIONS

副词

reject something outright (= completely ) He has not rejected the idea outright.

firmly reject The British proposals were firmly rejected by the other EU countries.

flatly reject (= in a firm and definite way ) He flatly rejected the rebel’s demands.

totally reject My client totally rejects the accusations.

categorically/unequivocally reject (= in a definite way, leaving no doubt ) We categorically reject their argument.

unanimously reject (= when all members of a group reject something ) The board unanimously rejected the proposal.

decisively reject (= when most members of a group reject something ) On May 21, the House decisively rejected the President’s proposed budget.

THESAURUS

refuse to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do : I asked the bank for a loan, but they refused. | When they refused to leave, we had to call the police.

say no spoken to say that you will not do something when someone asks you : They asked me so nicely that I couldn’t really say no.

turn somebody/something down to refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or a formal request : They offered me the job but I turned it down. | The board turned down a request for $25,000 to sponsor an art exhibition. | I’ve already been turned down by three colleges.

reject to refuse to accept an idea, offer, suggestion, or plan : They rejected the idea because it would cost too much money. | The Senate rejected a proposal to limit the program to two years.

decline formal to politely refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or refuse to do something : She has declined all offers of help. | A palace spokesman declined to comment on the rumours.

deny to refuse to allow someone to do something or enter somewhere : They were denied permission to publish the book. | He was denied access to the US.

veto to officially refuse to allow a law or plan, or to refuse to accept someone’s suggestion : Congress vetoed the bill. | The suggestion was quickly vetoed by the other members of the team.

disallow to officially refuse to accept something because someone has broken the rules, or not done it in the correct way : The goal was disallowed by the referee. | The court decided to disallow his evidence.

rebuff formal to refuse to accept someone’s offer, request, or suggestion : The company raised its offer to $6 billion, but was rebuffed. | He was politely rebuffed when he suggested holding the show in Dublin.

give somebody/something the thumbs down informal to refuse to allow or accept a plan or suggestion : The plan was given the thumbs down by the local authority. | They gave us the thumbs down.