| 释义 |
rejectee U.S.|riːdʒɛkˈtiː|
[f. reject v. + -ee1, after draftee.]
One who is rejected as unfit for military service. Also transf. Cf. reject n. 1 b.
1941Sun (Baltimore) 18 June 3/1 Twenty-six youths rejected by selective service officials..began taking physical examinations..for admittance to the first camp in the United States to be established for ‘rejectees’. 1942Nation 27 Apr. 41 (heading) When the draftee becomes a rejectee. 1977Time 20 June 48/2 Determined to become a doctor, Braun did what an increasing number of rejectees do each year: he looked abroad. 1978J. A. Michener Chesapeake 637 ‘Grandpop, take a look at the kind of boys we want,’ and when Cudjo continued pestering him, he pointed to rejectees half the old man's age. |