| 单词 | rebuff |
| 释义 | rebuff[ noun ri-buhf, ree-buhf; verb ri-buhf ] / noun rɪˈbʌf, ˈri bʌf; verb rɪˈbʌf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rebuff ON THESAURUS.COM nouna blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances. a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub. a check to action or progress. verb (used with object)to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away. Origin of rebuff1580–90; <Middle French rebuffer<Italian ribuffare to disturb, reprimand, derivative of ribuffo (noun), equivalent to ri-re- + buffo puff; see buffoon SYNONYMS FOR rebuff4 snub, slight, reject, spurn. SEE SYNONYMS FOR rebuff ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM rebuffre·buff·a·ble, adjectivere·buff·a·bly, adverbun·re·buff·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·buffed, adjectiveWords nearby rebuffrebrand, rebreathing, rebreathing anesthesia, rebreathing technique, rebroadcast, rebuff, rebuild, rebuke, rebus, rebus sic stantibus, rebut Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rebuffBritish Dictionary definitions for rebuffrebuff / (rɪˈbʌf) / verb (tr)to snub, reject, or refuse (a person offering help or sympathy, an offer of help, etc) abruptly or out of hand to beat back (an attack); repel nouna blunt refusal or rejection; snub any sudden check to progress or action Word Origin for rebuffC16: from Old French rebuffer, from Italian ribuffare, from ribuffo a reprimand, from ri- re- + buffo puff, gust, apparently of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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