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单词 reject
释义

rejectverb [ T ]

uk/rɪˈdʒekt/us/rɪˈdʒekt/

B2 to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone:

The appeal was rejected by the court.
Coin-operated machines in England reject euros.
The prime minister rejected the suggestion that it was time for him to resign.
I applied for a job as a mechanic in a local garage, but I was rejected (= I was not offered the job).
The coach rejected him for the first team (= he was not offered a place).

B2 to not give someone the love and attention they want and are expecting from you:

When she was sent to boarding school, she felt as though her parents had rejected her.

specialized medical If your body rejects an organ that has been put in during a medical operation, it fails to accept it and tries to attack and destroy it.

More examples

  • The programme makers reject the notion that seeing violence on television has a harmful effect on children.
  • Modernism seeks to find new forms of expression and rejects traditional or accepted ideas.
  • She rejected his unwelcome advances.
  • It will not surprise anyone to learn that the offer has been rejected.
  • The steelworkers' leader rejected the 2% pay-rise saying it was an insult to the profession.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Refusing & rejecting

  • abnegate
  • blow
  • bugger
  • damned
  • demur
  • derecognize
  • disclaim
  • door
  • override
  • react against sth
  • refusal
  • shoot
  • shun
  • sit
  • sit sth out
  • throw
  • throw sth out
  • turn sb away
  • vote sth down
  • wash

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Treating people or animals badly
Medical treatment: surgery

rejectnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈriː.dʒekt/us/ˈriː.dʒekt/

a product that is damaged or not perfectly made

a person who has not been accepted by an organization or by society:

He considered himself to be one of life's rejects.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Refusing & rejecting

  • abnegate
  • blow
  • bugger
  • damned
  • demur
  • derecognize
  • disclaim
  • door
  • override
  • react against sth
  • refusal
  • shoot
  • shun
  • sit
  • sit sth out
  • throw
  • throw sth out
  • turn sb away
  • vote sth down
  • wash

See more results »

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