| 单词 | rebuff |
| 释义 | rebuff (once / 2008 pages) nv If you rebuff someone, you reject or snub him. You might decide to rebuff a classmate's invitation to the dance after hearing him gossip meanly about a friend. Although the verb rebuff is a somewhat old fashioned one to use for social relationships, it's still common in the world of diplomacy. One country's rebuff of another might start a war, or end peace talks, or otherwise reverberate through the world of international relations. You can also use rebuff as a noun — deliberately ignoring your sister's text message is one example of a rebuff. The Italian root word, ribuffo, combines ri, expressing opposition, and buffo, "a puff." WORD FAMILYrebuff: rebuffed, rebuffing, rebuffs+/buff: buff-colored, buffed, buffer, buffest, buffing, buffly, buffs, rebuff/buffer: buffered, buffering, buffers USAGE EXAMPLES"Our shared duty is to decisively rebuff terrorist aggression," he said. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) With other A-listers, it’s all too common to be rebuffed by several layers of management, publicists and protective naysayers. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) The Vatican’s rebuff of his plans to shut 12 parishes was a rare instance when Rome reversed a U.S. bishop on such closures. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) Syn|Hypo|Hyper slight cold shoulder, cut, snub a refusal to recognize someone you know silent treatmentan aloof refusal to speak to someone you know discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others 2n an instance of driving away or warding off Syn|Hyper repulse, snub rejection the speech act of rejecting 3v reject outright and bluntly Syn|Hyper repel, snub disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down reject with contempt 4v force or drive back rebuff the attack Syn|Hyper drive back, fight off, repel, repulse defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose fight against or resist strongly |
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