英语词汇“rebuff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	rebuff
释义	re·buff I. \rə̇ˈbəf, rēˈ-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle French rebuffer, from Italian ribuffare, to reprimand, from ribuffo reprimand 1. : to refuse or repulse without ceremony : give a sharp check to : snub < mix only with the right people and rebuff invitations from those we didn't like — H.E.Salisbury > 2. : to drive or beat back < thunder and drenching flood rebuff the winds — Robert Bridges †1930 > < rebuffed the enemy attack > II. \“, ˈrēˌ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French rebuffe, from Italian ribuffo reprimand 1. : an abrupt or unceremonious rejection of an offer or advance : snub < the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs, but he succeeded in raising the outside amount necessary — H.K.Rowe > 2. : a sharp setback : repulse < four costly rebuffs of a tiny outpost detachment — F.V.W.Mason > < the reader who picks it up as casually as he would a common novel is headed for a rebuff that will set him back upon his heels — B.R.Redman >
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