| 释义 |
re·fus·al
\-zəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English refusell, from refusen to refuse + -ell, -aille -al
1. : the act of refusing or denying : rejection of something demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance
< refusal to answer questions >
< her refusal of all marriage proposals >
< the horse was disqualified by his refusal at the first fence >
2. : the opportunity or right of refusing or taking before others : the choice of refusing or taking (as a purchase)
< promised to give him the first refusal of my house >
3. obsolete : one that has been refused or rejected
4.
a. : stoppage of a driven bolt or pile because of resistance greater than the driving force
b. : the point of such stoppage
c. : the distance a pile sinks under a single blow
d. : the total distance a pile sinks under a volley of blows |