refusal
US: /ɹəfˈjuzəɫ/, /ɹɪfˈjuzəɫ/
UK: /ɹɪfjˈuːsəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
refusal /ri'fju:zəl/- danh từ
- sự từ chối, sự khước từ, sự cự tuyệt
- the refusal of an invitation: sự từ chối lời mời
- to give a flat refusal: từ chối thẳng
- to take no refusal: cứ dai dẳng (đeo đẳng) nhất định không để cho bị từ chối
- quyền ưu tiên (chọn trước nhất)
- to have the refusal of something: có quyền ưu tiên chọn trước nhất cái gì
- to give someone the refusal of something: cho ai quyền ưu tiên được chọn trước nhất giá trị
- sự từ chối, sự khước từ, sự cự tuyệt
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U, C] ~ (of sth)
~ (to do sth) an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give or accept sth: the refusal of a request / an invitation / an offer + a blunt / flat / curt refusal + His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying.
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Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 denial, rejection, disapproval, turn-down:
She pleaded against the grand vizier's refusal to grant amnesty to her brother
2 option, choice, privilege, disposal:
We were promised first refusal on the house should it come on the market.
Collocation
ADJ.
blank, blunt, complete, flat, outright, point-blank | continued/continuing, obstinate, persistent, repeated, steadfast, stubborn | cowardly | wilful | polite | first
If you decide to sell your car, I hope you'll give me first refusal (= the opportunity to buy it before it is offered to others).
VERB + REFUSAL
be met by/with
Her appeals for funds to support the cause were met with blank refusal.
PREP.
~ by/of
a refusal by a patient to accept the recommended treatment
PHRASES
a refusal of consent
a refusal of consent to blood transfusions
| refusal on … grounds
their refusal on religious grounds to perform military service
Concise dictionary
refusalsrɪ'fjuːzlnoun
+the act of refusing
+a message refusing to accept something that is offered
