rebuff

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小知识

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.”

实用短语

1. get a rebuff

   碰一鼻子灰

2. welcome each rebuff

   欢迎每一个钉子,欢迎每一个回击,欢迎每一丝

3. court a rebuff

   法院一鼻子灰,法院是在抵制,讨了个没趣儿

4. rebuff the wicked

   拒斥恶行

5. even rebuff

   甚至断然拒绝

6. rebuff approve

   严厉拒绝

7. to court a rebuff

   自讨没趣

8. rebuff f

   断然拒绝对某个要求严峻或断然的反应或拒绝

9. receive serious rebuff

   碰壁

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