: an immune response in which foreign tissue (as of a skin graft or transplanted organ) is attacked by immune system components of the recipient organism
made a flat rejection of the charges against him the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess
Recent Examples on the WebThat quality supports the idea of not being bothered by criticism or rejection. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022 China’s hyper-competitive schools and workplaces have given rise to movements like ‘lying flat’ and ‘involution,’ which symbolize young people’s growing rejection of its cutthroat systems. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2022 Musicians learn about rejection fast — so give a little back; say no. Orlando Higginbottom, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2022 The film stars Kate Beckinsale and Brian Cox as a daughter and father whose relationship is marred by years of rejection and abandonment. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022 Again, the scene seems to represent Rhaenyra’s rejection of duty in favor of her own desire. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022 In a statement late Thursday, Martinez slammed the task force's rejection of the Domes funding and its simultaneous consideration of the two spending proposals. Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 Driving on Interstate 10 through Arizona — or more accurately, New Mexico, where filming took place — quickly becomes thorny for the Freemans, who encounter white men who do not take too well to a young Black woman’s rejection. Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 With 99% of the votes counted in Sunday’s plebiscite, the rejection camp had 61.9% support compared to 38.1% for approval amid heavy turnout with long lines at polling states. Daniel Politi, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + REJECTION | REJECTION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤outright, total, wholesale斷然的拒絕;全盤否定➤explicit明確的拒絕▸➤deliberate故意的拒絕➤knee-jerk不假思索的拒絕◇There is often a knee-jerk rejection of new ideas.對新觀點人們往往不假思索地加以拒絕。VERB + REJECTION➤fear害怕被拒絕◇Children who have had bad experiences fear rejection.有過不幸遭遇的孩子害怕遭人嫌棄。➤risk冒遭拒的危險▸➤cope with, deal with, handle, take應對被拒絕的事實;接受被拒絕的事實◇It takes a strong personality to cope with rejection.接受遭拒的結果需要很強的個性。REJECTION + NOUN➤letter, slip拒絕信;退稿通知◇a publisher's rejection slip出版商的退稿通知PREPOSITION➤rejection by被⋯拒絕;被⋯厭棄◇the rejection of the child by its mother母親對孩子的厭棄PHRASES➤fear of rejection害怕遭拒➤feelings of rejection遭拒的感受▸➤the rejection of an idea, a proposal, a theory, etc.對想法、建議、理論等的摒棄