refusal

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refusal /rɪˈfjuːzəl/ noun

plural refusals

refusal

/rɪˈfjuːzəl/

noun

plural refusals

Learner's definition of REFUSAL

[count]

: an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give, or accept something : an act of refusing拒绝；回绝

— often + of

— often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式

(the right of) first refusal

: the right to accept or refuse something before it is offered to anyone else优先取舍权

If we decide to sell the house, we'll give our tenants first refusal. [=we will offer to sell the house to our tenants before offering to sell to other people]如果我们决定卖房，我们将会给我们的租户优先购买权。