ADJECTIVE | ... OF REFUSE | VERB + REFUSE | REFUSE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤domestic, household (both especially BrE) 家庭/生活垃圾➤human人體垃圾... OF REFUSE➤heap, pile一堆垃圾VERB + REFUSE➤dump倒垃圾◇People just dump their refuse in the street.人們乾脆把垃圾倒在街上。➤collect (especially BrE) 收垃圾◇Refuse is collected on Fridays.週五收垃圾。REFUSE + NOUN➤collection, disposal垃圾收集;垃圾處理▸➤collector (BrE) 垃圾工◇I had a part-time job as a refuse collector.我兼職做垃圾收集工作。➤dump, heap (especially NAmE) 垃圾堆refuse
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ADVERB | VERB + REFUSEADVERB➤absolutely, utterly無條件/全然拒絕▸➤adamantly, obstinately, resolutely, staunchly, steadfastly, stubbornly, vehemently堅決拒絕;頑固地拒絕;毅然拒絕;固執地拒絕▸➤categorically, flatly, point-blank, simply斷然拒絕;乾脆地拒絕◇Gerard refused point-blank to cooperate.傑勒德斷然拒絕合作。➤explicitly, pointedly明確地/直截了當地拒絕◇The demand for an apology was pointedly refused.讓對方道歉的要求遭到了斷然拒絕。➤politely客氣地回絕▸➤consistently一概回絕➤repeatedly再三拒絕◇The Court has repeatedly refused to bend on this point.法院再三拒絕在這點上予以讓步。VERB + REFUSE➤cannot不能拒絕◇They made me an offer I couldn't refuse.他們給我報了個我難以拒絕的價格。➤can hardly幾乎難以拒絕▸➤be entitled to, have the right to有權拒絕◇Workers should be entitled to refuse to work under these conditions.工人應該有權拒絕在這種環境下工作。➤be churlish to, seem churlish to (both BrE) 拒絕是/似乎是無禮的◇She offered them tea and it seemed churlish to refuse.她給他們倒茶,拒絕的話好像沒禮貌。➤dare to敢於拒絕◇He didn't dare to refuse.他不敢拒絕。➤continue to繼續拒絕