rebuff
/rɪˈbʌf/
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If you rebuff someone or rebuff a suggestion that they make, you refuse to do what they suggest. 拒绝
noun [抽象名词] 断然拒绝；回绝；漠不关心
The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr. Jones. 民意测验的结果对琼斯先生来说是一个羞辱性的拒绝。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 断然拒绝
His proposals have already been rebuffed by the governor. 他的建议已被州长拒绝了。
