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refuses

/rɪˈfjuːzɪz/ /rɪˈfjuːsɪz/

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verb

拒绝，谢绝

To decline (a request or demand).

Examples :

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

我的加薪请求被拒绝了。

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verb

拒绝，谢绝

To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

Examples :

"I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused."

我问那位明星能不能给我签名，但是她拒绝了。

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verb

拒绝，回绝，使...后退

To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.

Examples :

"to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks"

拒绝右翼接战，同时左翼发起进攻。

military war action position

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verb

拒绝承认, 断绝关系

Examples :

"After the scandal, the company refuses to acknowledge any connection to its former CEO, effectively disowning him. "

丑闻曝光后，该公司拒绝承认与前首席执行官的任何关系，实际上就是与他断绝了关系。

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verb

重新熔化，再熔化.

Examples :

"The ice sculpture partially melts in the sun during the day, but refuses overnight when the temperature drops below freezing. "

冰雕在白天阳光下部分融化，但到了晚上温度降到冰点以下时，又重新冻结了。

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