(单词翻译:单击)
【序言】
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【发散思维】
1 turn something ( or somebody ) down 
turn down（something or somebody）
【Explanation】
to reject or refuse to consider an offer , or a proposal or the person who wants to make it 拒绝考虑（提议，建议，或者是提议者，建议者等）
【Example Sentences】
She turns your invitation because she thinks you intend to come to on her.
她拒绝你的邀请是因为她认为你想吃她的豆腐。
知识拓展：come on to somebody 是个俚语，表示男生亲近女生，对女生有性面的想法。翻译为：轻薄。中文口语中的“吃豆腐”的表述就是这个短语。
He's been turned down for ten jobs so far.
他迄今申请了10份工作都遭到了拒绝。
知识拓展：1 介词for在这里是表“原因”。2 so far 迄今，目前为止 So far, there are few signs of trouble.直到现在，还几乎没有什么麻烦的迹象。The evidence so far is mixed.迄今为止迹象是混杂的。
He asks her to marry him but she turns him down.
他请求她嫁给他，可是她回绝了。
2 say no to (somthing or somebody)
【Explanation】
to refuse an offer, or a suggestion,etc. 拒绝, 反对，否定（提议或建议等）
【Example Sentences】
If you don't invest in this, you'er saying no to a potential fortune.
如果你在这上面不投资的话，那就说明你根本就不想发财。
知识拓展： invest in something 在......上投资 potential fortune 有可能会发财
She would never say no to anything to her children.
她对孩子百依百顺。
Didn’t she say not to the date last time?
上次相亲，她不是没有拒绝吗？
It takes greater energy to say no to a kid .
跟孩子说声不行是要费更大的气力的。
知识拓展：take energy to do something 花费精力做某事，take是“花费，付出”的意思。
3 refuse
to say that you don't want something that has been offered to you 拒绝，回绝，推卸（提供给你的东西） refuse + something
The job offer is too good to refuse.
这份工作太好了，无法拒绝。
I politely refuse their request.
我婉言回绝了他们的请求。
【Situation 2】
to say that you will not give somebody something that he wants or needs 拒绝（给予某人所需之物）作为这个意思，可以接双宾语，结构如下：refuse + somebody + something
They refused him a visa.
他们拒绝给他签证。
She would never refuse anything to her kids.
她对孩子百依百顺。
【Situation 3】
not do something that somebody has asked you to you 拒绝，回绝（别人叫你去做的事）
Go on, ask her for a date with you tonight; she hardly refuse it.
去吧，去求求她，她不大会拒绝的。
He firmly refused to discuss this matter.
他断然拒绝商讨这件事儿。firmly refuse 断然拒绝
She refused to accept there was a problem.
她拒不承认有问题存在。
4 reject
【Explanation】refuse to accept or consider something 拒绝接受，不予考虑
【Example Sentences】
All our suggestions are rejected out of hand.
我们的所有建议一口被拒绝。reject something out of hand 一口回绝，全部拒绝
知识拓展：out of hand
1 无法控制（情绪，行为, 事态等）
—— I've so much work to do. It's getting out of hand.
我有好多工作要做，真是越来越难了。
—— Don't let situations get out of hand.
不要让处境超乎妳的能力范围。
The children have got quite out of hand.
那些孩子迷已经完全失去控制。
【知识拓展】
get out of hand 失去控制get quite out of hand 完全失去控制get almost out of hand 几乎失去控制
Things really got out of hand when the police arrived.
警察到时，局势已经难以控制了。
2 立即
Vance was not committed but did not turn down the proposal out of hand.
Vance未置可否，但也没有马上拒绝这个建议。
The prime rejected any idea of reforming the system.
首相对体制改革的任何想法不予考虑。
5 decline
【Explanation】to refuse politely to accept or to do something 婉言拒绝
I offered to give him a lift but he declined.
我主动邀请他搭车，但他谢绝了。
【知识拓展】 give someone a lift
1让......搭便车，送某人一程
Bill offered to give me a lift to work and I quickly took him upon it.
比尔表示愿意让我搭车去上班，我马上接受了他的提议。
要点提示：take somebody upon something 接受某人......
2 （引申义）助......一臂之力，改善不好的状况
Spring time seems to give people a lift in the spirit because we see more of the rebirthing of lives.
春天似乎是可以提升人的心情，因为阳光带来较高的气温，而温暖的气候则带出很多新的生命。
We were looking for someone to give us a lift。
我们正在寻找能够助我们一臂之力的人。
Have a drink. It'll give you a lift.
喝一杯如何，它能帮你消除疲劳。
He asked me if he can do a favor to me and I declined her offer.
我问我是否我需要帮助，我婉言谢绝了他的主动帮助。
He invited me to her great ball and I declined his invitation for his first wife would be there.
他邀请我参加他的盛会，但是我婉言谢绝了他的主动邀请因为她的前妻也参加。
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