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四个拒绝：refuse, reject, decline, turn down的区别和用法
refuse：( to say that you will not do or accept something) 拒绝做某事，或拒绝接受别人给你的东西。
v. 拒绝： refuse可接不定式，表示拒绝做某事
常见的两个表达是： refuse sth. & refuse to do sth.
如果学校/公司愿意录取/录用你，给了你一个offer，而你拒绝接受，就可以说”refuse an offer”; refuse orders 拒绝执行命令。
eg: I refuse to go. 我拒绝前去。
The car refuses to start. 汽车发动不起来。
I refused to take part in anything that is illegal. 我拒绝参加任何非法的活动。
n. 垃圾，废物 ： refuse也可接名词，表示不接受。
household refuse 生活垃圾
Refuse is collected twice a week. 垃圾每星期清扫两次。
（2）reject: v. 打破，弄坏；n. 休息，中断
reject语气比refuse强，表示断然拒绝。如果不同意一种意见或信仰，要用reject。
eg：The amendment was rejected by 207 votes to 143. 修正案以207票对143票被否决。
We have very strict quality control, so anything that is defective is rejected.
我们有严格的质量控制，任何有瑕疵的产品都要被退回。
It was hard for me to reject my family's religious belief. 我很难摒弃家庭的宗教信仰。
The army doctors rejected several recruits as unfit.
军医拒绝了几名新兵，认为他们身体不合格。
（3）decline： v. 主要含义是：“下降”，也有“谢绝，婉拒”的意思
decline 比较正式，表示礼貌、客气地“婉拒“，当表示对于对方的邀请、请求、提议等表示“不接受”时，可以用decline来缓和语气。
I invited her to join us, but she declined. 我邀请她加入我们，可她婉言拒绝了。
He chose to decline the award, feeling that others were more deserving.
他选择拒绝这个奖项，觉得其他人更值得得到。
(4) turn down用在非正式场合，尤其是在美国英语中。
He asked Jane to marry him but she turned him down. 他请求简嫁给他，但她拒绝了。
She decided to turn down the offer in favor of pursuing her own project.
她决定拒绝这个提议，选择追求自己的项目。
This time, she turned down the fire so it cooked nicely.
这一次，她把火调得很小，所以煮得很好。
Their offer was turned down. 他们的提议被拒绝了。
She had to turn down the job offer because of relocation issues.
由于搬迁问题，她不得不拒绝这份工作的提议。
小结：
refuse：拒绝（语气中等）
reject：断然拒绝（语气最强）
decline：婉拒，谢绝（语气最弱），也有”下降“的意思
turn down：拒绝，非正式场合，美式英语较常用。
小试牛刀：选择题
因另有约会在先,他谢绝了我的邀请。
He _________ my invitation because of a previous appointment.
declined B. rejected C. refused
2. 他经过进一步的考虑,明确地拒绝了我友好的建议。
He _________ my friendly advice upon further consideration.
declined B. rejected C. refused
3. 他拒绝与我们一起游戏。
He _________ to join us in the game.
declined B. rejected C. refused
答案：ABB

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