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Word family  noun rejection reject verb reject

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re·ject1 /rɪˈdʒekt/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb [transitive]  1  offer/suggestion/idea 提议/建议/观点REJECT/NOT ACCEPT to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something 拒绝接受[相信，赞同] OPP accept Sarah rejected her brother’s offer of help. 萨拉拒绝了她弟弟的帮助。reject something as something Gibson rejected the idea as ‘absurd’. 吉布森拒绝了这个想法，说它“荒谬”。 Dexter flatly rejected (=completely rejected) calls for his resignation. 德克斯特断然拒绝让他辞职的要求。 His proposal was rejected outright (=completely rejected). 他的建议被彻底否决了。► see thesaurus at refuse2  not choose SB 没选中某人REJECT/NOT ACCEPT to not choose someone for a job, course of study etc 不接受；不雇用；不录取 OPP accept It’s obvious why his application was rejected. 他申请被拒的原因很明显。3  product 产品THROW AWAY to throw away something that has just been made, because its quality is not good enough 〔因质量不好而〕废弃 If inspectors find a defective can, the batch is rejected. 如果质检员发现一个罐头有瑕疵，那么这一批货就会被废弃。4  not love SB 不爱某人DON'T LIKE to refuse to give someone any love or attention 冷落，嫌弃，厌弃 Children feel abandoned or rejected if they don’t see their parents regularly. 小孩子如果不能经常见到父母，就会感到被遗弃或冷落。5. organ 器官HBHMH if your body rejects an organ, after a transplant operation, it does not accept that organ 排异，排斥 〔移植的器官〕n COLLOCATIONSadverbsreject something outright (=completely)He has not rejected the idea outright.firmly rejectThe British proposals were firmly rejected by the other EU countries.flatly reject (=in a firm and definite way)He flatly rejected the rebel’s demands.totally rejectMy client totally rejects the accusations.categorically/unequivocally reject (=in a definite way, leaving no doubt)We categorically reject their argument.unanimously reject (=when all members of a group reject something)The board unanimously rejected the proposal.decisively reject (=when most members of a group reject something)On May 21, the House decisively rejected the president’s proposed budget.→ See Verb table

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reject• Under the stress of circumstance, the conventional wisdom is rejected.• Green or rotten apples are rejected.• Samantha had consistently rejected all Bob's offers of help.• As a child he was repeatedly rejected by both parents.• Jim was rejected by every college he applied to.• Mitchell was rejected by several law schools.• Ian was rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.• Ceara rejected calls for his resignation.• She's scared to try to talk to him about it in case he rejects her again.• As an adult, she rejected her Catholic upbringing.• Lauren rejected her parents' offer of financial help.• He could not marry a girl of his own age and class, because her father would reject him.• Do the Opposition favour it or reject it?• Catherine rejected many suitable men before settling on Tom.• Several hundred people applied, but we had to reject nearly all of them.• Reportedly it was a soup-to-nuts A-to-Z kind of thing that ISVs rejected out of hand as offering them nothing.• Some scholars reject parts of the Gospel as untrue.• Lawmakers also rejected plans to use tobacco-tax money to provide health insurance for 100,000 children of the working poor.• People are free to accept or reject Stone's interpretation of the facts.• The audience is free to accept or reject Stone's interpretation of the facts.• Bush rejected suggestions that his tax cuts favored the most wealthy.• A design team rejected the aerospike concept as too risky.• It was predicted that the Senate would reject the bill by about 60 to 40.• Judge Gifford rejected the defense's request.• She rejected the idea that she should sue him.• Once again, in their view, the world would have rejected their country's claim to international respect.• Feminists rejected traditional notions of the role of women in society.flatly rejected• Mr Honecker, 77 and still recovering from a gall-bladder operation, has so far flatly rejected all notions of change.• Peres brought the plan to Shamir, who flatly rejected it.• He flatly rejected the pleas of Aung San to stand for election.• The army has flatly rejected these findings.

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re·ject2 /ˈriːdʒekt/ noun [countable]  1  BBREJECT/NOT ACCEPTa product that has been rejected because there is something wrong with it 次品，废品 a shop selling cheap rejects 销售廉价次品的商店2  someone who is not accepted or liked by another person, or by other people 不合格者；被排斥者；被拒收者 They felt that they were society’s rejects. 他们感到自己是社会的弃儿。

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reject• I got a rejection from Harvard, but I'm still waiting to hear from UCLA.• Of course, you always risk rejection when you first ask someone out.• Sometimes she began to question her outright rejection of her parents' values.• the rejection of the Equal Rights Bill by a small majority• the government's outright rejection of the proposals• And yet Eve had never had anything new, she knew that whatever dress she got for today would be a reject.• Zoe Ball's poor kid sounds like a reject from Carry On Chef.• Equipment is decrepit, training is inadequate and the conscripts, increasingly, are society's rejects.From Longman Business Dictionaryrejectre‧ject1 /rɪˈdʒekt/ verb [transitive]1to refuse to accept a request, suggestion, or offerThe Commerce Departmentrejected applications for 39 export licenses.Theproposals wererejected by a large majority.2HUMAN RESOURCESto refuse to accept someone for a job, course of study etcHe was rejected for the job because of his age.3COMMERCEto throw away or refuse to accept something that has been made because its quality is not good enoughA buyer may reject goods which do not conform to the sample. —rejection noun [countable, uncountable]The miners reversed their earlier rejection of the company’s proposals.After the job interview, the company sent her arejection letter wishing her luck in her search for work.→ See Verb tablerejectre‧ject2 /ˈriːdʒekt/ noun [countable] a product which is not good enough and will be thrown away or sold cheaplyIf the number of rejects exceeds this level, the batch is returned.Origin reject1 (1400-1500) Latin past participle of reicere “to throw back”

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re‧ject¹ S3 W2 AC /rɪˈdʒekt/ verb [transitive]1.  OFFER/SUGGESTION/IDEA to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something
   OPP  accept:
    Sarah rejected her brother’s offer of help.
    reject something as something
    Gibson rejected the idea as ‘absurd’.
    Dexter flatly rejected (=completely rejected) calls for his resignation.
    His proposal was rejected outright (=completely rejected).
2.  NOT CHOOSE SOMEBODY to not choose someone for a job, course of study etc
   OPP  accept:
    It’s obvious why his application was rejected.
3.  PRODUCT to throw away something that has just been made, because its quality is not good enough:
    If inspectors find a defective can, the batch is rejected.
4.  NOT LOVE SOMEBODY to refuse to give someone any love or attention:
    Children feel abandoned or rejected if they don’t see their parents regularly.
5.  ORGAN if your body rejects an organ, after a transplant operation, it does not accept that organ
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adverbs
   ▪ reject something outright (=completely) He has not rejected the idea outright.
   ▪ firmly reject The British proposals were firmly rejected by the other EU countries.
   ▪ flatly reject (=in a firm and definite way) He flatly rejected the rebel’s demands.
   ▪ totally reject My client totally rejects the accusations.
   ▪ categorically/unequivocally reject (=in a definite way, leaving no doubt) We categorically reject their argument.
   ▪ unanimously reject (=when all members of a group reject something) The board unanimously rejected the proposal.
   ▪ decisively reject (=when most members of a group reject something) On May 21, the House decisively rejected the President’s proposed budget.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ refuse to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: I asked the bank for a loan, but they refused. | When they refused to leave, we had to call the police.
   ▪ say no spoken to say that you will not do something when someone asks you: They asked me so nicely that I couldn’t really say no.
   ▪ turn somebody/something down to refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or a formal request: They offered me the job but I turned it down. | The board turned down a request for $25,000 to sponsor an art exhibition. | I’ve already been turned down by three colleges.
   ▪ reject to refuse to accept an idea, offer, suggestion, or plan: They rejected the idea because it would cost too much money. | The Senate rejected a proposal to limit the program to two years.
   ▪ decline formal to politely refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or refuse to do something: She has declined all offers of help. | A palace spokesman declined to comment on the rumours.
   ▪ deny to refuse to allow someone to do something or enter somewhere: They were denied permission to publish the book. | He was denied access to the US.
   ▪ veto to officially refuse to allow a law or plan, or to refuse to accept someone’s suggestion: Congress vetoed the bill. | The suggestion was quickly vetoed by the other members of the team.
   ▪ disallow to officially refuse to accept something because someone has broken the rules, or not done it in the correct way: The goal was disallowed by the referee. | The court decided to disallow his evidence.
   ▪ rebuff formal to refuse to accept someone’s offer, request, or suggestion: The company raised its offer to $6 billion, but was rebuffed. | He was politely rebuffed when he suggested holding the show in Dublin.
   ▪ give somebody/something the thumbs down informal to refuse to allow or accept a plan or suggestion: The plan was given the thumbs down by the local authority. | They gave us the thumbs down.

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re‧ject² /ˈriːdʒekt/ noun [countable]1. a product that has been rejected because there is something wrong with it:
    a shop selling cheap rejects
2. someone who is not accepted or liked by another person, or by other people:
    They felt that they were society’s rejects.