NCE 2 L9的標題是“A cold welcome”，縱覽全文，哪個詞最能表達cold一詞所表達的情感呢？
其實非refuse莫屬！
re·fuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ 既可作動詞，也可作名詞
refuse作名詞
1、[I] 堅定地告訴某人不會做其要求的事
She asked him to leave, but he refused.她讓他離開，但他拒絕了。
refuse to do sth拒絕做……
I absolutely refuse to take part in anything that's illegal.我堅決拒絕參加任何非法活動。
flatly refuse/refuse point-blank (to do sth)直截了當地拒絕
(=refuse immediately and directly without giving a reason立即、直接、毫無原由地拒絕)
Mom flatly refused to go back into the hospital.媽媽直接拒絕回醫院。
When he offered all that money, I could hardly refuse (=could not refuse) , could I?他給那筆錢的時候，我幾乎無法拒絕，怎么會拒絕呢？
2、[I and T]
to say no to something that you have been offered
= turn down
She refused a second piece of cake.她拒絕再吃一塊蛋糕。
The offer seemed too good to refuse .這個提議太好了，無法拒絕。
3、[T]
to not give or allow someone something that they want, especially when they have asked for it officially不給某人渴望的某物，尤其在其正式請求時。
refuse sb sth
She was refused a work permit.她被拒絕給予工作許可證。
那么refuse與decline, reject有什么區別呢？
如果一男請求一女做其女朋友，如果女想拒絕，并很禮貌地說：“謝謝，你對我的心意，但我們還是做普通朋友吧！”這時的拒絕用decline,多譯為婉拒或謝絕。
如果女想拒絕并說：“我已經有男朋友了。”然后轉身就走，這時的拒絕用reject。
如果女想拒絕，奪過男手中的玫瑰花然后砸在男的臉上說：“滾！誰會看上你！”然后頭也不回地大步走開。這時的拒絕用refuse。
所以此三者意思只是在程度上有區別，你會用了嗎？
refuse作名詞
ref·use2 /ˈrefjuːs/ n [U] formal
waste material that has been thrown away丟掉的廢棄材料
英式對等表達: rubbish 美式對等表達: trash, garbage
a refuse dump 垃圾場
household/domestic refuse家庭廢棄物
refuse collection垃圾收集
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