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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