no obj., with infinitive
1- indicate or show that one is not willing to do something拒绝：
I refused to answer
我拒绝了作回答
no obj. he was severely beaten when he refused.当他拒绝时遭到一顿狠揍。
1.1
- with obj. indicate that one is not willing to accept or grant (something offered or requested)拒绝接受（所赠之物）; 拒绝给予（所要求之物）：
she refused a cigarette
她拒绝别人敬她的烟
with two objs the old lady was refused admission to four hospitals.四家医院都拒收这位老妇人。
1.2
- informal (of a thing) fail to perform a required action〈非正式〉（物）未应要求起作用：
the car refused to start.
汽车怎么也发动不起来。
1.3
- with obj. dated decline to accept an offer of marriage from (someone)〈旧〉不接受（某人的）求婚：
he's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him.
他太自负了, 从不相信有人会拒绝他的求婚。
1.4
- with obj.(of a horse) stop short or run aside at (a fence or other obstacle) instead of jumping it（马）拒绝跨（栏或其他障碍物）。
派生词
refuser
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French refuser, probably an alteration of Latin recusare 'to refuse', influenced by refutare 'refute'.