refusal

n

• ① 拒绝;推却;固辞(←→acceptance)
  • My invitation met with a cold refusal.我的邀请遭到冷淡的拒绝。
  • take no refusal坚持;不许拒绝
  • give a person a flat [blunt] refusal对某人断然拒绝
  • She shook her head in refusal.她摇头拒绝。
  • She was offended by his refusal to attend her birthday party.她由于他拒绝参加她的生日会而生气。

• ② 1[通常作the refusal]取舍权2[(the) first refusal]优先购买
  • buy the refusal of ...付…的定金。
  • give [have] (the) first refusal of ...给与[获得]…的优先购买权。