to refuse, decline, turn down ☊ 
拒绝 → ☊ 
từ chối 
decline like: Từ chối → →
unverzichtbar ☊ 
không thể từ chối được ☊ 
必不可缺的 ☊ bì bù kě quē de verneinen ☊ từ chối ☊ 否定 ☊ fǒu dìng unverzichtbar ☊ không thể từ chối được ☊ ☊ verneinen ☊ từ chối ☊ ☊ die Ablehnung ☊ sự từ chối, sự khước từ ☊ ☊ Der ist für mich unverzichtbar. ☊ Cái này với anh không thể từ chối được. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 637) accept that...: He just refused to accept that his father was no longer there. ☊ accept ☊
Journalists were denied access to the President. ☊ access ☊
acknowledge sth: She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. ☊ acknowledge ☊
admit to sth: He refused to admit to the other charges. ☊ admit ☊
He refused to admit his guilt. ☊ admit ☊
She stubbornly refuses to admit the truth. ☊ admit ☊
He refused to answer the charges against him. ☊ answer ☊
application to sb (for sth/to do sth): His application to the court for bail has been refused. ☊ application ☊
He refused to believe (that) his son was involved in drugs. ☊ believe ☊
to introduce/approve/reject a bill ☊ bill ☊
While there is breath left in my body, I will refuse. ☊ breath ☊
They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met. ☊ certain ☊
Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum. ☊ cheat ☊
He refused to comment until after the trial. ☊ comment ☊
The bank refused further credit to the company. ☊ credit ☊
to get/refuse credit ☊ credit ☊
deny sth: to deny a claim/a charge/an accusation ☊ deny ☊
The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports. ☊ deny ☊
it is denied that...: It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem. ☊ deny ☊
deny doing sth: He denies attempting to murder his wife. ☊ deny ☊
The department denies responsibility for what occurred. ☊ deny ☊
Much to my disgust, they refused to help. ☊ disgust ☊
to be granted/refused entry into the country ☊ entry ☊
He wasn't exactly pleased to see us—in fact he refused to open the door. ☊ not exactly ☊
an athlete who fell from favour after a drugs scandal ☊ favour ☊
Many of those arrested refused to identify themselves (= would not say who they were). ☊ identify ☊
imagine (that)...: I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse. ☊ imagine ☊
The minister refused to comment on individual cases. ☊ individual ☊
The government refuses to be influenced by public opinion. ☊ influence ☊
He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant information. ☊ information ☊
My initial reaction was to decline the offer. ☊ initial ☊
interpret sth as sth: I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. ☊ interpret ☊
Yesterday, in an interview on German television, the minister denied the reports. ☊ interview ☊
interview sb: The Prime Minister declined to be interviewed. ☊ interview ☊
to accept/turn down/decline an invitation ☊ invitation ☊
He refused to make a judgement about the situation. ☊ judgement ☊
lend (sth) (to sb): The bank refused to lend the money to us. ☊ lend ☊
lend sb sth: They refused to lend us the money. ☊ lend ☊
I refuse to sink to their level (= behave as badly as them). ☊ level ☊
They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely. ☊ likely ☊
to accept/refuse/decline an offer ☊ offer ☊
You can't just turn down offers of work like that. ☊ offer ☊
They made me an offer I couldn't refuse. ☊ offer ☊
Palace officials are refusing to comment on the royal divorce. ☊ official ☊
For reasons of his own (= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about), he refused to join the club. ☊ own ☊
permission (for sb/sth) (to do sth): The school has been refused permission to expand. ☊ permission ☊
photograph sb/sth + adj.: She refused to be photographed nude. ☊ photograph ☊
possibility (of sth/of doing sth): He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase. ☊ possibility ☊
I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles. ☊ principle ☊
She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle. ☊ principle ☊
to submit/consider/accept/reject a proposal ☊ proposal ☊
proposal that...: His proposal that the system should be changed was rejected. ☊ proposal ☊
He was afraid that if he proposed she might refuse. ☊ propose ☊
punish sb for sth/for doing sth: He was punished for refusing to answer their questions. ☊ punish ☊
She refuses to face reality. ☊ reality ☊
The UK has refused to recognize the new regime. ☊ recognize ☊
refusal (of sth): the refusal of a request/an invitation/an offer ☊ refusal ☊
a blunt/flat/curt refusal ☊ refusal ☊
refusal to do sth: His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. ☊ refusal ☊
Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse. ☊ refuse ☊
refuse to do sth: He flatly refused to discuss the matter. ☊ refuse ☊
She refused to accept that there was a problem. ☊ refuse ☊
I politely refused their invitation. ☊ refuse ☊
The job offer was simply too good to refuse. ☊ refuse ☊
refuse sth: The bank refused his demand for a full refund. ☊ refuse ☊
The authorities refused permission for the new housing development. ☊ refuse ☊
He refused our request for an interview. ☊ refuse ☊
The judge refused her application for bail. ☊ refuse ☊
refuse sb sth: They refused him a visa. ☊ refuse ☊
She would never refuse her kids anything. ☊ refuse ☊
The lioness rejected the smallest cub, which died. ☊ reject ☊
When her husband left home she felt rejected and useless. ☊ reject ☊
Her body has already rejected two kidneys. ☊ reject ☊
Imperfect articles are rejected by our quality control. ☊ reject ☊
Please reject the following candidates... ☊ reject ☊
I've been rejected by all the universities I applied to. ☊ reject ☊
to reject an argument/a claim/a decision/an offer/a suggestion ☊ reject ☊
The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system. ☊ reject ☊
The dictator refuses to relax his grip on power. ☊ relax ☊
The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake. ☊ responsibility ☊
She refused to take on the traditional woman's role. ☊ role ☊
To my shame (= I feel shame that) I refused to listen to her side of the story. ☊ shame ☊
She had refused all solid food. ☊ solid ☊
He refused to name his sources. ☊ source ☊
The President refused to speak to the waiting journalists. ☊ speak ☊
The party was denied legal status. ☊ status ☊
The student union has called for a rent strike (= a refusal to pay rent as a protest). ☊ strike ☊
Ann and Joe aren't talking to each other right now (= they refuse to speak to each other because they have argued). ☊ talk ☊
It's only too easy for them to deny responsibility. ☊ too ☊
He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money. ☊ turn ☊
Why did she turn down your invitation? ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
waste sth (in) doing sth: She wasted no time in rejecting the offer (= she rejected it immediately). ☊ waste ☊
She declined the offer with a wave of her hand. ☊ wave ☊