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rebuff 音标拼音: [rɪb'ʌf] [rib'ʌf] n. 断然拒绝,严厉拒绝,漠不关心
vt. 严厉拒绝 断然拒绝,严厉拒绝,漠不关心严厉拒绝 rebuff n 1: a deliberate discourteous act ( usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) [ synonym: { rebuff}, { slight}] 2: an instance of driving away or warding off [ synonym: { rebuff}, { snub}, { repulse}] v 1: reject outright and bluntly; " She snubbed his proposal" [ synonym: { rebuff}, { snub}, { repel}] 2: force or drive back; " repel the attacker"; " fight off the onslaught"; " rebuff the attack" [ synonym: { repel}, { repulse}, { fight off}, { rebuff}, { drive back}] Rebuff \ Re* buff"\ ( r[- e]* b[ u^] f"), n. [ It. ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- ( L. re-) buffo puff. Cf. { Buff} to strike, { Buffet} a blow.] 1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. [ 1913 Webster] The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation. [ 1913 Webster]
Rebuff \ Re* buff"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Rebuffed} ( r[- e]* b[ u^] ft"); p. pr. & vb. n. { Rebuffing}.] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. [ 1913 Webster] re- build204 Moby Thesaurus words for " rebuff": abjuration, abjure, abjurement, backfire, backlash, backlashing, bafflement, balk, be proof against, bear up, bear up against, beat back, beat off, block, boomerang, bounce, bound, brush, brush aside, brush off, brush- off, carom, challenge, chase, chase away, chase off, check, checkmate, chuck, chuck out, chucking, chucking out, cold shoulder, cold- shoulder, combative reaction, complaint, confusion, contemn, contempt, contradict, contradiction, contrecoup, counter, counteraction, cut, cut direct, declination, decline, declining, defeat, defiance, defy, demur, denial, deny, despisal, despise, despising, disapproval, disapprove, discard, disclaim, disclamation, discomfiture, discount, discounting, discouragement, disdain, dismiss, dismissal, disown, disownment, dispute, disregard, dissent, dissentience, drive away, drive back, endure, except, exception, exclude, exclusion, fend, fend off, flat refusal, foil, forswear, fractiousness, frustration, high- hat, hinder, hold at bay, hold off, hold out, hold up, humiliation, ignore, ignoring, keep at bay, keep off, kick, kickback, negativism, nonacceptance, nonapproval, nonconsideration, noncooperation, not receive, objection, obstinacy, obstruct, opposition, pack off, parry, pass by, pass up, passing by, passive resistance, point- blank refusal, protest, push aside, push back, put back, put- down, putting away, putting out, reaction, rebound, rebut, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recalcitration, recant, recantation, recoil, refractoriness, refusal, refuse, refuse to consider, refuse to receive, reject, rejection, reluctance, remonstrance, renitence, renitency, renounce, renouncement, repel, repellence, repellency, repercussion, repudiate, repudiation, repulse, repulsion, resilience, resist, resistance, reversal, reverse, revolt, ricochet, rout, scout, scouting, send away, send off, send packing, setback, short shrift, shove away, slight, sneer, sniff, snort, snub, spring, spurn, spurning, stand, stand up, stave off, stop, summary negative, the cold shoulder, the go- by, throw away, throw out, throwing out, thrust back, turn aside, turn away, turn away from, turn back, turn out, turning out, uncooperativeness, upstage, waive, ward off, withstand, withstanding
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- REBUFF Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of REBUFF is to reject or criticize sharply : snub How to use rebuff in a sentence Did you know?
- REBUFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
REBUFF definition: 1 to refuse to accept a helpful suggestion or offer from someone, often by answering in an… Learn more
- REBUFF Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
REBUFF definition: a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances See examples of rebuff used in a sentence
- REBUFF | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Her desperate request for help was met with a rebuff The comments drew sharp rebuffs from budget experts in parliament
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- Rebuff - definition of rebuff by The Free Dictionary
1 A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer 2 A check or an abrupt setback to progress or action: a rebuff to his ambitions
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- rebuff - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun rebuff (plural rebuffs) A sudden resistance or refusal He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal
- REBUFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you rebuff someone or rebuff a suggestion that they make, you refuse to do what they suggest His proposals have already been rebuffed by the governor
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