Skip to main content
EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

rebuff

/noun ri-buhf, ree-buhf; verb ri-buhf/US // noun rɪˈbʌf, ˈri bʌf; verb rɪˈbʌf //UK // (rɪˈbʌf) //

回绝,反驳,回击,拒绝

Related Words

rejection拒绝,拒绝接受,反对,排斥snub冷落,冷落了,冷落的,冷漠rebuke训斥,申斥,谴责,训斥一下reprimand斥责,训斥,斥责责备,谴责ignore忽略不计,置之不理,忽略,无视refuse拒绝,拒收,拒绝接受,拒不接受spurn摒弃,吐弃,厌弃,吐repudiate辟谣,否认,推翻,辟邪dismiss驳回,遣散,辞退,罢免deny否定,否认,拒绝,拒绝承认fend off打退堂鼓,打跑了,挡住,打跑resist抵制,抗拒,抗争,抵抗oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者chide呵护,呵斥,呵斥声,呵责turn down驳回,拒绝,掉头向下,掉头reject拒绝,拒绝接受,拒收,驳回disregard漠视,不理会,不顾,漠不关心repulse击退,打退堂鼓,击退了,打击cut切,切割,削减,割slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
    • : a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub.
    • : a check to action or progress.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounturning away; ignoring
Forms: rebuffed, rebuffing
Synonyms
rebuke训斥,申斥,谴责,训斥一下rejection拒绝,拒绝接受,反对,排斥reprimand斥责,训斥,斥责责备,谴责snub冷落,冷落了,冷落的,冷漠check检查,检查一下cut切,切割,削减,割defeat挫败,打败,失败,挫折denial否认,拒绝,拒绝承认,拒绝接受discouragement灰心丧气,气馁,灰心,灰心失望insult侮辱,詈骂,辱骂,詈骂声nix镍,镍币,镍矿,小结opposition反对派,反对,反对党,反对意见refusal拒绝,拒收,拒绝接受,驳回repulse击退,打退堂鼓,击退了,打击slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微turndown下调,下降,下跌,俯身brushoff桥头堡,桥牌,桥本,桥头cold shoulder冷肩膀,冷肩,冷肩症,冷冷的肩膀go-byhard time艰难时期,困难时期,艰难时刻,艰难的时期kick in the teeth踢牙,狠狠地踢了一脚,狠狠地踹了一脚,踢牙膏nothing doing无所事事,无所作为,无事可做,毫无作为thumbs down拇指向下,竖起大拇指,拇指朝下,拇指以下
verbturn away; give the cold shoulder
Forms: rebuffed, rebuffing
Synonyms
chide呵护,呵斥,呵斥声,呵责deny否定,否认,拒绝,拒绝承认dismiss驳回,遣散,辞退,罢免disregard漠视,不理会,不顾,漠不关心fend off打退堂鼓,打跑了,挡住,打跑ignore忽略不计,置之不理,忽略,无视oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者rebuke训斥,申斥,谴责,训斥一下refuse拒绝,拒收,拒绝接受,拒不接受reject拒绝,拒绝接受,拒收,驳回repudiate辟谣,否认,推翻,辟邪resist抵制,抗拒,抗争,抵抗snub冷落,冷落了,冷落的,冷漠spurn摒弃,吐弃,厌弃,吐turn down驳回,拒绝,掉头向下,掉头check检查,检查一下cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形cut切,切割,削减,割decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降disallow不允许,不容许,不允许使用,不允许有discourage劝阻,劝告,阻止,劝说neglect忽视,忽略了,忽视了,忽略repel驱赶,排斥,击退,驱除reprove谴责,斥责,责备,诤言repulse击退,打退堂鼓,击退了,打击slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微beat off打掉了,打跑了,打掉,打断brush off不予理会,不予理睬hold off抵制,搁置,拖住,隐瞒keep at a distance远避,远离,远避开,远避避开keep at arm's length不离不弃,不即不离,不合时宜,不即不离地keep at bay挡住,挡住了,隐忍不发,挡住诱惑lash out at猛烈抨击,抨击,斥责,猛烈攻击not hear of不闻不问,没听说过,闻所未闻,未闻pass up弃权,放弃,放弃了,遗弃push back推回,推退,逼退,推搪put in one's place安身立命,安身立命之本,安顿好自己的位置put off推迟,延缓,推迟了,推迟执行send away送走,送走了,遣送,遣送走stave off缓和,避开,延缓,缓期执行tell off说出,说,说谎,说话ward off抵挡,抵御,挡住,抵制

Examples

  • The presentation was a kind of rebuff to those who think Disney has been one-upped in the digital world by Netflix.

  • Not only did she rebuff his awkward advance in person, she went home and did some sleuthing.

  • March 2012: “In rebuff to Obama, Abbas says he will send ultimatum to Israel.”

  • Or we simply learn how to artfully rebuff advances by subtly threatening to blow the whistle on despicable and degrading behavior.

  • The tone constituted a rebuff, and Rita's coquetry deserted her, leaving her mortified and piqued.

  • "Tell him to call," she said to Tim, who delivered her message rather awkwardly, as if expecting a rebuff.

  • Nothing dismayed by his first rebuff, the audacious Fouch again intervened.

  • He was so easily rebuffed, and she was so reluctant to rebuff him.

  • Take, for instance, the matter of a caress or an embrace—how would you react to repeated rebuff?

Level 5Browse all words →