reject
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/KK
/ɹɪˈdʒɛkt/IPA
rɪ·dʒɛkt
變化形
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rejected
rejected
rejecting
1.
拒絕接受；不採納
表示不願接受某項提議、邀請、申請、要求或意見。
用法：通常是及物動詞，後面直接接受詞，不用加介系詞。
My parents rejected my wish to stay out late.
我的父母拒絕了我想晚點回家的願望。
2.
駁回；否決
由法院、學校、公司或其他正式機構判定某項申請、主張或文件不獲接受。
用法：常見被動語態，用來說明申請或主張未獲核准。
Our plan for a class trip was rejected by the teacher.
我們的班級旅行計畫被老師否決了。
3.
拒絕；排斥
不願接納某人為朋友、團體成員或戀愛對象，因而使對方感到不被接納。
用法：受詞通常是人。若指感情上的拒絕，常說拒絕某人的告白或拒絕某人。
He felt sad when she rejected his invitation to the school dance.
當她拒絕他參加學校舞會的邀請時，他感到難過。
4.
剔除；判定不合格
因品質、安全或規格不符合要求，而不採用某個產品、材料或零件。
用法：此義常搭配表示品質、規格或安全問題的原因。
The factory rejected the bottles because some of them had holes.
工廠拒收這些瓶子，因為其中一些有洞。
5.
被淘汰的人或物；次品
指被判定不合格、未被採用的人或物；用來指人時通常帶有貶義。
用法：作可數名詞使用。指人時帶有強烈負面評價，不宜用於正式或尊重他人的場合。
The damaged items were placed in a box for rejects.
受損的物品被放進次品箱。
常見錯誤
They rejected to join our group.
They refused to join our group.／They rejected the invitation to join our group.
The school rejected to accept his application.
The school rejected his application.／The school refused to accept his application.
My application was rejected by the school because of I missed a document.
My application was rejected by the school because I missed a document.
She rejected me from joining the club.
She rejected my application to join the club.／The club rejected my application.
相關字詞
學習提示
・reject 的核心意思是「不接受」。它比 refuse 更常用於提議、申請、主張、產品等受詞。
・若想禮貌地謝絕邀請，decline 通常比 reject 更委婉。
・不要把 reject someone 用在一般行政申請情境；較精確的說法通常是 reject someone's application。