His refusal to apologize upset everyone.
他拒绝道歉让大家都很不满。
Choose the best synonym for the word “refusal”:
B — rejection. “refusal” means n. the act of saying no to something
His firm ______ to help at all surprised everyone at the meeting.
C — refusal. “refusal” means n. the act of saying no to something
refusal — n. the act of saying no to something. In Chinese: 拒绝.
refusal is pronounced /rɪˈfjuzəl/. It breaks into 3 syllables: re · fus · al.
His refusal to apologize upset everyone. (他拒绝道歉让大家都很不满。)
rejection, denial, decline — all close in meaning to refusal (n. the act of saying no to something).
Yes. refusal appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.