The scientist was refusing to compromise the integrity of her data, even when pressured to produce more favorable results.
这位科学家拒绝在数据的完整性上妥协，即使被施压要求产生更有利的结果。
- It followed the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her bus seat.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “refusing”?
A — The act of saying no. “refusing” means the act of saying no.
Which word means “the act of saying no”?
C — refusing. “refusing” means the act of saying no.
refusing — the act of saying no. In Chinese: 拒绝.
refusing is pronounced /rɪˈfjuzɪŋ/.
The scientist was refusing to compromise the integrity of her data, even when pressured to produce more favorable results. (这位科学家拒绝在数据的完整性上妥协，即使被施压要求产生更有利的结果。)
declining, rejecting, turning down — all close in meaning to refusing (the act of saying no).
accepting, agreeing — each the opposite of refusing (the act of saying no).
Yes. refusing is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.