Perhaps I was too hasty in rejecting his offer.

我拒绝他的提议也许过于草率了。

《牛津词典》

Mary decided to be frank in rejecting Peter's proposal.

玛丽决定坦率地拒绝彼得的求婚。

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Nietzsche wrote: "All great artists and thinkers [are] great workers, indefatigable not only in inventing, but also in rejecting, sifting, transforming, ordering."

尼采曾写道：所有伟大的艺术家和思想家都是伟大的工匠，不仅不知疲倦地创造，而且不知疲倦地摒弃、筛选、转变、调整。

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They are certainly regrettable and horrible in terms of loss of life, but the reaction from the Iraqi people and the Iraqi leaders was firm and united in rejecting that violence and refusing to allow it to set Iraqi against Iraqi, which is obviously one of its intended goals,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

You see, rejecting our nature leads to suboptimal performance emotionally as well as in terms of external performance.

拒绝本性导致次优表现,不论在情绪上还是外在表现。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

Zambia says it is rejecting what it called the unconstitutional change of government and called for Madagascar's suspension in the African Union and Southern African Development Community,SADC.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Barnes followed his friend the philosopher John Dewey in rejecting the meat-rack tidiness of standard museums.

NEWYORKER: Moving Pictures

President Reagan, in rejecting Protocol I, offered the Senate an excellent opportunity to convey such a message.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | The Senate Should Send The PLO A Message: There��s No Hijacking International Law

In rejecting the idea of limits, says Mr Cannon, he expressed a core conviction of the nation.

ECONOMIST: Lexington