rebuff /rɪˈbʌf/ CET6+ TEM4 ( rebuffing, rebuffed, rebuffs )

• 1. 

  V-T If you rebuff someone or rebuff a suggestion that they make, you refuse to do what they suggest. 拒绝

  例：

  His proposals have already been rebuffed by the governor.

  他的建议已被州长拒绝了。

• 2. 

  N-VAR Rebuff is also a noun. 拒绝

  例：

  The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr. Jones.

  民意测验的结果对琼斯先生来说是一个羞辱性的拒绝。