rebuffed
past simple and past participle ofrebuff
| 单词 | rebuffed |
| 释义 | rebuffed past simple and past participle ofrebuff rebuff verb[T] formaluk/rɪˈbʌf/us/rɪˈbʌf/torefusetoacceptahelpfulsuggestionorofferfrom someone, often byansweringin anunfriendlyway: She rebuffed allsuggestionsthat she shouldresign. Refusing & rejecting
Examplesofrebuffedrebuffed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. When incidents occurred in small, local markets and grocery stores, successful lootings outnumberedrebuffedattempts by nearly three to one. From theCambridge English Corpus Some respondents who renewed contact with children or siblings had positive responses, but others wererebuffed. From theCambridge English Corpus The two tenants recalled with satisfaction the gossip that had soon spread about how the would-be visitor had beenrebuffed. From theCambridge English Corpus Legislators who enact an unconstitutional law, for example, would berebuffedby a court through the exercise of judicial review. From theCambridge English Corpus For the first year, there were no allegations of arbitrary or partisan arrests, investigation of crimes was perceived as thorough and fair, and political influence and bribes were repeatedlyrebuffed. From theCambridge English Corpus One might thus expect it to have striven to provide a forum in which the persuasiveness of the chemists'claims could be nurtured and the physicists' oppositionrebuffed. From theCambridge English Corpus Initially, he wasrebuffedeverywhere. From theCambridge English Corpus Roldan's proposal of a massive general strike wasrebuffed. From theCambridge English Corpus He wasrebuffedby both. From theCambridge English Corpus Act had been roundlyrebuffedby the lower federal courts. From theCambridge English Corpus I believe that none of the ideas expressed in this debate can easily berebuffedwith a simple argument. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They were rewarded—perhapsrebuffedis a better word—with a further cut of £400,000, £268,000 of which related to education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They remember their tentative consent to talk in 1963; again in 1964; again in 1965; and how they wererebuffed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have merelyrebuffedthese people and driven them into opposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no reason to be cynical and think that they would berebuffed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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