to refuse to accept or consider sth 拒绝接受；不予考虑◆Our proposal was firmly rejected. 我们的提议被断然否决。◆Shareholders are likely to reject the $47-a-share offer. 股东很可能拒绝接受每股 47 元的提议。
to refuse to accept sb for a job, position, etc. 拒收；拒绝接纳；不录用◆I've been rejected by all the companies I applied to. 我求职的所有公司都没有录用我。
to decide not to sell or use sth because its quality is not good enough （因质量差）不出售，不用◆Imperfect articles are rejected by our quality control. 瑕疵产品会被我们的质量控制人员退回。
OPPaccept ▸rejection /rɪˈdʒekʃn/
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[, ]◆The rejection of the deal by 57% of the workers came as a surprise. 这笔交易遭到 57% 的工人的反对，真令人惊讶。◆I've got another rejection letter (= telling me I have not been given a job). 我再次收到了拒聘信。