根据权威信息源,英语中表达“拒绝”的常见方式及填空示例如下:
一、核心动词及短语
- 基本用法:直接拒绝请求或邀请,如:I refuse your offer.(我拒绝你的提议。)
- 常见搭配:refuse to do(拒绝做某事),如:I refuse to accept the invitation.(我拒绝接受邀请。)
decline
- 侧重婉拒,常用于正式场合,如:I must decline your request.(我必须婉拒你的请求。)
reject
- 强调明确拒绝,如:They rejected the proposal.(他们拒绝了提案。)
turn down
- 常用于拒绝提议或机会,如:She turned down the job offer.(她拒绝了工作邀请。)
二、常见拒绝场景及例句
因时间冲突拒绝
- "Sorry, I'm [busy/occupied] at the moment."(对不起,我现在很忙。)
- "I have other plans, so I have to [decline/turn down] your invitation."(我有其他安排,所以不得不拒绝你的邀请。)
因能力不足拒绝
- "I'm afraid I can't [help/assist] with that."(恐怕我无法协助你。)
- "I must respectfully decline your request."(我必须恭敬地拒绝你的请求。)
礼貌拒绝邀请
- "Thank you for your invitation, but I have to [decline/turn it down]."(感谢你的邀请,但我不得不拒绝。)
三、注意事项
礼貌用语: 拒绝时建议搭配道歉或解释,如:Sorry, but...(对不起,但...) 避免直接拒绝