
rejects
词源
源自拉丁语 'reicere'(扔回),由 re-(回)和 jacere(扔)组成,15世纪通过法语 'rejeter' 进入英语。
verb
❶ 拒绝接受、考虑或同意某事或某人,通常是因为不满意或不符合标准。
“The company rejects all applications that don't meet their requirements.”
(公司拒绝所有不符合要求的申请。)
“She rejected his proposal because she wasn't ready for marriage.”
(她拒绝了他的求婚,因为她还没准备好结婚。)
❶ 指被丢弃或认为不合格的物品或人,通常因未达到标准。
“The factory sells its rejects at a discount.”
(工厂以折扣价出售不合格产品。)
“These shoes are rejects because of minor defects.”
(这些鞋子因轻微瑕疵被列为次品。)
noun
❶ 被拒绝的人或物,特指因不符合标准而被淘汰的物品或未被接纳的个体。
“The bin was full of factory rejects.”
(垃圾桶里堆满了工厂淘汰品。)
“Social rejects often form their own communities.”
(社会边缘人群常组建自己的圈子。)
常见短语
flatly rejects — 断然拒绝,强调拒绝时态度坚决且不留余地。
“The board flatly rejected the merger proposal.”
(董事会断然否决了合并提案。)
reject pile — 指被淘汰物品的堆放处,常见于生产线或筛选流程中。
“The inspector threw the damaged goods onto the reject pile.”
(质检员将破损商品扔进了废品堆。)