reject

re-,向后，往回，-ject,扔，词源同 project,jet.比喻用法。

reject (v.)

early 15c., from Old French rejecter and directly from Latin reiectus, past participle of reiectare "throw away, cast away, vomit," frequentative of reicere "to throw back," from re- "back" (see re-) + -icere, comb. form of iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Related: Rejected; rejecting.

reject (n.)

1550s, "a castaway" (rare), from reject (v.). Modern use probably a re-formation of the same word: "thing cast aside as unsatisfactory" (1893); "person considered low-quality and worthless" (1925, from use in militaries).

1. We reject any suggestion that the law needs amending.

对于任何暗示该法律需要修改的观点我们都拒绝接受。

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2. The United States is certain to reject the proposal as a non-starter.

美国肯定会以无成功希望为由拒绝这项提案。

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3. Today its executive committee voted unanimously to reject the proposals.

今天执行委员会投票一致否决了这些提案。

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4. The patient'simmune system would reject the transplanted organ as a foreign object.

病人的免疫系统会对移植器官产生异质排斥反应。

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5. I think the president was correct to reject the offer.

我认为总统拒绝这一提议是正确的。

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