politely refuse a visitor; intercept someone seeking an audience
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to politely refuse a visitor; to prevent someone from gaining an audience
formalA polite and formal way to say someone (often a VIP, leader, or celebrity) is unavailable to see visitors. It implies an action taken by an intermediary (like a secretary or assistant) to shield the person from unwanted requests or visits.
Fán凡
shàng上
mén门
lái来
qiú求
qíng情
de的
，
tā他
ràng让
mì秘
shū书
yī一
gài概
dǎng挡
jià驾
。
For anyone who comes to his door to plead for favors, he has his secretary politely turn them all away.
Jīng经
lǐ理
jīn今
tiān天
hěn很
máng忙
，
fēn吩
fù咐
qián前
tái台
wèi为
suǒ所
yǒu有
tuī推
xiāo销
yuán员
dǎng挡
jià驾
。
The manager is very busy today and has instructed the receptionist to politely refuse all salespeople.
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Wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
yì艺
rén人
yǐn隐
sī私
，
jīng经
jì纪
gōng公
sī司
jīng经
cháng常
wèi为
fěn粉
sī丝
dǎng挡
jià驾
。
To protect the artist's privacy, the agency often politely intercepts fans.
Lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
nián年
shì事
yǐ已
gāo高
，
bù不
biàn便
jiàn见
kè客
，
zǐ子
nǚ女
men们
zhǐ只
hǎo好
dài代
wéi为
dǎng挡
jià驾
。
The old gentleman is advanced in years and cannot easily receive guests, so his children have to politely turn visitors away on his behalf.