refuse employment; decline a job offer
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to refuse an appointment or employment; to turn down a job offer
Commonly used in human resources and employment contexts to describe the act of declining a position that has been offered.
Tā他
jù拒
pìn聘
le了
nà那
jiā家
kuà跨
guó国
gōng公
sī司
de的
gāo高
xīn薪
zhí职
wèi位
。
He turned down the high-salary position at that multinational corporation.
Shōu收
dào到
lù录
yòng用
tōng通
zhī知
hòu后
，
rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
bù不
xiǎng想
qù去
，
yīng应
gāi该
jí及
shí时
fā发
jù拒
pìn聘
hán函
。
After receiving the job offer, if you do not wish to take it, you should send a refusal letter promptly.
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Tā她
bìng并
fēi非
néng能
lì力
bù不
zú足
，
ér而
shì是
zhǔ主
dòng动
jù拒
pìn聘
，
xuǎn选
zé择
zì自
zhǔ主
chuàng创
yè业
。
It was not that she lacked ability, but rather she actively refused the job to choose self-employment.