decline (an appointment, invitation, gift, etc.); refuse politely
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to decline; to refuse (an appointment, invitation, gift, etc.) politely
neutralOften implies a polite refusal, sometimes involving an excuse. Used in both formal and informal contexts.
Tā他
wěi委
wǎn婉
de地
tuī推
cí辞
le了
duì对
fāng方
de的
yāo邀
qǐng请
。
He politely declined the other party's invitation.
Zhè这
fèn份
lǐ礼
wù物
tài太
guì贵
zhòng重
le了
，
wǒ我
shí实
zài在
bù不
hǎo好
yì意
si思
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
tuī推
cí辞
。
This gift is too expensive, I feel really embarrassed and have to decline.
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Zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
ràng让
tā他
dān担
rèn任
yào要
zhí职
，
dàn但
tā他
yīn因
jiàn健
kāng康
yuán原
yīn因
tuī推
cí辞
le了
。
The general manager asked him to take up an important position, but he declined due to health reasons.
Tā她
jiè借
gù故
tuī推
cí辞
le了
wǎn晚
shàng上
de的
fàn饭
jú局
。
She found an excuse to decline the dinner engagement in the evening.