reject
reject — 動詞
1. to say no to an offer, request, proposal, or idea by choosing not to take it, us
拒絕；駁回
不接受他人的提議、請求或想法
to say no to an offer, request, proposal, or idea by choosing not to take it, use it, or agree with it
Mira rejected the job offer because the salary was much lower than she had expected.
Mira 拒絕了那份工作，因為薪水遠低於她的預期。
reject + noun phrase (offer, proposal, idea)
The committee rejected Vivek's proposal after several members raised serious concerns about the cost.
委員會駁回了 Vivek 的提案，因為幾位成員對成本提出嚴重疑慮。
Ryan rejected the idea of moving abroad, preferring to stay near his family.
Ryan 拒絕了移居國外的想法，寧可留在家人附近。
The publisher rejected Trang's novel, explaining that the market for science fiction was too crowded.
出版社拒絕了 Trang 的小說，理由是科幻小說市場過於飽和。
Sora's application was rejected because it arrived three days after the deadline.
Sora 的申請被駁回了，因為它在截止日三天後才送達。
文法句型
reject + noun phrase
be rejected
reject + -ing clause
用法筆記
Frequently used with nouns like 'offer', 'proposal', 'application', 'suggestion', or 'idea'. Stronger than 'decline' and often implies a clear, sometimes firm, refusal.
常見錯誤
2. to push someone away by not showing them the affection, care, or closeness they
冷落；拋棄
不給予情感上的關懷或接納
to push someone away by not showing them the affection, care, or closeness they hope for in a personal relationship
Layla felt deeply rejected when her best friend stopped answering her calls and texts.
Layla 感到被深深冷落，因為她最好的朋友不再接她的電話和訊息。
feel rejected
Reuben's parents rejected him after he chose a career they strongly disapproved of.
Reuben 的父母在他選擇了一個他們極不贊成的職業後，便拋棄了他。
The tiny kitten had been rejected by its mother and needed round-the-clock bottle-feeding.
那隻小貓被母貓拋棄了，需要二十四小時不間斷地用奶瓶餵養。
Gabriel felt rejected by his classmates who never invited him to join their games.
Gabriel 覺得被同學冷落，他們從不邀他一起玩耍。
After the divorce, Constanza worried that her teenage son would reject her completely.
離婚後，Constanza 擔心她青春期的兒子會徹底冷落她。
文法句型
reject + noun phrase (person)
feel rejected
be rejected by
用法筆記
Often used in the passive ('feel rejected') to describe someone's emotional experience. Common in contexts of family relationships, friendships, and romantic situations.
常見錯誤
3. when the body's natural defenses fight against a transplanted organ or tissue, t
排斥
身體免疫系統攻擊移植器官
when the body's natural defenses fight against a transplanted organ or tissue, treating it as a foreign invader and causing the transplant to fail
Mathieu's body rejected the donor kidney within the first ten days after the transplant surgery.
Mathieu 的身體在移植手術後十天內就排斥了捐贈的腎臟。
body rejects organ
Doctors gave Sade strong medication to prevent her immune system from rejecting the new heart.
醫生給 Sade 用強效藥物，以防止她的免疫系統排斥新的心臟。
prevent from rejecting
Even with careful tissue matching, some patients still reject a transplanted organ over time.
即使經過仔細的組織配對，有些病人的身體仍會隨著時間排斥移植的器官。
The surgeon warned Élise that her body might reject the liver without the anti-rejection drugs.
外科醫生警告 Élise，少了抗排斥藥物，她的身體可能會排斥肝臟。
- fight (off)
less precise; describes the immune response generally, not the specific transplant outcome
- accept
when the body does not attack the transplanted organ and it functions normally
文法句型
body rejects + organ/tissue
be rejected by the body
用法筆記
Common in medical contexts. The subject is usually 'body', 'immune system', or 'patient'. The passive form ('the organ was rejected') is frequent in medical reports.
常見錯誤
reject — 名詞
1. an item produced in a factory that has a flaw or damage, making it impossible to
瑕疵品；次品
有瑕疵或未達標準的產品
an item produced in a factory that has a flaw or damage, making it impossible to sell as a normal product
The factory sells its rejects to discount stores at a fraction of the normal price.
工廠以正常價格的一小部分將瑕疵品賣給折扣商店。
rejects as count noun (factory/manufacturing context)
Inspectors found forty rejects on the assembly line this morning and sent them back.
檢查員今天早上在裝配線上發現了四十件次品，並將其退了回去。
A reject from the pottery workshop sold at the charity auction for a few dollars.
陶藝工作坊的一件瑕疵品在慈善拍賣會上只賣了幾塊錢。
The manager donated all clothing rejects to local shelters instead of throwing them away.
經理將所有衣物次品捐給當地收容所，而不是丟掉。
- defective item
more formal; used in quality-control reports
- second
refers specifically to items sold at a lower price due to minor flaws
- first-quality item
a product that meets all quality standards
用法筆記
Typically used in manufacturing and retail contexts. Often plural ('rejects') when referring to a batch of defective items.
2. someone who is not welcomed into a group, organization, or community, often feel
被排斥者
不被團體或社會接納的人
someone who is not welcomed into a group, organization, or community, often feeling left out or unwanted
The club had a reputation for treating newcomers as rejects until they proved themselves.
那個俱樂部以將新人視為被排斥者、直到他們證明自己為止而聞名。
rejects as label for unwanted people
After failing the exam twice, the student saw himself as a reject from academia.
考試兩次都沒通過後，那名學生將自己視為學術界的被排斥者。
The school started a mentoring program to help social rejects build confidence and make friends.
學校推出了一個輔導計劃，幫助被社交排斥的學生建立自信並結交朋友。
The boy, a reject from every team he tried, ate lunch alone in the library.
那個男孩參加的每個隊伍都不接受他，他午餐時獨自在圖書館吃飯。
- insider
someone who is fully accepted and belongs to a group
用法筆記
Can be hurtful when used as a label for a person. Often appears in informal or emotional language. The plural 'rejects' is common when referring to a group.