refuse 和 reject 的区别

1.从语气上看：refuse 属普通用词；而 reject 则属于正式用词,多用于较正式的场合.
2.从意思上看：refuse 表示“拒绝”,强调态度的肯定和坚决；而 reject 则强调摈弃、不采用或不使用.
They refused him admittance.他们不允许他入场.
They rejected all the bad apples.他们扔掉了所有的坏苹果.
注：若不严格区分,有时(如表示拒绝接受时)两者也可换用.如：
He refused [rejected] her offer of help.他拒绝了她的援助提议.
The editors refused [rejected] this article.编辑拒不采用这篇文章.
3.从是否及物来看：refuse 可用作及物或不及物动词,而 reject 通常只用作及物动词.比较下面两句动词后宾语的有无：
I asked him to lend me his car,but he refused.我请求他把车借给我,但他拒绝了.
I proposed to her but she rejected me.我向她求婚,但被她拒绝了.
4.refuse 后可接不定式表示“拒绝做某事”,而 reject 通常不这样用.如：
He refused to come to the meeting.他拒绝来参加会议.
The door refuses to open.这门打不开.