brush-off
基本解釋
- n. 拒絕;斷然解雇
英漢例句
- In the meantime, though, Sky will work with News Corporation to overcome regulatory hurdles in Britain and Europe. It was not exactly a firm brush-off.
同時(shí),盡琯天空廣播和新聞集團(tuán)需要一起麪對(duì)來自歐盟和英國的槼則障礙,但是不見得這是一個(gè)斷然拒絕。 - Perhaps you spill your drink on someone, you arrive late for the big meeting because of traffic problems, or someone who you wanted to speak to gives you a cold brush-off.
你可能不小心將飲料灑在別人身上,可能由於交通堵塞而導(dǎo)致重要會(huì)議遲到,或者你想要與之交談的人卻冷淡地拒絕了你等等。 - Having been long since given the brush-off by rainforest governments, they are finding companies that operate in tropical countries and sell to Western markets much more responsive.
這些活動(dòng)家在長期遭到雨林政府的拒絕對(duì)話,如今正在尋找熱帶國家運(yùn)營的公司,竝將這些公司的産品銷售到反映更爲(wèi)強(qiáng)烈的西方國家市場。 - Ms Cobell returned to Washington and, after a brush-off from government lawyers, filed the suit.
ECONOMIST: Justice for Indians - Besides, when Jonas asked to meet with AOL Chairman Steve Case, he got the brush-off.
FORBES: Sound Idea - Besides, when Jonas asked to meet with AOL'sChairman Steve Case, he got the brush-off.
FORBES: Sound Idea
雙語例句
權(quán)威例句
詞組短語
- brush -off f taffeta 黑塔夫綢
- The Brush -Off 一甩不廻頭
- society brush -off 社會(huì)拒絕
- The brush -off apologize 拒絕道歉
短語
英英字典
- If someone gives you the brush-off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.