拒む

(1) 辞退する(refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality")(refuse to accept)

⇒彼は私の歓待の申し出を拒否した(refuse to accept)

(2) 低くなる(go down; "The roof declines here")(go down)

⇒屋根はここで落ち込んでいた(go down)

(3) 不本意であることを示す(show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike")(show unwillingness towards)

⇒彼はハイキングのグループに加わることを断った(show unwillingness towards)

(4) 重要でないとして退ける(dismiss as insignificant; "He waved off suggestions of impropriety")(dismiss as insignificant)

⇒彼は場違いの提案を振りのけた(dismiss as insignificant)

(5) 不利益な状態にする(put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements")(put at a disadvantage)

⇒私が着なければならないサスペンダーは、動きを妨げている(put at a disadvantage)

(6) 進歩か達成を妨げるか、または防ぐ(hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn")(hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of)

⇒彼の兄弟はいつも彼を邪魔した(hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of)

(7) 受け入れるか、認めることを拒む(refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper")(refuse to accept or acknowledge)

⇒ジャーナルは学生の論文を拒絶した(refuse to accept or acknowledge)

(8) 承諾することを拒む、嘆願書、あるいは要求の(refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day")(refuse to grant, as of a petition or request)

⇒囚人には1日2時間以上運動する権利は認められなかった(refuse to grant, as of a petition or request)