refuse是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 拒绝， 谢绝n. 废物， 垃圾，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was impossible to refuse an invitation given with such heart, and Miss Grant and her brother consented to stay till Lord Glenarvan returned.
-- He had also to get cabins ready for the children of Captain Grant, as Lady Helena could not refuse Mary's request to accompany her.
-- However, it was not more than forty miles now that they had to go, and Thaouka would not refuse to give a lift occasionally to a tired pedestrian, or even to a couple at a pinch.
-- Glenarvan could not refuse the request of his amiable hosts, to spend the whole day at the station.
-- "I think, Ayrton," he went on, "that you will not refuse to reply to certain questions that I wish to put to you; and, first of all, ought I to call you Ayrton or Ben Joyce?
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'We were all rather afraid that after the sad death of Sir Charles the new baronet might refuse to live here.
-- He knew that I was here and that we could not refuse to help him.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I should refuse to say a word if I were ordered to tell a story like that!'
-- Why should you suppose she will refuse me?'
-- In a few minutes the cof-fee appeared, and the prince did not refuse it.
-- Colia Ivolgin had come back to his hotel about seven o'clock, owing to a sudden impulse which made him refuse to dine at the Epanchins', and, finding a note from the prince awaiting him, had sped away to the latter's address.
-- 'In the first place, it is not for you to address me as 'sir,' and, in the second place, I refuse to give you any explana-tion,' said Ivan Fedorovitch vehemently; and he rose without another word, and went and stood on the first step of the flight that led from the verandah to the street, turning his back on the company.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And if Priam and his sons refuse such fine when Alexandrus has fallen, then will I stay here and fight on till I have got satisfaction.'
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That his anger could be carried to such a point of inconceivable resentment as to refuse his daughter a privi-lege without which her marriage would scarcely seem valid, exceeded all she could believe possible.
-- You refuse to obey the claims of duty, honour, and gratitude.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "There now," said his lady, "you see Mr. Palmer expects you; so you cannot refuse to come."
-- She could not refuse to give him hers; he pressed it with affection.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Why, the scene between Ray and me when I refuse him."
-- She won't refuse me a few dollars."
-- "She can't refuse to help me a little," he kept saying to himself.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I refuse to leave this spot," answered the Cricket, "until I have told you a great truth."
-- "Woe to boys who refuse to obey their parents and run away from home!They will never be happy in this world, and when they are older they will be very sorry for it."
-- "If only my misfortune might serve as a lesson to disobedient boys who refuse to study!Patience!Have patience!"
-- Geppetto and Pinocchio, as you can easily imagine, did not refuse the invitation; indeed, instead of hanging onto the tail, they thought it better to climb on the Tunny's back.
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