refuse

断る、拒否する

何かをすること、受け入れること、許可することを断る。

やさしい英語で： To say that you will not do, accept, or allow something.

• She refused my offer.
• He refuses to wear a coat.
• Why did they refuse our request?

使い方： refuse to do something (He refused to answer my question.); refuse someone something (The bank refused her a loan.)

類義語： turn down, reject, decline

反対語： accept, agree

よく使う表現： refuse an offer, refuse a request, refuse to go, refuse permission

後退させる

部隊の一部を守るため、戦列のその部分を後ろに下げる。

やさしい英語で： To move part of a line of soldiers back, often to protect it while another part attacks.

• The commander refused the right flank.
• They refused one wing while the other advanced.
• He ordered the troops to refuse their left flank before the attack.

類義語： draw back, pull back

反対語： advance

よく使う表現： refuse the flank, refuse the wing, refuse the right

ごみ、廃棄物

不要になったり、いらなくなったりして捨てる物。

やさしい英語で： Things people throw away because they no longer need or want them.

• Please put refuse in the bins.
• The council collects household refuse every Tuesday.
• Refuse had piled up behind the empty building.

類義語： waste, rubbish, garbage, trash

よく使う表現： household refuse, refuse collection, refuse disposal, refuse truck