reject
gb/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/ us/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/
A2
영어
~ 1600
의미
의미 0개
동사
A2
action
1
refuse to accept
To say no to something that is offered or suggested.
사용 패턴：
to reject [something]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'reject' with 'refuse'; 'reject' is often used for things or proposals, while 'refuse' is more for actions or requests.
유의어
decline (Slightly more formal and polite than 'reject'.)
반의어
accept (To agree to take or approve something offered.)
연어
reject an offer
|reject a proposal
|reject a request
|reject an application
|reject outright
주제
daily life
|business
|emotions
|daily_life
|communication
예문
- The company decided to reject the merger proposal.
- She rejected his invitation to the party.
- The committee rejected the plan due to high costs.
- I had to reject their offer because it wasn’t suitable.
- They rejected the application after reviewing the documents.
학습자용 예문
- I rejected the job offer.
- He rejected the food.
- We rejected the idea.
- She rejected the gift.
- They rejected my help.
동사
B1
action
2
refuse someone for a role
To say someone cannot have a job or be part of a group.
사용 패턴：
to reject [someone] for [a role]
유의어
turn down (Common in informal speech; softer in tone than 'reject'.)
반의어
hire (To give someone a job after considering them.)
연어
reject a candidate
|reject an applicant
|reject a student
|reject a member
주제
work
|education
|business
예문
- The university rejected 200 applicants this year.
- They rejected him for the position of manager.
- The club rejected several new members.
- The committee rejected her for the scholarship.
- We had to reject many candidates due to lack of experience.
학습자용 예문
- The school rejected me.
- They rejected him for the job.
- We rejected the player from the team.
- The company rejected her.
- The club rejected Tom.
동사
B1
action
3
refuse to believe or accept idea
To say that an idea or belief is not true or right.
사용 패턴：
to reject [an idea/belief/theory]
유의어
dismiss (Often suggests quick or casual refusal without serious consideration.)
반의어
accept (To agree that an idea or belief is valid or true.)
연어
reject an argument
|reject a claim
|reject a theory
|reject an opinion
주제
thinking
|politics
|communication
|education
예문
- Scientists rejected the theory after new evidence appeared.
- She rejected the idea that money brings happiness.
- The court rejected his claim of innocence.
- Many voters rejected the party's policies.
- They rejected the notion as outdated.
학습자용 예문
- I reject this idea.
- He rejects that story.
- We reject the claim.
- They reject the theory.
- She rejects his opinion.
명사
B2
entity
4
defective item discarded
A thing made in a factory that is not good enough to sell normally.
유의어
defective product (More technical and specific than 'reject'.)
반의어
approved product (An item that passes quality checks.)
연어
factory rejects
|seconds and rejects
주제
manufacturing
|business
|work
예문
- These shoes are factory rejects sold at half price.
- The batch contained too many rejects to ship.
- They sell rejects in a discount store.
- Inspectors found several rejects during quality control.
- We must separate the rejects from the good items.
학습자용 예문
- These are factory rejects.
- The box has many rejects.
- We found some rejects in the shop.
- Rejects are cheaper than normal goods.
- This shirt is a reject.
명사
B2
entity
5
person not accepted socially
A person who is not accepted by others in a group or society.
유의어
outcast ('Outcast' often has stronger emotional impact and more permanent exclusion.)
반의어
insider (A person who belongs to and is accepted by a group.)
연어
social reject
주제
emotions
|society
|relationships
예문
- He felt like a reject at school because he had no friends.
- They treated her like a social reject after the scandal.
- The club made him feel like a reject.
- She was considered a reject by her peers.
- He was tired of being a reject in his own family.
학습자용 예문
- He is a reject at school.
- She is a social reject.
- I feel like a reject here.
- They think I am a reject.
- Tom is not liked; he is a reject.
문법
기본형
reject
IPA
GB/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/
US/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/
음절 및 강세
re - ject （2음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (re)
활용형
Noun
- Base: reject
- Plural: rejects
Verb
- Base: reject
- 3rd Person Singular: rejects
- Present Participle: rejecting
- Past: rejected
관련 단어
Forms
rejects
noun
rejecting
verb
rejected
verb
Core family
rejection
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
accept
verb A2
acceptance
noun B1
표현
be rejected for
1/bˈi ɹɪd͡ʒˈɛktɪd fɚ/
fixed phrase
not be chosen for something
To be told you cannot have something, like a job or place at school, after they think about it.
예문
- He was rejected for the scholarship due to his low grades.
- She was rejected for the role after the audition.
reject out of hand
1/ɹɪd͡ʒˈɛkt ˈaʊt əv hˈænd/
fixed phrase
refuse immediately without considering
To say no to something right away without thinking about it first.
예문
- They rejected the proposal out of hand without listening to details.
- She rejected his excuse out of hand.