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  4. decline an offer

decline an offer

/dɪˈklaɪn ən ˈɒfər/
婉拒提议

She decided to decline the job offer because the salary was too low.

她决定婉拒这份工作提议,因为薪水太低。


正式

婉言拒绝别人给出的提议、邀请或建议

After careful consideration, he chose to decline the partnership offer.

经过仔细考虑,他决定婉拒合作提议。

Many applicants decline the first offer they receive to negotiate better terms.

许多求职者会婉拒第一个收到的提议,以便协商更好的条件。

通常用于表达礼貌拒绝,强调经过思考后的决定。

搭配

politely decline an offer礼貌地婉拒提议formally decline an offer正式地婉拒提议decline a job offer婉拒工作提议decline a marriage proposal婉拒求婚

同义词

turn down an offerrefuse an offerreject an offer

反义词

accept an offeragree to an offer

相关短语

take it or leave it短语
要么接受要么放弃的提议
counterofferword
还价或反提议

专业提示

避免误用场合

在非正式场合(如朋友聚会)中,'decline an offer' 可能显得过于正式。此时可用 'say no' 或 'turn it down'。

黄金法则

礼貌拒绝的表达

使用 'decline an offer' 时,通常需要附带解释原因(如 'due to personal reasons'),以显示尊重。

词源

由动词 'decline'(拒绝)和名词 'offer'(提议)组成。'decline' 源自拉丁语 'declinare'(偏离、拒绝),'offer' 源自拉丁语 'offerre'(呈现、提供)。

用法说明

常用于正式或礼貌的场合,如工作邀请、合作提议等。避免与 'refuse' 混淆,后者语气更强硬。

单词拆解

decline
拒绝
verb
+
an offer
一个提议
noun phrase
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