reject和refuse的区别是什么？

1. 语气看：refuse 属普通用词； reject 则属于式用词用于较式场合

2. 意思看：refuse 表示拒绝强调态度肯定坚决； reject 则强调摈弃、采用或使用

They refused him admittance. 允许入场

They rejected all the bad apples. 扔掉所坏苹

注：若严格区(表示拒绝接受)两者换用：

He refused [rejected] her offer of help. 拒绝援助提议

The editors refused [rejected] this article. 编辑拒采用篇文章

3. 否及物看：refuse 用作及物或及物词 reject 通用作及物词比较面两句词宾语：

I asked him to lend me his car, but he refused. 我请求车借给我拒绝

I proposed to her but she rejected me. 我向求婚拒绝

4. refuse 接定式表示拒绝做某事 reject 通用：

He refused to come to the meeting. 拒绝参加议本回答被提问者采纳

字母不一样

reject：idea，proposal，语气更坚决

refuse：invitation，application，offer，permission／to say or do sth