如何区别refuse和reject
Refuse 与reject都有拒绝的含意，但在使用上有些差异。Refuse即是及物动词，也是不及物动词，而reject只能当及物动词。因此两个词跟随的语法结构会不同。
Refuse的用法
Refuse 是个动词，含意是某人不愿意接受某事或不情愿做某事。例如你不想接受陌生人的帮助， 你可以拒绝。如果你不想做朋友告诉你要做的某事，你也可以拒绝。请看例句：
Refuse做及物动词
His mother punished him because he refused to answer her questions.
母亲惩罚他是因为他拒绝回答问题。
He refused help from anybody, determined to do it on his own.
他回绝了任何人的帮助，决定独立完成。
I was refused admission to their mansion in Washington.
我被他们挡在华盛顿的一幢大厦之外。
The regional manager refused the promotion.
区域经理回绝了他的提升。
My request for a pay rise百思特网 was refused.
我加薪的请求被拒绝了。
I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more。
我不想再听任何废话了。
Refuse做不及物动词
She asked me to help her, but I refused.
她请我帮助她，但我没有答应。
He offered her a cigarette, but she refused haughtily.
他递给她一支烟，但她傲慢地拒绝了。
I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.
我请那位明星签名，但她拒绝了。
从上面例句可以看出refuse之后可以接名词或动词不定式做宾语，还可以什么都不接，当不及物动词。
Refuse可做名词
名词refuse refers 指无用的的东西，与rubbish同义。
Our movement was made difficult by a large amount of refuse on the floor.
地面上大量的废物让我们步履蹒跚。
Reject 的用法
Reject 是及物动词，含义是拒绝接受、相信、提交或使用某件东西。也可以某件产品不合格而不被接受。它的后面总是跟随名词。观察如下例句：
The professor rejected my excuse for the late submission of the assignment.
教授没有接受我晚交作业的理由。
He confessed that he felt rejected a百思特网fter the baby’s birth.
他承认当婴儿出生后，他感到被遗弃了。
The board of directors has rejected the proposal presented by the production executive.
董事会否决了生产经理演示的提议。
Half of the applicant were rejected straight away since they did not meet the minimum standards.
有半数申请者被直接拒绝，因为无法满足最小标准。
The college has rejected his application for a scholarship.
那所大学驳回了他的奖学金申请。
She even rejected my improved offer.
她甚至回绝了我更高的薪资。
作名词的Reject
Reject当名词指某物或某人被当作报废物或不可接受或不合适。
If a part is discarded, we call it a reject. 若一个零件被报废，我们称其为报废品。
Reject与Refuse的区别
下面用表格所以两个词的不同。
Reject | Refuse | |
含义 | 不接收或物品不合格 | 不接受或不愿做，否定请求 |
动词种类 | 及物动词 | 可当及物和不及物动词 |
后面跟随的词性 | 名词 | 名词或动词不定式 |
做名词的含义 | 不合格品或申请不通过的人 | 无用物，垃圾 |
当形容词 | 拒收的物品或人 | 被拒绝的，报废的 |
衍生名词 | rejection | refusal |
