中学知识：refuse和decline区别

refuse和decline作动词都有“拒绝”的意思。但refuse指坚决地拒绝，通常通过行动来表示或通过言辞来表达，语气比decline强。decline指有礼貌的拒绝，婉言谢绝，通常是用言辞来表达。

（1）She refused to go there alone.

她拒绝一个人到那里去。

（2）She asked him to come with her, but he refused.

她叫他一起来，但是他拒绝了。

（3）He refused a second cup of coffee.

他谢绝了第二杯咖啡。

（4）The suggestion seems too good to refuse/turn down.

这个建议太好了，让人难以拒绝。

（1）My wife declined Mrs. Green's invitation to dinner.

我夫人谢绝了格林太太的晚宴邀请。

（2）Poor as he was, Mr. Brown declined a large sum of money from the charity.

布朗先生虽然很穷，却谢绝了慈悲团体的一大笔捐款。

（2）We agreed to offer him a lift but he declined.

我们同意让他搭车，但是他却谢绝了。