decline、refuse、reject、deny的区别
decline
委婉地拒绝，通常用于正式或礼貌场合。
refuse
直接拒绝，不愿意接受或做某事，语气比 decline 强烈。
reject
拒绝某物或某人，通常强调不接受提议、建议、申请等。
deny
否认事实、指控或请求，强调不承认或不允许。
接受邀请
工作申请
否认事实
| Word | 语气 | 常用场景 | 是否涉及事实否认 |
|---|
| decline | 委婉、礼貌 | 拒绝邀请、提议 | 否 |
| refuse | 坚决、直接 | 拒绝做某事 | 否 |
| reject | 正式、拒绝接受 | 拒绝申请、建议、物品 | 否 |
| deny | 否认、不承认 | 否认事实、指控 | 是 |
❌ He denied to come to the meeting.
✅ He refused to come to the meeting.（deny后不能直接接不定式）
❌ She rejected the invitation politely.
✅ She declined the invitation politely.（用decline更委婉）
选择正确答案：I have to ___ your offer because I am busy.
A. refuse
B. decline
C. reject
D. deny
选择正确答案：He ___ that he was at the scene of the crime.
A. refused
B. denied
C. declined
D. rejected
选择正确答案：The editor ___ my article because it was too long.
A. declined
B. refused
C. rejected
D. denied
Extended Words
- turn down（口语，拒绝）
- disapprove（不赞成）
Tip 拒绝邀请用 decline，拒绝行动用 refuse，拒绝接受用 reject，否认事实用 deny。