汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 婉言谢绝
婉言谢绝 (婉言謝絕)
politely refuse / refuse with thanks / decline ... with thanks / graciously decline
wǎn yán () xiè () jué
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

总统套房里的款待被婉言谢绝了。

Hospitality at the presidential guest house was graciously declined.

奶奶催她时,她总是婉言谢绝

When grandmama urges her, she always declines politely.

我最初的反应是要婉言谢绝这个提议。

My initial reaction was to decline the offer.

我主动邀请他们搭车,但他们婉言谢绝了。

I offered to give them a lift but they declined.

茉莉本来选了一所较大的房子,却被他婉言谢绝了。

Molly chose a better house for him at first but he declined it with thanks.

他邀请她一起吃晚餐,可是由于有紧急的事要处理她婉言谢绝了。

He invited her to dinner, but she declined on account of urgent business.

那东西用报纸包着,还捆有绿色的塑料晾绳,所以爸爸的第一反应是婉言谢绝

It was wrapped in newspaper bound with green plastic clothesline, and my father's first instinct was to politely refuse it.

她甚至还为我提供了过夜的床铺,但我婉言谢绝了:我需要继续走,它已成了一种强迫症。

She even offered me a bed for the night, but I declined: I needed to walk — it was becoming a compulsion.