从语气上看:refuse 属普通用词;而 reject 则属于正式用词,多用于较正式的场合从意思上看:refuse 表示“拒绝”,强调态度的肯定和坚决;而 reject 则强调摈弃、不采用或不使用They refused him 他们不允许他入场They rejected all the bad 他们扔掉了所有的坏苹果注:若不严格区分,有时(如表示拒绝接受时)两者也可换用如:He refused [rejected] her offer of 他拒绝了她的援助提议The editors refused [rejected] this 编辑拒不采用这篇文章从是否及物来看:refuse 可用作及物或不及物动词,而 reject 通常只用作及物动词比较下面两句动词后宾语的有无:I asked him to lend me his car,but he 我请求他把车借给我,但他拒绝了I proposed to her but she rejected 我向她求婚,但被她拒绝了fuse 后可接不定式表示“拒绝做某事”,而 reject 通常不这样用如:He refused to come to the 他拒绝来参加会议The door refuses to 这门打不开