词汇 | knockback |
释义 | knockback noun[ C ] (alsoknock-back)uk /ˈnɒk.bæk/ us /ˈnɑːk.bæk/ an occasion when someone refuses to go out with, accept, employ, etc. another person: get a knockbackIf a man approaches a woman and gets a clear knockback, that should be the end of it. Every knock-back seems to deflate her. Some people do not handle knockbacks from nightclub bouncers very well. Because it is anonymous, customers will not suffer the embarrassment of a face-to-face knockback. The knock-back he got from the judges did not deter him. Moving up the career ladder takes perseverance because there will be knock-backs. Refusing & rejecting abjuration abjure abnegate abnegation bar bat something/someone away decline disavow gainsay opt opt out pass on pass something up punt on something quit rebel refuse sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom tear would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom |
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