誘いを受けたが、彼女は首を振って断った。
She was invited, but she shook her head and refused.
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I am sorry to bother you when you are busy, but I must decline that invitation.
友人からの映画の誘いを断った。
I turned down my friend's invitation to a movie.
彼女は彼の誘いをきっぱりと断った。
She flatly rejected his invitation.
彼からの援助の申し出を断った。
I declined his offer of help.
彼女は申し出をやんわりと断った。
She gently declined the offer.
両親が持ってきた縁談を、彼はきっぱりと断った。
He flatly refused the marriage talk brought by his parents.
彼はお人好しすぎて、他人の頼みを断ることができない。
He is so good-natured that he cannot refuse others' requests.
彼女は遠回しに、彼の誘いを断った。
She declined his invitation in an indirect way.
彼の頼みを無下に断ることはできない
I can't flatly refuse his request.
Usage Notes
Commonly used for declining invitations or requests. Can also mean to inform someone beforehand.
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