Refuse to do something.

拒绝做某事。

youdao

In most countries, nodding the head up and down shows agreement, while shaking the head means that you do not agree, or that you refuse to do something.

在大多数国家，点头表示同意，摇头则表示不同意，或不愿意去做某件事。

youdao

Those who know nothing and accept the fact, those who know nothing and refuse to believe it, and those who actually do know something about the subject.

一类是什么都不知道和只知道接受事实的人，一类是什么都不知道，并拒绝相信事实的人，还有一类是真的问题的人。

youdao

He demanded that first, the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state, something they refuse to do.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

That would force us to reduce our support for wounded veterans and their families--something we refuse to do.

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We have attempted to come to terms with the psychology behind the terrorists' murderous fury, yet refuse to examine systematically, let alone do something about, the effect and implications of daily indoctrination of hundreds of thousands if not millions of Muslims around the world into a hate-driven cult of violence.

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For there is something that journalists can do to slow it down: they can at least refuse to be cowed by the accusation that to be professional is to be elitist.

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