驳回 (bó huí) — to reject, to turn down, to overrule (an appeal, application, proposal, etc.)
Definition
Formal/legal verb for officially rejecting or overruling an appeal, application, or proposal (e.g. by a court or superior). Stronger and more institutional than 拒绝, the everyday 'refuse'; 比 否决 is narrower — 否决 vetoes within a voting body.
verb
to rejectto turn downto overrule (an appeal, application, proposal, etc.)
Examples
- 驳回。Shàng jí bó huí le tā de qǐng qiú.The higher authorities rejected his request.
- 驳回。Fǎ yuàn bó huí le zhè ge wú lǐ de shàng sù.The court overruled this unreasonable appeal.
- 驳回。Wǒ de fāng àn bèi xiàng mù jīng lǐ bó huí le.My proposal was turned down by the project manager.
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