推却

yī zài tuī què

一再推却

refuse over and over again

tuī què zé rèn

推却责任

refuse responsibility

tā yào qǐng wǒ chī fàn wǒ tuī què le

他要请我吃饭，我推却了。

I declined his invitation to dinner.

jiè gù tuī què

借故推却

decline with an excuse

xìng wù tuī què

幸勿推却。

I hope that you will not refuse.

tā men lǐ mào de tuī què dàn zuì hòu hái shi tóng yì liú xia

他们礼貌地推却，但最后还是同意留下。

They demurred politely, but finally agreed to stay.