refuse  [rɪˈfjuːz , ˈrefjuːs]

v.

拒绝;回绝

【英文释义】

to say that you will not do sth that sb has asked you to do

【例句】

The request was gracefully refused.

这个请求被有礼貌地回绝了。

I would rather I had stayed at Tom's, but he refused.

我原先是想呆在汤姆家的，但他回绝了。

treatment  [ˈtriːtmənt]

n.

治疗;疗法;诊治;对待;待遇

【英文释义】

a way of behaving towards or dealing with a person or thing

【例句】

We don't want any special treatment

我们不想要任何特殊待遇。

It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment

真搞不懂为什么这个人就该受到如此不公正的待遇。

yield  [jiːld]

v.

屈服

【英文释义】

to stop resisting sth/sb; to agree to do sth that you do not want to do

【例句】

They yielded without resistance.

他们不作抵抗就屈服了。

He didn't yield himself to his rival.

他没有向对手屈服。

pressure  [ˈpreʃə(r)]

vt.

施加压力;迫使

【英文释义】

If there is pressure on a person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something.

【例句】

Some people can only operate well under pressure.

有些人只有在压力下才工作得好。

The pressure of work is beginning to get to him.

工作的压力使他烦恼起来。