refusenik

[US]/rɪ'fjuznɪk/
[UK]/rɪˈfjuznɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 被拒绝移民者
Word Forms

Example Sentences

to be a refusenik of mainstream culture

拒绝主流文化

to become a refusenik

成为一名拒绝者

to join the refusenik cause

加入拒绝者事业

to be labeled as a refusenik

被贴上拒绝者的标签

to advocate for refusenik rights

倡导拒绝者权利

Real-world Examples

And more and more citizens everywhere could be fighting back - becoming data refuseniks.

各地越来越多的公民可能会反击— —成为数据拒绝者。

Source: BBC Ideas

Only later, when it turned sour, and after many refuseniks already sat in jail, would the main opposition turn against the whole affair.

只是后来事情却变了味,很多反战联 盟成员被抓入狱,这时反对党才反对这整个事件。

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

As he chops wood, guts fish and dodges brown bears, Mr Tesson considers these questions in the company of philosophers and poets, misfits and refuseniks.

伴随着砍柴、剖鱼、躲避棕熊,Tesson先生通过哲学家、诗人、那些格格不入、反抗主义者的视角思考这些问题。

Source: The Economist - Arts

Yesterday I was informed that a peace-supporting Jewish organization called Tikkun published an ad in favor of us, the Israeli-reservist refuseniks, and was immediately bombarded with hate mail and phonecalls from other American Jews.

昨天,我被告知,一个名叫“和谐”(Tikktm)的支持和平的犹太组织,在刊登了一则支持我们以色列后备队反战联盟的广告后,立刻收到了来自其他美国犹太人的铺天盖地的恐 吓信和电话攻击。

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

My block sat among those architectural refuseniks, a lead-stained, warehouse-style building staring at the steady onslaught of glass and steel and wondering how long it could survive, perhaps rescued by a hipster juice bar or pop-up retail experience.

我的街区坐落在那些建筑拒绝者中间,一座铅染的仓库式建筑, 盯着玻璃和钢铁的持续冲击, 想知道它能存活多久, 也许是被时髦的果汁吧或弹出式零售体验拯救了。

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

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