rebuff
n
unkind or contemptuous refusal or rejection (of an offer, request, friendly gesture, etc); snub (对好意、 请求、 友好表示等的)粗暴拒绝, 轻蔑回绝, 冷落
Her kindness to him was met with a cruel rebuff. 她一片好心却遭到他冷酷的拒绝. rebuff, v [Tn]
give a rebuff to (sb); snub 粗暴拒绝(某人); 冷落.
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.