婉言拒绝 meaning in English

refuse politely; a polite refusal; decline with entreaties; refuse ... in an accommodating language; refuse with much regret [with many regrets]

I invited her to join us , but she declined
我邀请她加入我们，可她婉言拒绝了。
He refused her invitation politely
他婉言拒绝了她的邀请。
Remember that in the u . s . , offers of help are usually made only once . therefore , do not politely refuse the first time thinking you will be asked again
记住，美国人主动提出帮忙时通常只说一次。当人家第一次提出要帮你时不要婉言拒绝（如果你确实需要帮助）。不要以为人家还会再提第二次。
Us secretary of state condoleezza rice turned down a chance saturday to show off her ice - skating talents and warm up frosty us - russian relations during a visit to a rink in russia
上周六，美国国务卿赖斯在参观俄罗斯一家滑冰场时婉言拒绝展示她的滑冰才华，美俄两国也因此失去了一次缓和关系的佳机。