Our requests were met with a flat refusal.

【flat，flatness】我们的请求遭到断然拒绝。

Jack asked to be allowed to visit the ape, but again he was met with flat refusal.

杰克要求获准看望猿猴， 但他再次遭到断然拒绝。

Aronsen was forced to go back each time with a flat refusal, more and more disgusted at his own lack of foresight in ever having given up the place.

每次阿伦森都被断然拒绝而被迫回去，他越来越厌恶自己因缺乏远见而放弃了这个地方。