To decline a position or request, but one's resignation or refusal is not accepted; to be unable to get one's refusal approved.
他多次提出辞职，但因部门急需人手，辞不获命，只好继续留任。
He repeatedly offered his resignation, but due to the department's urgent need for staff, his refusal was not approved, so he had to continue his tenure.
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