Her request was met with a flat refusal.

她的请求被断然拒绝。

She had given Sam a flat refusal.

她断然拒绝了萨姆。

He gave me a flat refusal.

他断然拒绝了我。

Their demand met with flat refusal.

他们的要求被断然拒绝了。

My request met with a flat refusal.

我的要求遭到直接了当的拒绝。