They were refused admittance.是什么意思？

They were refused admittance.

他们被拒绝进入.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

refused

v. 拒绝，回绝( refuse的过去式和过去分词 )，推却，回绝，拒绝给（所需之物）；

例句
The army refused to accept orders from the political leadership...
军队拒绝接受政界领导层下达的命令。

admittance

n. 允许进入（或加入）权，<电>导纳；

例句
We had not been able to gain admittance to the flat.
我们未能获准进入公寓。