spurn

英 [spɜːn]

美 [spɜːrn]

v.  (尤指傲慢地)拒绝

过去式：spurned　过去分词：spurned　第三人称单数：spurns　现在分词：spurning　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14098 / COCA.15240

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指傲慢地）拒绝
  to reject or refuse sb/sth, especially in a proud way
  1. Eve spurned Mark's invitation.
     伊夫一口回绝了马克的邀请。
  2. a spurned lover
     遭到轻蔑拒绝的痴心爱慕者

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拒绝;摈弃
  If youspurnsomeone or something, you reject them.
  1. He spurned the advice of management consultants...
     他拒绝了管理顾问们的建议。
  2. These gestures have been spurned.
     这些表示都遭到了拒绝。
  3. ...a spurned lover.
     遭到抛弃的情人

英英释义

verb

• reject with contempt
  1. She spurned his advances
  Synonym:rejectfreeze offscornpooh-poohdisdainturn down

双语例句

• But many financial giants who need all the capital they can get are in no position to spurn government money.
  但许多金融巨头需要自己能够得到的所有资本，它们还远未达到足以对政府资金嗤之以鼻的地步。
• We should spurn at the difficulties but not look down upon them.
  我们应该蔑视困难，但绝不应轻视它们。
• I will answer for it, that mine thinks herself full as clever, and would spurn any body's assistance. '
  我敢担保，我的管家也认为自己非常机灵，不会要别人帮忙。
• With half a smile and half a spurn.
  半含轻蔑，半含微笑。
• If I pitied you for crying and looking so very frightened, you should spurn such pity.
  如果我为了你的哭和你这非常害怕的神气来怜悯你，你也应该拒绝这怜悯。
• The second group adopts ways like installation and behavioral art to emphasize scene feeling and to show their spurn at the over-reproduction of images that caused loss of artistic feeling.
  还有一些艺术家选择采用装置、行为艺术等强调现场感的形式来拒斥当代社会由于图像过度复制而导致的艺术感消失的问题。
• How long these two will spurn the capital backing of a commercial bank remains to be seen.
  这两家投资银行还能坚持多久、不接受商业银行的资金支持，仍须拭目以待。
• If you were coming in the fall, I'd brush the summer by with half a smile and half a spurn, as housewives do a fly.
  如果你在秋天来临，我会半带微笑半带轻藐将夏日拂扫而过，象主妇把一只苍蝇拍掉。
• These gestures have been spurned.
  这些表示都遭到了拒绝。
• Fears that they will spurn disarmament talks.
  对他们会拒绝裁军谈判的担心。