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单词 spurn
释义
spurnspurn /spɜːn $ spɜːrn/ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINspurn
Origin:
Old English spurnan
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
spurn
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyspurn
he, she, itspurns
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyspurned
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave spurned
he, she, ithas spurned
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad spurned
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill spurn
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have spurned
Continuous Form
PresentIam spurning
he, she, itis spurning
you, we, theyare spurning
PastI, he, she, itwas spurning
you, we, theywere spurning
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been spurning
he, she, ithas been spurning
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been spurning
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be spurning
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been spurning
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • When she spurned his advances, he started to stalk her.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But Dudaev would be foolish to spurn the offer outright.
  • But Giap spurned the advice, explaining that he could not desert his comrades.
  • Four men worked hard all day to give them safety, and they spurned it.
  • Narcissus was a young man who spurned the nymph Echo and became enamoured of his own reflection.
  • Steve, who is smoother than snakeskin shorts; and Lisa, a spurned woman.
  • The rates they offered were so low, though, that investors spurned them.
  • The restored Rump, however, took away Boteler's regimental command and spurned his nomination as quartermaster-general.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· But Dudaev would be foolish to spurn the offer outright.· The Natal government spurned the offer.
literary to refuse to accept something or someone, especially because you are too proud SYN  reject:  She spurned all offers of help. a spurned lover
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