英语词汇“spurn”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you reject your mother's offer to buy you a pair of lederhosen with a snort and eye roll, you are spurning her generosity. To spurn means to reject with disdain.

Originally, to spurn was to kick away. Though it's not used in that context so often anymore, being spurned still feels like a kick in the gut. You can reject someone kindly, or let them down easily, but you can't spurn someone with anything but malice.

WORD FAMILY

spurn: spurned, spurner, spurning, spurns+/spurner: spurners

USAGE EXAMPLES

Spurning the American tendency to treat every ailment with medication, he instead explored the body’s ability to heal itself.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Any food I put cod liver oil on seems to be spurned as well.

Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016)

Dr. Ditzler spurned his predecessor’s house outside of town and moved into a place across the traditional dividing line between the school and city.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016)

v reject with contempt

She spurned his advances

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, turn down
decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down

refuse to accept

refuse, reject, turn away, turn down

refuse entrance or membership

rebuff, repel, snub

reject outright and bluntly

decline, refuse

show unwillingness towards

单词	spurn
释义	spurn (once / 1521 pages) v If you reject your mother's offer to buy you a pair of lederhosen with a snort and eye roll, you are spurning her generosity. To spurn means to reject with disdain. Originally, to spurn was to kick away. Though it's not used in that context so often anymore, being spurned still feels like a kick in the gut. You can reject someone kindly, or let them down easily, but you can't spurn someone with anything but malice. WORD FAMILY spurn: spurned, spurner, spurning, spurns+/spurner: spurners USAGE EXAMPLES Spurning the American tendency to treat every ailment with medication, he instead explored the body’s ability to heal itself. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Any food I put cod liver oil on seems to be spurned as well. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Dr. Ditzler spurned his predecessor’s house outside of town and moved into a place across the traditional dividing line between the school and city. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) v reject with contempt She spurned his advances Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, turn down decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down refuse to accept refuse, reject, turn away, turn down refuse entrance or membership rebuff, repel, snub reject outright and bluntly decline, refuse show unwillingness towards
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