snub

英 [snʌb] 美 [snʌb]

• v. 冷落；斥责；止住；掐灭（香烟等）
• n. 怠慢；冷落
• adj. (鼻子等)短平而上翘的

英英释义

Noun:

1. an instance of driving away or warding off

2. a refusal to recognize someone you know;

   "the snub was clearly intentional"
   

Adjective:

1. unusually short;

   "a snub nose"
   

Verb:

1. refuse to acknowledge;

   "She cut him dead at the meeting"
   

2. reject outright and bluntly;

   "She snubbed his proposal"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She snubbed them by not replying to their invitation.
   她没答复他们的邀请,以示冷落。
2. She was repeatedly snubbed by her neighbours.
   她多次遭到邻居的冷遇。
3. He snubbed his son into silence.
   他把儿子骂得一声不吭。
4. He snubbed out the butt with the foot.
   他用脚踩灭了烟头。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The snub was clearly intentional.
   那种怠慢明显是故意的。
2. He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub.
   他借机再次冷落我们。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She had an interesting face with a snub nose and large appealing eyes.
   她的脸很有意思，长着一个翘鼻子和一双楚楚动人的大眼睛。

经典引文

• The slightest snub..brought on a sense of hurt.

  出自： L. Kennedy

• Faulkner is snubbed and the comic books are banned.

  出自： L. A. Fiedler

• I was being cut by her, snubbed.

  出自： R. Frame

• I apologise to anyone who feels snubbed by not being invited.

  出自：Canoeist

词汇搭配

• snub-nosed 鼻子扁平的
• snub nose 狮子鼻

近反义词

【近义词】

• ignore 忽视
• rebuff 断然拒绝
• slight 轻微的
• shun 避开
• spurn 轻蔑地拒绝
• avoid 避免
• blink 眨眼
• scorn 轻蔑
• discourtesy 无礼
• cut 切
• ostracize 放逐
• rebuke 指责
• shame 羞愧
• humiliate 使 ... 蒙羞
• rejection 拒绝
• brushoff 拒绝
• insult 侮辱
• humiliation 耻辱
• repulse 击退
• disregard 不顾
• repel 排斥
• cold shoulder 冷遇