每日单词: snub

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

◉词源

14世纪中叶进入英语，源自古诺尔斯语 snubba（斥责、辱骂），原指严厉斥责，后16世纪扩展为“冷落、故意忽视”，常用于社交场合。构词成分：核心词根 snub（斥责、缩短），无明显前缀或后缀（拟声或模仿起源）。

◉外刊例句

The Russian Hockey Federation was fined for the national team’s snub of Canada’s celebration.《The New York Times》，2015

俄罗斯冰球联合会因国家队冷落加拿大队的庆祝而被罚款。

He was snubbed by the Iraqi coach.《The New York Times》，2015

他被伊拉克教练冷落。

◉经典名著

She felt the snub deeply.《Pride and Prejudice》，1813

她深深感受到这种冷落。

The prince snubbed other events involving China. Charles Dicken

王子冷落了其他涉及中国的活动。

◉ Usage Examples

(1) She was repeatedly snubbed by her neighbours.

(2) He snubbed his son into silence.

(3) He snubbed out the butt with the foot.

(4) The snub was clearly intentional.

(5) He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub.

(6) She had an interesting face with a snub nose and large appealing eyes.

(1) 她多次遭到邻居的冷遇。

(2) 他把儿子骂得一声不吭。

(3) 他用脚踩灭了烟头。

(4) 那种怠慢明显是故意的。

(5) 他借机再次冷落我们。

(6) 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。

◉ Usage Notes

To snub is to ignore or refuse to acknowledge someone. If you want to snub your former best friend, you can refuse to even look at her when you pass in the hallway.

When you snub someone, you deliver an insult by pretending to not even notice someone that you know. There’s an element of disdain and rejection to a snub, as if you’re too good to even acknowledge the person. As a noun, a snub is that act of cold rejection. Your former friend probably noticed the snub, and she’ll probably snub you from now on. Snub also means "very short," like the nose on a bulldog.

◉柯林斯词典

1. [VERB 动词]冷落；怠慢；不理睬 If you snub someone, you deliberately insult them by ignoring them or by behaving or speaking rudely towards them. [V n]

He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot...

他当众冷落她，让她觉得自己像一个白痴似的。

They snubbed his invitation to a meeting of foreign ministers at the UN.

他们没有理睬他发出的出席联合国外交部长会议的邀请。

2. [N-COUNT 可数名词]冷落；怠慢 If you snub someone, your behaviour or your remarks can be referred to as a snub .

Ryan took it as a snub...

瑞安觉得这是一种怠慢。

The German move was widely seen as a deliberate snub to Mr Cook.

德国方面的举动被普遍视为对库克先生的有意怠慢。

3. [ADJ 形容词](鼻子)短而略向上翘的 Someone who has a snub nose has a short nose which points slightly upwards. [ADJ n]