vt. snub sb
snub 作及物动词,后面直接接被冷落的人,表示以不理睬的方式怠慢或冷落某人。
She snubbed him at the party.
她在聚会上冷落了他。
冷落;怠慢
snubs — plural of snub
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
冷落;怠慢
a refusal to recognize someone you know
She snubbed him at the party.
她在聚会上冷落了他。
故意的侮辱或怠慢。
A deliberate affront or slight.
缆绳等的突然制动。
A sudden checking of a cable or rope.
She felt hurt when her colleagues snubbed her at the meeting.
会议上同事们冷落了她,她感到很伤心。
He tried to apologize, but she snubbed him and walked away.
他想道歉,但她不理他,走开了。
Don't snub your neighbors just because they are new to the area.
不要因为邻居刚搬来就冷落他们。
snub 作及物动词,后面直接接被冷落的人,表示以不理睬的方式怠慢或冷落某人。
She snubbed him at the party.
她在聚会上冷落了他。
a snub to sb 表示对某人的冷落或不尊重,to 后接被冷落的对象。
The decision was a snub to the committee.
这个决定是对委员会的一种怠慢。
作形容词时,snub 表示“短而扁的”,一般放在名词前,最常见的搭配是 a snub nose。
He has a snub nose.
他长着一个短而扁平的鼻子。
Not this
She snubbed to me.
Use this
She snubbed me.
snub 是及物动词,后面直接接宾语,不需要介词 to。汉语的“对我冷落”容易导致误加 to,但英语中应为 snub sb。
Not this
He was snub to his classmates.
Use this
He snubbed his classmates.
snub 作形容词只表示“短而扁的”(如 a snub nose),不能用来描述人态度冷漠;表达“冷落、怠慢”应使用动词 snub,且为及物动词,直接接人作宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
冷落某人;怠慢某人
She snubbed her colleague by ignoring his greeting.
她无视同事的问候,冷落了他。
有意的冷落
Not inviting him was a deliberate snub.
不邀请他是刻意的冷落。
公开的怠慢
The mayor's absence was seen as a public snub to the delegation.
市长的缺席被视为对代表团的公开怠慢。
受到冷落
He suffered a snub when his proposal was ignored.
他的提议被无视,他受到了冷落。
拒绝邀请(以示冷落)
They snubbed the invitation to the wedding.
他们拒绝了婚礼邀请,以示冷落。
Use snubs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象你被冷落:对方故意扭过脸,只给你看一个短而扁的鼻尖(snub nose)。
语域:neutral 常见场景:news reporting、daily social interaction snub 表示“冷落、怠慢”时,通常带有“故意不理睬”的含义,语气比较直接;多用于新闻报道或日常社交场合。口语和书面语中都较常见,属中性表达。
与 snub /snʌb/ 押韵的词都以 /ʌb/ 结尾:club、hub、rub、sub、tub、grub。注意形似的 snob /snɒb/ 发音不同,不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.