Word · Frequency #14098
spurning
唾弃；冷落；摒弃
spurning is the present participle of spurn.
reject with contempt
- 1.
To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
轻蔑地拒绝；鄙视；唾弃
- 2.
To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.
用脚踢开以拒绝
- 3.
To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity)
浪费；未能充分利用(机会)
轻蔑地拒绝；鄙视；唾弃；用脚踢开以拒绝；浪费；未能充分利用(机会)；踢开；冷落
In use
He spurned all their attempts to apologize, walking away without a word.
The committee spurned the proposal, calling it impractical and costly.
Despite her fear, she spurned the easy escape and chose to stay.
spurn something
spurn 作及物动词，宾语常为 offer、suggestion、proposal 等抽象名词，表示因不屑而拒绝。
She spurned his offer of help.
她断然拒绝了他的帮助。
spurn somebody
宾语为人时，常含冷漠不理、抛弃或厌恶之意。
He spurned his former friends after the quarrel.
吵架后，他冷落了以前的朋友。
be spurned by somebody
被动结构强调被拒绝的一方，by 后引出施动者。
Connections
Collocations
- spurn an offer
- 断然拒绝提议
- She spurned his offer of help.她断然拒绝了他的帮助提议。
- spurn someone's advances
- 拒绝某人的追求
- He spurned her advances politely.他礼貌地拒绝了她的追求。
- spurn advice
- 拒绝忠告
- The young man spurned his parents' advice.那个年轻人拒绝了父母的忠告。
- spurn temptation
- 抵制诱惑；摒弃诱惑
- She managed to spurn the temptation to cheat.她设法抵制了作弊的诱惑。
- spurn a suitor
- 拒绝求婚者
- The princess spurned all her suitors.公主拒绝了所有求婚者。
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
spurn 里有 urn（瓮），想象你一脚踢开一个瓮，表示唾弃、冷落。记住：踢开即 spurn。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary works spurn 多用于正式或文学语境，表示轻蔑地拒绝或唾弃，语气强烈，日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词均以 /ɜːn/ 结尾，与 spurn 押韵。注意形近词 spur /spɜː/ 缺少末尾的 /n/，读音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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