spurn
基本释义
[verb] reject with disdain or contempt
[动词] 不屑或轻蔑地拒绝
深入解读
Spurn 一词源自古英语 spurnan （踢开、打击；拒绝、蔑视、轻视），最初也用来表示“践踏、一脚踢开”等含义，不过都已过时不再流行。
现在主要使用 spurn 表示“轻蔑地拒绝”或者说“摒弃、唾弃”，侧重强调在拒绝中带有较强的不屑和轻蔑，比如：
- 她是个适应力强的女孩。她傲然拒绝了我的帮助。
She was a resilient girl. She spurned my offers of help. - 在阴冷的冬日里，这个遭到轻蔑拒绝的痴心爱慕者从拉小提琴中获得了极大的乐趣。
The spurned lover derived great pleasure from playing the violin in the bleak winter.
文学例句
She sent a man who had long loved me, though I spurned his advances, to find me.
她派了一个男人来找我，那人一直爱着我，尽管我一口回绝过他的追求。
出自英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第七本《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》（Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows）。
外刊例句
- In his opinion even these phone cameras are far too thick (witness the optical bump on the back of most mobile phones), so he and his team plan to replace them with truly minuscule devices that spurn every aspect of current photographic technology.
在他看来，手机里的相机还是太厚了（大多数手机背后凸起的镜头便是证明），所以他和他的团队计划以真正微型的设备取代这些旧组件，摒弃现有摄影技术的方方面面。
——《经济学人》 - Many Chinese spurn Big Macs for more traditional – and cheaper – fare.
很多中国人拒绝吃巨无霸，转而选择更传统且更便宜的食物。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
以下是关于 “spurn” 的短语：
拒绝追求 (Spurn someone’s advances):
- Spurn an offer: 拒绝提议
- Spurn a proposal: 拒绝建议
- Spurn a gift: 拒绝礼物
- Spurn an invitation: 拒绝邀请
- Spurn a request: 拒绝请求
拒绝交易 (Spurn a deal):
- Spurn a suggestion: 拒绝建议
- Spurn a compromise: 拒绝妥协
拒绝友谊 (Spurn a friendship):
- Spurn an opportunity: 错过机会
- Spurn someone’s affection: 不接受某人的爱慕
拒绝工作机会 (Spurn a job offer):
- Spurn a business proposal: 拒绝商业提议
- Spurn an apology: 不接受道歉
拒绝帮助建议 (Spurn a suggestion for help):
- Spurn an endorsement: 拒绝认可
- Spurn a compromise agreement: 拒绝妥协协议
拒绝浪漫关系 (Spurn a romantic relationship):
- Spurn an investment opportunity: 错过投资机会
- Spurn a peace offer: 拒绝和平提议
拒绝团队的邀请 (Spurn a team’s invitation):
- Spurn a career opportunity: 错过职业机会
- Spurn a suggestion for improvement: 拒绝改进建议
拒绝慈善捐款 (Spurn a charitable donation):
- Spurn an alliance: 拒绝结盟
同近义词
scorn: reject (something) in a contemptuous way
disdain: refuse or reject (something) out of feelings of pride or superiority
rebuff: reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner
