| 词汇 | spurned |
| 释义 | spurned past simple and past participle ofspurn spurn verb[ T ] formaluk /spɜːn/ us /spɝːn/ to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having: 轻蔑地拒绝;摒弃 She spurned my offers of help.她断然拒绝了我的帮助。 Ellis plays the part of the young lover spurned by his mistress.埃利斯扮演被情妇抛弃的年轻恋人。 Synonyms disdainformal reject scorn Refusing & rejecting abjuration abjure abnegate abnegation bar bat something/someone away decline demur disavow gainsay miss a chance/opportunityidiom opt opt out pass on pass something up punt on something quit resistant sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom tear Examples of spurnedspurned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The theme of ' ' charity ' ' is revisited only to be spurned. And not surprisingly, intimate local knowledge of the land and its resources is spurned. The emphasis is on opportunities lost or spurned. That is, they spurned the idea that market forces determine the outcome of the struggle. It becomes a tribute spurned, leaving him in mastery. All of the other contributions employ the ' disembodied sentences ' supposedly spurned by the cognitive-functional approach. Similarly, the practical mathematical sciences, in which the practices and instruments of the new experimental strategies appeared, have too often been spurned. They will be handy men, spurned in the workshop, because foremen and workmen will not have anything to do with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I might have reminded her that there is nothing more hurtful to an ardent suitor than to have his gifts, however humble, spurned, however politely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The olive branch has been held out by this side, and you have spurned it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How often must we be spurned, if we are going to be spurned, before we take the hint? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other places the offer has been spurned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She set up a rigged committee and then spurned it when the logic of its findings did not confirm her prejudices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe in the offers that have come through underground sources and that are being rejected, spurned, and attacked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry that people will feel disappointed, that they feel that their service over the years will be spurned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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