| 词汇 | spurning |
| 释义 | spurning present 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 spurningspurning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It reflects an irresistible trend in the academy toward spurning unified schemes and hierarchies of every kind. She thrived on her success and fame as an efficient hospital builder and director, while gleefully spurning male advances. Under those circumstances, important epistemic resources for spurning discriminatory utterances are not readily available, so that it makes sense to suppose that hurtful actions are ipso facto harmful. The largest group which is generally spurning the move towards the loss of the final -al is the group ending in -logical, such as archaeological, biological, ecological, meteorological, psychological, theological. Such parents try to survive by spurning luxuries and accept that their living standards frequently will fall below those of immediate neighbours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he spurning democratic control over these institutions? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will reap the reward of spurning consensus, both in another place and outside, in the time shortly to come. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we turn our backs on that idea, we shall be neither understood nor forgiven for spurning this opportunity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The efforts of others with whom one may disagree do not deserve continual spurning and intolerant reaction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not in the interests of our industry, on whom our future wealth depends, that we should be spurning the idea of moving forward on economic and monetary matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Spurning romantic relationships after a few disappointing efforts, she finds contentment in simple pleasures and letting her imagination roam free. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. You would join with one family at the risk of spurning another. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. But spurning the apostolic command, they became disobedient., for which they suffered excommunication. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Spurning her at first, he soon finds her critical analysis of the situation at hand both apt and useful. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His painful spurning of her, and the shocking discovery of his dissipated character, finally causes her to recognize her misjudgment of him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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