spurn

/spɜːn/ (bre, ipa) · [spˈɚn] /spɜːrn/ (ame, ipa) · [spˈɚn] /ˈspərn How to pronounce spurn (audio)/ (ame, mw)

spurn — verb

  • spurnpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • spurnshe / she / it
  • spurnedpast simple
  • spurning-ing form

1. to turn down a person, offer, or idea in a way that shows you think it is beneat

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to turn down a person, offer, or idea in a way that shows you think it is beneath you.

例句

Nellie spurned the job offer because the pay was insulting.

spurn + offer when rejecting with contempt

After months of rude messages, Trang spurned Omar's apology at the door.

同義詞
  • reject

    the broad neutral verb; it does not always suggest contempt

  • snub

    often used for slighting a person socially rather than refusing an offer or idea

  • dismiss

    broader and often less emotional; it can mean refusing to take something seriously

反義詞
  • accept

    to agree to take or receive something rather than push it away

  • welcome

    to receive someone or something gladly instead of treating it with contempt

文法句型

spurn + noun phrase

用法筆記

Object is usually a person, an offer, advice, help, or attention. The verb is stronger than reject because it suggests open disrespect as well as refusal.

常見錯誤

❌She spurned to help him.
✅She spurned his offer of help.
💡'spurn' takes a person or thing as its object, not a to-infinitive.

spurn — noun