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spurn

/spɜːn/ /spɚn/

Meanings
noun

鄙视，拒绝，唾弃。

An act of spurning; a scornful rejection.

Examples :

"Her spurn of the scholarship opportunity surprised everyone; she had always excelled in school. "
她对这次奖学金机会的鄙视让所有人感到惊讶，毕竟她一直都是个学霸。
attitude action emotion

Related Words

Illustration contemptuous

contemptuous adjective

/kənˈtɛm(p).tju.əs/ /kənˈtɛmp.tʃu.əs/

轻蔑的，鄙视的

"The student gave a contemptuous look at the teacher when he was told to redo his assignment. "

当老师让那个学生重做作业时，他轻蔑地看了老师一眼。

Illustration surprised

surprised verb

/səˈpɹaɪzd/

惊讶，使惊奇

"It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."

让我惊讶的是，我欠的钱竟然比我想象的多了两倍。

Illustration disdainful

disdainful adjective

/dɪsˈdeɪn.fʌl/

轻蔑的，鄙夷的。

"He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back."

他对那些他认为的“小人物”嗤之以鼻，公然嘲笑他们。他们在背后嘲笑他。

Illustration delivered

delivered verb

/dɪˈlɪv.əd/ /dɪˈlɪv.ɚd/

解放，解救。

"deliver a captive from the prison"

把囚犯从监狱里解救出来。

Illustration opportunity

opportunity noun

/ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/ /ˌɑpɚˈtunəti/

机会，良机，机遇

"The scholarship offered a valuable opportunity for students to pursue higher education. "

这份奖学金为学生们提供了深造的宝贵机会。

Illustration overhanging

overhanging noun

/ˌoʊvərˈhæŋɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvɚˈhæŋɪŋ/

供不应求，需求大于供给

"The company struggled to sell its large inventory, and the overhanging of unsold goods put significant pressure on their warehouse space and finances. "

公司努力销售其庞大的库存，而未售出商品的大量积压给他们的仓库空间和财务状况带来了巨大的压力。

Illustration treatment

treatment noun

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/

待遇，对待，疗法

"He still has nightmares resulting from the treatment he received from his captors."

他仍然做噩梦，因为他被绑架者那样对待过。

Illustration questions

questions noun

/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

问题，疑问。

"What is your question?"

你的问题是什么？

Illustration rejection

rejection noun

/ɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/

拒绝，驳回。

"The rejection letter from the university was disappointing. "

收到大学的拒绝信真是令人失望。

Illustration unwelcome

unwelcome verb

/ʌnˈwɛlkəm/

不欢迎，不受欢迎，厌恶.

"The group unwelcomed the new student by ignoring her questions and excluding her from their activities. "

这个小组对新同学表示不欢迎，他们无视她的问题，并且将她排除在他们的活动之外。

Illustration challenging

challenging verb

/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

挑战，邀战

"We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."

我们向隔壁的男孩们发起了足球比赛的挑战。

Illustration scholarship

scholarship noun

/ˈskɒləʃɪp/ /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/

奖学金，助学金。

"My younger sister received a scholarship to attend the university. "

我妹妹拿到了一笔奖学金，可以去那所大学读书了。