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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++snub1 /snʌb/ verb (snubbed, snubbing) [transitive]  IGNOREREJECT/NOT ACCEPTto treat someone rudely, especially by ignoring them when you meet 冷落,怠慢,对不予理睬 the boys who had snubbed her in high school 在中学里曾经冷落她的那些男孩→ See Verb table
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snubThat offer, too, has been snubbed.High-schoolers will often snub anyone they feel is different or strange.When the college invited him to speak, he was snubbed by students who felt his policies were unfair to minorities.The senator was furious. ""How would you feel if you'd been snubbed by the wife of your president?''I hope the stuffy Royals who snubbed her now appreciate her honesty.They snubbed his invitation to a meeting of foreign ministers at the UN in New York.The foredeck man snubbed it on the cleat.I couldn't believe Simon had snubbed me at the party.Executives who had once snubbed Miller were now calling him to chat.The editors' snubbing of their contributions would one day prove shortsighted.The experimenters there for the most part snubbed the newcomer.And since Al has decided to snub the press, he is in the unfortunate position of having to answer for him.Rosanna felt snubbed when she wasn't invited to the wedding.
snub2 noun [countable]  IGNOREREJECT/NOT ACCEPTan act of snubbing someone 冷落,怠慢,不理睬 Eisenhower saw the action as a deliberate snub. 艾森豪威尔认为这种行为就是故意怠慢。
Examples from the Corpus
snubHer absence was not intended as a snub.But Clinton refused to leave his home state of Arkansas and this was interpreted as a snub to Major.The assistant director took it as a snub when he was not invited to the conference.Male speaker It's not a snub.Charles Howard had just delivered me a colossal snub.The mayor's comments were not meant as a deliberate snub to the French visitors.President Clinton's nomination represents a double snub say critics.In the office, we avenge slight slights with small snubs.Actually, these snubs from Shaw have the effect of making one curious about Eugene Scribe.Rebel Despite this snub, Johnston has been careful to avoid a public row at Goodison.
Origin snub1 (1300-1400) Old Norse snubba to criticize angrily
when rudely, you someone treat especially to by ignoring them Corpus


snub
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snub1 /snʌb/ verb (past tense and past participle snubbed, present participle snubbing) [transitive]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old Norse
 Origin: snubba 'to criticize angrily'
to treat someone rudely, especially by ignoring them when you meet:
    the boys who had snubbed her in high school

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snub2 noun [countable]
an act of snubbing someone:
    Eisenhower saw the action as a deliberate snub.


snubBrE /snʌb/ 🔊NAmE /snʌb/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they snub BrE /snʌb/ 🔊 NAmE /snʌb/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it snubs BrE /snʌbz/ 🔊 NAmE /snʌbz/ 🔊past simple snubbed BrE /snʌbd/ 🔊 NAmE /snʌbd/ 🔊past participle snubbed BrE /snʌbd/ 🔊 NAmE /snʌbd/ 🔊 -ing form snubbing BrE /ˈsnʌbɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsnʌbɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to insult sb, especially by ignoring them when you meet 冷落;怠慢 SYN cold-shoulder I tried to be friendly, but she snubbed me completely. 我尽量和气,但她根本不答理我。🔊🔊~ sth to refuse to attend or accept sth, for example as a protest 拒不出席;拒不接受;抵制 SYN boycott All the country's leading players snubbed the tournament. 全国的顶尖运动员都抵制那次比赛。🔊🔊
snubBrE /snʌb/ 🔊NAmE /snʌb/ 🔊 noun~ (to sb) an action or a comment that is deliberately rude in order to show sb that you do not like or respect them 冷落;怠慢的言辞(或行为) SYN insult Her refusal to attend the dinner is being seen as a deliberate snub to the President. 在人们看来,她拒不出席宴会是有意让总统难堪。🔊🔊
snubBrE /snʌb/ 🔊NAmE /snʌb/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (of a nose 鼻子) short, flat and turned up at the end 短平而上翘的 snub-nosed BrE /ˌsnʌb ˈnəʊzd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsnʌb ˈnoʊzd/ 🔊 adjectivea snub-nosed child鼻子短平且上翘的孩子a snub-nosed revolver (= with a short barrel ) 短管左轮手枪