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- spurn somebody/something
to reject or refuse somebody/something, especially in a proud way （尤指傲慢地）拒绝 Eve spurned Mark's invitation. 伊夫一口回绝了马克的邀请。 🔊🔊 a spurned lover 遭到轻蔑拒绝的痴心爱慕者 The president spurned the tight security surrounding him and adopted a more intimate style of campaigning. 总统拒绝加强他周围的安全感，并采取了更为亲密的竞选方式。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2He had been spurned by all the major record companies. 他遭到了所有主要唱片公司的拒绝。 She spurned his overtures of love. 她轻蔑地拒绝了他的求爱。 The glossy conventions of Hollywood were spurned in favour of a rough-hewn cinematic style. 好莱坞的光滑惯例被拒绝，而偏向粗俗的电影风格。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySpurn is used with these nouns as the object:- overture
Word OriginOld English spurnan, spornan; related to Latin spernere ‘to scorn’; compare with spur.