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shunned

UK //ʃʌnd//US //ʃʌnd//

词源

源自中古英语 'shunien',意为‘避开’或‘躲避’,可能与古英语 'scunian'(害怕)有关。

verb

❶ 故意避开或拒绝与某人或某事物接触,通常因为不喜欢、不认同或害怕。

“After the scandal, he was shunned by his former friends.”

(丑闻发生后,他以前的朋友都避开了他。)

“She shunned social media to focus on her studies.”

(她避开社交媒体,专注于学习。)

同义词:avoided, eschewed, ostracized, rejected, ignored

常见短语

shunned by society — 被社会排斥或孤立,通常因为行为或身份不被接受。

“After his crime was exposed, he was shunned by society.”

(他的罪行曝光后,他被社会排斥了。)