snub

snub
(snubbed, snubbing)
[with obj.]
  1. rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully
    回绝；冷落；轻视
    he snubbed faculty members and students alike.
    他对教员和学生都很冷漠。
    he snubbed her request to wind up the debate.
    他拒绝了她结束这场辩论的请求。
  2. check the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound round a post
    使（马，船）停住（尤指用绳子系在柱子上）
    a horse snubbed to a tree.
    拴在树上的一匹马。
noun
  1. an act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something
    怠慢；冷落
    the move was a snub to the government.
    这次举动是对政府的有意冷落。
adjective
  1. (of a person's nose) short and turned up at the end
    （人的鼻子）短而翘的
    [in combination]snub-nosed.
    鼻子短而翘的。
语源
  1. Middle English (as a verb, originally in the sense 'rebuke with sharp words'): from Old Norse snubba 'chide, check the growth of'. The adjective dates from the early 18th cent
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