单词 | snub |
释义 | snub —snubber, n —snubbingly, adv. /snub/, v. , snubbed, snubbing, n. , adj. v.t. 1. to treat with disdain or contempt, esp. by ignoring. 2. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark. 3. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running out). 4. to check (a boat, an unbroken horse, etc.) by means of a rope or line made fast to a fixed object. 5. to pull up or stop abruptly in such a manner. n. 6. an act or instance of snubbing. 7. an affront, slight, or rebuff. 8. a sudden check given to a rope or cable running out, a moving boat, or the like. adj. 9. (of the nose) short and turned up at the tip. 10. blunt. [1300-50; ME snubben < ON snubba to scold, reprimand; c. MLG snuben] Syn. 1. slight. 2. stop, reprove, reprimand. |
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