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snub/snʌb/ v., n. & adj.●v. tr. (snubbed, snubbing) 1 rebuff or humiliate with sharp words or a marked lack of cordiality 斥责；冷落，怠慢 2 check the movement of (a boat, horse, etc.), esp. by a rope wound round a post etc. (尤指勒住缆索)停住(船、马等) ●n. an act of snubbing; a rebuff 斥责；冷落，怠慢 ●adj. short and blunt in shape (形状)短而扁的 □ snubber n.□ snubbingly adv.[Middle English from Old Norse snubba ‘chide, check the growth of’] |