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