mid-14c., "to check, reprove, rebuke," from Old Norse snubba "to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove." The ground sense is perhaps "to cut off," and the word probably is related to snip. Compare Swedish snobba "lop off, snuff (a candle)," Old Norse snubbotr "snubbed, nipped, with the tip cut off." Meaning "treat coldly" appeared early 18c. Related: Snubbed; snubbing.
snub (adj.)
"short and turned up," 1725, in snub-nosed, from snub (v.). The connecting notion is of being "cut short."
snub (n.)
"rebuke, intentional slight," 1530s, from snub (v.).
中文解释
1. snip => snub.
实用例句
1. Ryan took it as a snub.
瑞安觉得这是一种怠慢。来自柯林斯例句
2. He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub.
他借机再次冷落我们.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The German move was widely seen as a deliberate snub to Mr Cook.
德国方面的举动被普遍视为对库克先生的有意怠慢。来自柯林斯例句
4. His cancellation of the concert was seen as a deliberate snub to the organizers.
他取消了演唱会,这被认为是对主办者的刻意抵制.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He nested his snub face on the sheets beside her and they cried together.
