shun
verb /ʃʌn/
/ʃʌn/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they shun | /ʃʌn/ /ʃʌn/ |
| he / she / it shuns | /ʃʌnz/ /ʃʌnz/ |
| past simple shunned | /ʃʌnd/ /ʃʌnd/ |
| past participle shunned | /ʃʌnd/ /ʃʌnd/ |
| -ing form shunning | /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/ /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/ |
- shun somebody/something to avoid somebody/something
避开；回避；避免 - She was shunned by her family when she remarried.
她再婚后家里人都躲着她。 - an actor who shuns publicity
一个避免引起公众注意的演员 - The company has long been shunned by ethical investors.
道德投资者长期回避该公司。
Collocations DictionaryShun is used with these nouns as the object:- limelight
- publicity
- spotlight
- …
词源Old English scunian ‘abhor, shrink back with fear, seek safety from an enemy’, of unknown origin. - She was shunned by her family when she remarried.