shun

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize. transitive
    — Acrophobes shun mountaineering.
  2. To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc). transitive
    — I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible.
  3. To screen, hide. transitive
  4. To shove, push. transitive

词形变化

shuns present,singular,third-person shunning participle,present shunned participle,past shunned past

词汇关系

衍生词
scunner shunless shunnable shunner shunpike shunpiker shunworthy unshunned

词源

From Middle English schonen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“to shun, fear, avoid”), of uncertain origin, though probably ultimately connected to the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”) via Proto-Germanic [Term?]; see that entry for more discussion.
Compare hide, shy, and Sanskrit स्कुनाति (skunāti, “to cover”).
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