shun
UK/ʃʌn/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To deliberately avoid or keep away from a person or thing.
刻意回避，躲开
Root Breakdown
Native Englishshunother
=shun
Common Collocations
- 1.shun the spotlight避开聚光灯
- 2.shun publicity回避公众关注
- 3.shun society远离社会
- 4.[shun responsibility]逃避责任
Example Sentences
- 1.
After the scandal, his former colleagues began to shun him at work.
- 2.
She has always shunned the spotlight, preferring a quiet life away from fame.
- 3.
The community shunned anyone who broke its strict moral code.