shun

in Vietnamese Tránh, né tránh

BrE /ʃʌn/ AmE /ʃʌn/

verb en → vi

past shunned pp shunned ing shunning

1 AVOID [transitive] B2

Tránh, né tránh

to deliberately avoid someone or something because you do not like them or want to have nothing to do with them

  • shun somebody/something

Collocations shun a person · shun an idea

  • The villagers shunned the stranger.

    Người dân làng đã tránh người lạ đó.

2 IGNORE [transitive] C1

Bỏ qua, không để ý đến

to refuse to pay attention to someone or something because you do not like them or want to have nothing to do with them

  • shun somebody/something

Collocations shun advice · shun a warning

  • He shunned all advice and went ahead with the plan.

    Anh ta đã bỏ qua tất cả lời khuyên và tiếp tục thực hiện kế hoạch.