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To shun someone is to stay away from them on purpose, and to keep doing it. You do not miss them by accident. You choose not to see them, not to speak, not to let them in.
To shun someoneShun 一個人，is to stay away from them on purpose就是故意跟他們保持距離，and to keep doing it而且會一直這樣下去。 You do not miss them by accident你不是不小心錯過他們。 You choose not to see them你選擇不見他們，not to speak不跟他們說話，not to let them in不讓他們進來。
A whole group can shun a person: nobody sits with them, nobody answers. You can also shun a thing — shunning fame, shunning junk food — meaning you refuse it as a rule, not just once.
A whole group can shun a person整個群體都可以一起 shun 一個人：nobody sits with them沒人跟他們坐在一起，nobody answers沒人回應他們。 You can also shun a thing你也可以 shun 一樣東西——shunning fame, shunning junk food像是躲避名氣、躲避垃圾食物——meaning you refuse it as a rule, not just once意思是你把拒絕它當成一個原則，而不是只有一次。
It is a little formal and a little strong.
It is a little formal and a little strong這個字有點正式，語氣也有點重。
Though actually, it is colder than a plain "avoid." Avoid can be practical, like avoiding a busy road. Shun often carries a feeling of turning your back, even of punishment.
Though actually不過其實，it is colder than a plain "avoid."它比單純的「avoid」更冷淡。Avoid can be practicalAvoid 可能只是出於實際考量，like avoiding a busy road就像避開一條繁忙的馬路。 Shun often carries a feeling of turning your back而 Shun 常常帶著一種轉身不理、甚至是懲罰的意味。
Younger people may just say "ghost" or "ignore" in daily talk; shun still shows up in stories, news, and careful writing.
Younger people may just say "ghost" or "ignore" in daily talk年輕人平常講話可能只會說「ghost」或「ignore」，shun still shows up in stories, news, and careful writing但 shun 仍然常出現在故事、新聞和講究一點的寫作裡。
組成It does not split in modern English. It comes from Middle English schonen and Old English scunian, "to avoid" or "to fear." The deeper origin is uncertain, though it is probably tied to a very old root about covering or hiding. Scholars compare hide and shy, but that is a far, learned link, not a piece you can see in the word.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
shunverb/ʃʌn/
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To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
- Acrophobes shun mountaineering.
- British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.
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To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
- I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible.
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To screen, hide.
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To shove, push.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。