比爾認為接下來會讓他當編輯的；但當他們讓一名外來人員擔任該職時，比爾感到自己確實遭到了冷落。 Bill assumed he was next in line for the editorship. He got a real slap in the face when they appointed an outsider.
我知道，他們過去那樣冷落我們，至今仍然令人氣憤，但是現(xiàn)在我們應(yīng)該把它置之腦后，因為我們必須同這些人合作。 I know the way we were snubbed still rankles, but it's got to be put behind us now. We must cooperate with these people.
她沒答覆他們的邀請藉此冷落他們。 She snubbed them by not replying to their invitation.
