If spurned, the male must take the nest apart and completely rebuild it in order to win the affections of the female.

如果雄鸟被拒绝，它必须将巢拆掉重新造一个，以赢得雌鸟的爱情。

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It will certainly cause some difficult moments if you are being hosted by your now spurned supplier.

它肯定会带来一些困难的时刻，如果你正在主持您现在唾弃的供应商。

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Or banks may have spurned the auction because they were afraid that the market might find out who had borrowed: if so, they clearly did not need it badly enough to risk shame.

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