单词 | patronize |
释义 | patronize /'paetranaiz US: 'pen-; 'petraniz/ vt [VP6A] 1 act as patron towards: 光顾;惠顾;照顾; 贝助: ~ a young musician/a dressmaker. 赞助一个年轻的音乐家 (光顾一个裁缝师) 。 2 treat (sb whom one is helping, talking to, etc) as if he were an inferior person; be condescending towards. 以恩赐的态度对待 (所赞助的人或谈话的对象); 对…表现屈尊的样子。 patronizing adj patronizingly adv |
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