Patronize
[ 'pætrənaiz ]
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vt. 惠顾;资助;保护;屈尊;
📝 例句
Some television programmes tend to patronize children.
有些电视节目往往以大人的观点对待儿童。
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🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-patri-表示“父亲”
📖 牛津释义
patronize
patronise, v [Tn]
1 treat (sb) as an inferior; treat (sb) in a condescending way 以高人一等的态度对待（某人）; 屈尊俯就对待（某人）
He resented the way she patronized him. 她待他那种屈尊纡贵的样子, 他十分愤恨.
2 (fml 文) be a regular customer of (a shop, etc) 作为老主顾经常去（某商店等）; 经常光顾、 惠顾
The restaurant is patronized by politicians and journalists. 这家饭馆常有政治家和记者光顾.
3 act as a patron(1) to (sb/sth); support or encourage (sb/sth) 做（某人[某事物]）的赞助人; 资助、 赞助或支持（某人[某事物]）.
🔁 扩展释义
*['peitrәnaiz]vt. 保护, 支援, 赞助, 庇护, 惠顾
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I'd like to propose a toast.
我想来祝酒。
Long tarrying takes all thands away.
耽搁太久，会把人家的谢意全送走。
I am sorry that you have a disagreement with your father. Personally, I think it is important to follow your interests and your abilities, and it sounds as though you have plenty of both of these already.
我感到遗憾，你和你父亲意见不一致。就我自己而言，我认为重要的是从你的兴趣和能力出发，听起来好像你已具备了这两点。