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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🔤 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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Well, maybe we'll see the view in the morning.
好了， 也许我们可以在早晨看风景。
The last person to introduce is Miss Caroline Norris.
最后一位要介绍的是卡萝琳.诺丽丝。
The men took him in their boat to the castle on the coast where he was now held prisoner.
这些人用船把他送到海岸上的城堡里，如今他被囚禁在这儿。