patronize
英 [ˈpætrəˌnaɪz]
美[ˈpeɪtrəˌnaɪz;ˈpætrənˌaɪz]
- vt. 以高人一等的态度对待；经常光顾，惠顾；资助；保护
英英释意
- 1. assume sponsorship of
- 2. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- 3. treat condescendingly
- 4. be a regular customer or client of;
- "We patronize this store"
- "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
双语例句
- 1. Don't you patronize me!
- 别在我面前摆出一副屈尊俯就的样子！
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. I'll never patronize that store again.
- 我再也不去光顾那家商店了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. We patronize our neighbourhood stores.
- 我们通常到邻近的商店采买.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. The ladies of Berne liked to patronize the Palace for tea and little cakes.
- 伯尔尼的女士们喜欢去联邦宫殿用茶点。
来自柯林斯例句