condescend 详细解释
condescend
[.kɔndi'send]
v.屈尊,俯就,怀着优越感对待
vi.
1. 不摆架子; 屈尊[+to-v]
He condescended to mingle with the workers.
他屈尊与工人们交往。
2. 带着优越感表示亲切[(+to)]; 以恩赐态度对待[+to-v]
Don't condescend to me!
不要用恩赐态度对待我!
3. 【废】同意; 屈从
词形变化
名词: condescender | 动词过去式: condescended | 动词过去分词: condescended | 动词现在分词: condescending | 动词第三人称单数: condescends |
词义辨析
同义参见:
反义:
vi.谦虚; 降低身分
英英释义
动词 condescend:
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
同义词:stoop, lower oneself
treat condescendingly
补充
condescendcondescend英:[ˌkɔndiˈsend] 美:[ˌkɑndɪˈsɛnd]vi.1.屈尊, 俯就The king condescended to take advice from his servants.国王屈驾向仆人征求意见。2.故意表示和蔼可亲例句
1. When he condescended to speak, he contradicted himself several times.当他放下架子说话的时候, 有好几次前后不一。 2. He never condescended, never spoke down to me.他从不表示出恩赐的态度, 从不居高临下对我说话。 3. Don't you condescend to me.你在我面前摆什么架子。 4. She is so proud that she will not condescend to speak to us.她非常骄傲,不肯放下架子同我们说一句话。 5. Mr Brown condescends to all his neighbours.布朗先生总是以高人一等的态度对待他所有的邻居。 6. He occasionally condescended to take bribes.他有时堕落到受贿的地步。 7. take care not to condescend to your reader.注意不要以高人一等的姿态对待你的读者。 8. we'll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear.在她屈尊露面之前,我们得等上20分钟。 9. Celia only condescends to speak to me when she wants me to do something for her.西莉亚需要我为她做事的时候,才会屈就地来与我说话。 10. The author treats her readers as equals and never condescends (to them).那位作家以平等的身份对待她的读者,从不表现得(比他们)高出一等。 11. She condescends to speak to me only when she needs something.只在有需求时,她才会屈尊和我说话。热门单词推荐
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