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单词 patronize
释义
patronize
verb[T]
uk
/ˈpæt.rə.naɪz/us
/ˈpeɪ.trə.naɪz/

patronizeverb[T](ACT SUPERIOR)

disapproving(UKusuallypatronise)
tospeakto orbehavetowards someone as if they arestupidor notimportant:
屈尊俯就地对待；对…摆出高人一等的派头
Stop patronizing me - Iunderstandtheplayas well as you do.别对我摆出屈尊俯就的样子——我对这出戏的理解不比你差。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing arrogance and conceit
  • (as) proud as Luciferidiom
  • airs and gracesidiom
  • arrogant
  • arrogantly
  • as ifyouowned the placeidiom
  • dog
  • egocentric
  • egocentrically
  • egoistic
  • egomaniacal
  • overweening
  • overweeningly
  • patronizing
  • pomposity
  • pompous
  • talk down tosomeone
  • think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
  • throwyourweight aroundidiom
  • tin god
  • toffee-nosed
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patronizeverb[T](BE CUSTOMER)

formal(UKusuallypatronise)
to be aregularcustomerof ashoporrestaurant, etc.:
经常光顾，经常惠顾（商店、餐馆等）
Therestaurantwas patronized by manyartistsandwritersduring the 1920s.在1920年代有许多艺术家和作家经常光顾这家餐馆。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Buying
  • acquire
  • acquisition
  • acquisitiveness
  • bidding
  • bidding war
  • bite
  • invest
  • load up onsomething
  • misorder
  • money-off
  • order form
  • ordersomethingin
  • purchasing power
  • repurchase
  • retail therapy
  • ROBO
  • ROPO
  • send
  • slate
  • splurge
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(Definition ofpatronizefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

patronize| American Dictionary

patronize
verb[T]
us
/ˈpeɪ·trəˌnɑɪz,ˈpæ-/

patronizeverb[T](TREAT BADLY)

disapproving
totreatothersin amannerthatshowsyouconsideryourself to bebetteror moreimportantthan they are:
She’sangry,smart, and not about to be patronized.

patronizing

adjectiveus
/ˈpeɪ·trəˌnɑɪ·zɪŋ,ˈpæ-/
disapproving
a patronizingmanner/attitude
(Definition ofpatronizefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

patronize| Business English

patronize
verb[T]
(UKalsopatronise)
uk
/ˈpætrənaɪz/us
/ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/
formal
to be aregularcustomerof ashop,restaurant,hotel, etc.:
Specialoffercouponscan beeffectiveinmotivatingshoppersto patronizecertainestablishments.
tospeakto orbehavetowards someone as if they arestupidor notimportant:
Additionalresearchhasfoundthat 70% ofpeoplefeelpatronised byadvertising.
tosupportanactivityor apublicorganization,especiallyby givingmoney:
Forsaleare objets d'artinspiredand patronized by China'semperorsfor 4,000years.
(Definition ofpatronizefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpatronize

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Which musicians and genres should be patronized was determined by their putative 'natural' audience in society at large.
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Evaluative perceptions of patronizing speech addressed to institutionalized elders in contrasting conversational contexts.
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Evaluative perceptions of patronizing speech addressed to elders.
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How the local population reacted to their new existence as a contested and often patronized community reveals the complicated subtext to the region's history.
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However, it seemed to be one of the more frequently patronized courier services.
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Shopping centers are typically, but not exclusively, patronized by secular middle and upper middle classes, who often reside in new kinds of suburban, residential areas.
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They seem to have been patronized primarily by men from the nobility, wealthy burghers and 'non-nobles of high standing'.
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Here are cultures with patronizing to external practice.
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Such loss of trust and cynicism often result in citizen apathy, the feeling of being patronized, or frustration with governmental bodies.
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When you explain this to them, they feel wounded because you appear to be patronizing and showing some kind of superiority towards them.
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Although one of the union's objectives was representation in the state legislature, there is no indication that the union as such patronized their candidatures.
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Planned (constructivist) rationalism is achieved by patronizing professional groups and often accompanied with a quest to increase control of an oligarchy.
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Patronizing speech to older people conversation between an older adult and a younger saleswoman who used patronizing speech and inappropriate terms of endearment.
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In this situation, abject apologies in some respects remain complicit with the patronizing attitudes from which they attempt to disassociate themselves.
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Communication predicaments of aging : patronizing behavior toward older adults.
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