condescend
英 [ˌkɒndɪˈsend]
美 [ˌkɑːndɪˈsend]
v. 屈尊; 俯就; (对某人)表现出优越感
过去式：condescended 第三人称单数：condescends 过去分词：condescended 现在分词：condescending
BNC.34810 / COCA.28540
牛津词典
verb
- 屈尊；俯就
to do sth that you think it is below your social or professional position to do- We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us.
我们等了几乎一小时他才屈尊大驾来见我们。
- We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us.
- （对某人）表现出优越感
to behave towards sb as though you are more important and more intelligent than they are- When giving a talk, be careful not to condescend to your audience.
发表讲话时，注意别对听众表现出高人一等的样子。
- When giving a talk, be careful not to condescend to your audience.
英英释义
verb
- treat condescendingly
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
- I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
双语例句
- I'd appreciate it if you didn't condescend me, wayne.
我很感激你没看扁我，韦恩。 - He did not condescend to their society, he seemed glad of it.
他并不是自贬身价地与她们交往，而是似乎乐于与她们交往。 - Elinor would ever condescend to anticipate enjoyment.
埃莉诺能够委屈自己一下去预想这种乐趣。 - Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend to him at first.
起初老大埃德加不屑同他为伍。 - Yet even as he declines to submit, he does condescend nonetheless to give an explanation of the philosophical way of life in terms that his fellow Athenians might understand.
然而，纵使苏格拉底拒绝屈从，但是他也屈尊俯就，明确地给出了哲学的生活方式之解释，此种解释他的同胞雅典人或许能理解。 - The person such grace and such beauty should have condescend to waste itself on such a pursuit.
这么优美，这么艳丽的人儿竟然堕落下去，把自身的精力浪费在这样的事情上！ - Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend.
在猫面前要降格相待有如朋友。 - You should never condescend or look down on a co-worker.
你永远也不应该瞧不起或以屈尊的对待同事。 - If my Cousin Xifeng would condescend to take charge here for a month, that would set my mind at rest.
怎么屈尊大妹妹一个月，在这里料理料理，我就放心了。 - We just expect a love probably, sympathize with, these the precious emotion condescend to come.
我们才有可能期盼爱、同情，这些珍贵的情感降临。