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　

GRETEM8

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
  1. 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。
• （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
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• treat condescendingly
  Synonym:patronizepatronise
• debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
  1. I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
  Synonym:stooplower oneself
• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  Synonym:deigndescend
• behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

双语例句

• Many critics attended the movie and prepared to condescend, but the movie could not be dismissed: It was so joyous and original that even the early reviews acknowledged it as something special.
  许多评论家屈尊出席了首映礼。尽管如此，人们却不能无视它的存在：影片欢快无比，又创意十足，连时评也不得不承认它与众不同。
• She does not condescend to such little things.
  她不屑理睬那种小事。
• Don't condescend to me.
  别在我面前摆架子。
• We condescend if we speak of it as a phenomenon of the poor.
  如果我们说这是贫穷的现象那是我们屈尊了。
• 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。
• 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。
• You'd better condescend upon particulars.
  你最好详述其情。
• Such, moreover, is the complexity of life, that when we condescend upon details in our advice, we may be sure we condescend on error;
  这样，而且，是生命的复杂性，即当我们在我们的建议详情垂询，我们可以肯定我们在错误屈尊；
• 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。
• Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.
  不要志气高大，倒要俯就卑微的人。