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

• 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。
• He talked now, freely enough; and she presently saw fit to retreat to her solitude: but the frost had set in, and, in spite of her pride, she was forced to condescend to our company, more and more.
  现在他说话了，挺随便；她立刻看出还是回去守着她的孤寂合适些：但已开始下霜了，她虽然骄傲，也被迫渐渐地和我们接近了。
• When he condescended to speak, he contradicted himself three or four times in the space of half an hour.
  他赏脸开腔后，半个小时内就有三四次说话自相矛盾。
• 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。
• I do wish he wouldn't condescend to the junior staff in his department.
  我但愿他不要假惺惺地纡尊降贵接近部门里的低级员工。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• I never thought he would condescend to betraying his friends.
  我万万没有想到他会不惜出卖朋友。
• This world had you, so become more fine; Let this quarterly of the sunlight and mirths all condescend to come lightly because of you, wishing your life delectation!
  这世界因为有了你，所以变得更加美好；让这一季的阳光和欢笑都因你而轻轻降临，祝你生活愉快！