Condescend
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vi. 屈尊，俯就;故意表示和藹可親;
?? 詞根助記
con(com-=together)+descend→屈尊；俯就；降低身份
?? 例句
Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend to him at first.
起初老大埃德加不屑同他為伍。
Don't condescend to me!
不要用恩賜態(tài)度對待我!
He did not condescend to their society, he seemed glad of it.
他并不是自貶身價地與她們交往，而是似乎樂于與她們交往。
She does not condescend to such little things.
她不屑理睬那種小事。
The Prince of Darkness does not condescend to such cheap drudgery.
這種下賤的差使，根本用不著勞“黑暗之王”的大駕。
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】con-前綴“共同”,de-前綴“向下、完全、除去”,scend-爬:全部向下爬→屈尊俯就
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?? 牛津釋義
condescend
v
1 [It] (often derog 常作貶義) do sth that one regards as undignified or below one's level of importance 屈尊; 俯就
She actually condescended to say hello to me in the street today. 她今天在街上竟能屈尊跟我打招呼.
(ironic 反語) Perhaps your father would condescend to help with the washing-up! 令尊大人或可紆尊降貴幫助刷鍋洗碗吧!
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb) (derog 貶) behave kindly or graciously, but in a way that shows one feels that one is better than other people （帶有優(yōu)越感地）故意表示和藹可親
I do wish he wouldn't condescend to the junior staff in his department. 我但愿他不要假惺惺地紆尊降貴接近部門里的低級員工.
?? 擴展釋義
*[,k?ndi'send]vi. 謙遜, 屈就, 墮落相關(guān)詞組: condescend upon
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He landed another job soon after he left his former company.
他離開以前的公司后很快找到了另一份工作。
Let's see what else is on.
咱們看看有沒有別的節(jié)目。
small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards -- any prediction deteriorates rapidly.
小"可以意味著雷暴雨和暴風(fēng)雪--任何預(yù)測的質(zhì)量會很快下降。