Patronize
[ 'p?tr?naiz ]
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vt. 惠顧;資助;保護;屈尊;
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Some television programmes tend to patronize children.
有些電視節目往往以大人的觀點對待兒童。
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-patri-表示“父親”
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patronize
patronise, v [Tn]
1 treat (sb) as an inferior; treat (sb) in a condescending way 以高人一等的態度對待（某人）; 屈尊俯就對待（某人）
He resented the way she patronized him. 她待他那種屈尊紆貴的樣子, 他十分憤恨.
2 (fml 文) be a regular customer of (a shop, etc) 作為老主顧經常去（某商店等）; 經常光顧、 惠顧
The restaurant is patronized by politicians and journalists. 這家飯館常有政治家和記者光顧.
3 act as a patron(1) to (sb/sth); support or encourage (sb/sth) 做（某人[某事物]）的贊助人; 資助、 贊助或支持（某人[某事物]）.
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*['peitr?naiz]vt. 保護, 支援, 贊助, 庇護, 惠顧
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I'd rather walk than take a taxi.
我寧愿走路去，也不愿坐的士去。
There are 16 participants here today.
今天有16位參會者。
Two years later, her father disappeared, never to be heard from again.
兩年后，她父親失蹤了，從此再無音訊。