condescend
- vi.屈尊;俯就;(对某人)表现出优越感
派生词： condescension n. 过去式： condescended 现在分词： condescending 过去分词： condescended 第三人称单数： condescends
condescendverb
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。
（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。
Her smile was a mixture of pity and condescension.
她的微笑中夹杂着怜悯与傲慢。
condescend
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VERB 屈尊;俯就;降低身份
If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it.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。
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VERB 表现出高人一等;盛气凌人
If you say that someone condescends to other people, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.Don't condescend to me.
别在我面前摆架子。
verb
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- treat condescendingly
- Synonym: patronize patronise
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- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
- I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
- Synonym: stoop lower oneself
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- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- Synonym: deign descend
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- behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
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He did not condescend to answer.He turned his back on me .
他不愿屈尊回答我的问题。他不理睬我。
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Would you condescend to accompany me ?
你肯屈尊陪我吗？
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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。
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He has a condescending attitude towards women .
他对女性总是居高临下。
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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。
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I 'm fed up with your money and your whole condescending attitude
我讨厌你的钱，也受够了你居高临下的态度。
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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。
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I patted the top of her head in the condescending way I knew irritated the hell out of her
我故意俯就地拍了拍她的头顶，知道这会让她非常恼火。
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They can be a bit condescending .
他们可能有点儿架子。
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Don 't condescend to me .
别在我面前摆架子。
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It 'd be very kind of you to condescend to take this post .
要是您肯屈就，那是太好了。
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Since Madame condescended to speak to her of her affairs , she would permit herself to say what she thought .
太太既然肯屈尊把她的事情讲给她听，她自然也就大胆地把自己的看法说出来了。
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He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women .
和年轻女子说话时，他喜欢摆出一副高高在上的姿态。
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The king condescended to take advice from his servants .
国王屈驾向仆人征求意见。
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I don 't condescend to boisterous displays of it .
我并不屈就于它热热闹闹的外表。
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mansplain - ( Of a man ) explain ( something ) to someone , typically a woman , in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing
男人说教：（一个男人）向别人，通常为女性，解释某件事情，而且是以一副居高临下的姿态
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Shortly afterwards , there came a Taoist priest . When he saw the situation , he felt offended and said : " Our Taoist doctrine10 is the highest and unsurpassed . How can we condescend to allow the Taoist idol to be placed on the right of the Buddhist idol ? "
不久，来了个道士，看见这种情形很是气恼，说：“我们道教至高无上，怎么能让老君像屈居在佛像的右边呢？”
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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。
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Even though you 're gonna say I 'm being condescending .
尽管你一定会认为我在摆架子。
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The trait of condescending to those of lower social status .
对比自己地位低的人显示出的高人一等的态度。
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Well , what if you said it without sounding so condescending ?
你能不能讲话不这么秀优越感？
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JEM condescended to take me to school the first day .
上学第一天，杰姆还算赏脸，把我带到学校。
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Not sure I can say this without being condescending .
我要是好声好气跟你说话。
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Our teacher rarely condescends to speak with us outside of class .
我们老师很少在课堂外屈尊与我们轻松地谈话。
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You should never make the mistake of condescending to your employees .
makethemistake：犯错误你绝不能居高临下地对待你的雇员。
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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。
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Sorry , I didn 't mean to make it sound so condescending .
对不起，我不是故意要让它听起来如此高深。
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He often condescended to help his friend with his homework .
他常常以施惠的态度帮助朋友做功课。
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His condescending attitude really gets my back up .
他那种居高临下的恩赐态度实在使我很生气。
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I 'd like to hear in your most condescending tone .
我愿听你用最谦卑的语气说出。