condescended

英 [ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪd]

美 [ˌkɑːndɪˈsendɪd]

v.  屈尊; 俯就; (对某人)表现出优越感
condescend的过去分词和过去式

双语例句

• He never condescended, never spoke down to me.
  他从不摆架子，从不以上司的口吻对我说话。
• 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。
• I saw that he had condescended to me.
  我看得出，他是故意对我显示恩惠的。
• The king condescended to eat with the beggars.
  那国王屈尊和乞丐们共餐。
• He occasionally condescended to take bribes.
  他偶尔也自贬身价接受贿赂。
• I learnt that it was very important to treat everyone I met with respect; the Chinese, like most people, don't like being condescended to by foreigners, and the British have to be very careful in this respect because of our colonial past.
  我意识到，尊重每一个我遇见的人非常重要；像大多数人一样，中国人不喜欢被外国人瞧不起，有过殖民历史的英国人更应注意这一点。
• 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。
• The prime minister condescended to open our school fete.
  总理屈尊宣布我们的校庆开始了。
• He condescended to bribery.
  他不顾节操接受贿赂。
• He condescended to mingle with the workers.
  他屈尊与工人们交往。