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condescendercondescend[,kɔndi'send]- vi.
- 平等待人
- 屈尊,俯就,降低自己身份,放下架子:
She is so proud that she will not condescend to speak to us. 她非常骄傲,不肯放下架子同我们说一句话。 - 抱着优越感施惠于人;以高人一等的态度对待:
Mr Brown condescends to all his neighbours. 布朗先生总是以高人一等的态度对待他所有的邻居。 - 堕落到:
He occasionally condescended to take bribes. 他有时堕落到受贿的地步。 - [废语]让步;同意;屈从;默许
- 近义词:
stoop
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