condescend

condescendcondescendD.J.:[ˌkɔndiˈsend]K.K.:[ˌkɑndɪˈsɛnd]vi.1.■屈尊, 俯就The king condescended to take advice from his servants.国王屈驾向仆人征求意见。2.■故意表示和蔼可亲

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condescend[,kɔndi'send]vi.1.■平等待人2.■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。3.■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。4.■堕落到：He occasionally condescended to take bribes.他有时堕落到受贿的地步。5.■[废语]让步；同意；屈从；默许近义词stoop

condescendcondescend[kɔndiˈsend]vi.1.■俯就， 屈尊， 降格相从； 放下架子（做某事）2.■堕落到（做坏事）3.■以高人一等的态度对待， 带着优越感表示关心condescend to trickery堕落到不惜采用欺骗手段hate to be condescended to不喜欢别人用恩赐的态度对待自已The king condescended to eat with the beggars.那国王屈尊和乞丐们共餐。

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继承用法condescending[kɔndɪˈsendɪŋ]adj.1.■屈尊的； 以恩赐态度相待的