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词汇 condescend-to
释义

condescend to someone


phrasal verb with condescendverb usually humorousuk /ˌkɒn.dɪˈsend/ us /ˌkɑːn.dəˈsend/
to treat someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them: 表现出高…一等的姿态,带有优越感地对待…
He explains things without condescending to his audience.他解释情况时不会对听众表现出高人一等的样子。
He made the mistake of condescending to Katya, and soon regretted it.
One of the reasons she's such a great teacher is that she never condescends to her pupils.
His books never condescend to their teenage readers.
They accused him of cutting back on rural projects and condescending to rural voters.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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popinjay
swollen head
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talk down to someone
think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom
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