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

• 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。
• The managing director condescended to have lunch with us in the canteen.
  总经理屈尊就驾与我们在食堂吃午餐。
• He condescended to bribery.
  他不顾节操接受贿赂。
• She actually condescended to say hello to me in the street today.
  她今天在街上竟能屈尊跟我打招呼。
• 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 condescended to mingle with the workers.
  他屈尊与工人们交往。
• 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。
• The king condescended to eat with the beggars.
  那国王屈尊和乞丐们共餐。
• 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。
• He occasionally condescended to take bribes.
  他偶尔也自贬身价接受贿赂。