patronise

英 ['pætrənaɪz] 美 ['pætrənaɪz]

• vt. 资助；赞助；惠顾；屈尊
• =patronize(美).

英英释义

Verb:

1. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

2. assume sponsorship of

3. treat condescendingly

4. be a regular customer or client of;

   "We patronize this store"
   "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• patronize 以高人一等的态度对待...
• sponsor 保证人
• support 支持
• patronage 赞助
• shop 商店
• condescend 屈尊
• keep going 继续
• frequent 频繁的

【反义词】

• boycott 抵制（贸易）...