patronize

英 ['pætrənaɪz] 美 ['peɪtrənaɪz]

• vt. 以高人一等的态度对待；经常光顾；资助

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 以高人一等的态度对待

   behave towards sb as if one were better or more important than them

2. vt. 光顾，惠顾

   be a patron of

英英释义

Verb:

1. assume sponsorship of

2. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client 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"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. He resented the way she patronized him.
   她待他那种屈尊纡贵的样子，他十分愤恨。
2. Some television programmes tend to patronize children.
   有些电视节目往往以大人的观点对待儿童。
3. I'll never patronize that store again.
   我再也不去光顾那家商店了。
4. The restaurant is patronized by politicians and journalists.
   这家饭馆常有政治家和记者光顾。
5. Only the well-to-do could afford to patronize them.
   只有富人才能资助他们。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. Don't patronize me;I know just as much about it as you do.
   别对我摆出高人一等的臭架子，我对这件事知道的不比你少。
2. I'll never patronize that store again.
   我再也不去光顾那家商店了。

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. patronize在英式英语中又作patronise。

近反义词

【近义词】

• frequent 频繁的
• back 后面
• sponsor 保证人
• finance 金融
• support 支持
• demean 贬低
• denigrate 诋毁
• belittle 轻视
• promote 促进
• talk down to 高人一等地对 ... ...
• use 使用
• utilize <美>利用或使用...
• visit 拜访
• go to 去
• oblige 迫使
• favor 偏爱
• befriend 待 ... 如友
• deal with 讨论
• deal 协定
• with 用
• trade with 进行交易
• trade 贸易
• forward 向前的
• forwards 向前地
• or 或者
• patronise 资助
• patronage 赞助
• shop 商店
• condescend 屈尊
• keep going 继续

【反义词】

• boycott 抵制（贸易）...