patronise

英

美

vt. 以高人一等的态度对待; 光顾，惠顾

过去分词：patronised　现在分词：patronising　过去式：patronised　第三人称单数：patronises　复数：patronises　

BNC.14839

英英释义

verb

be a regular customer or client of
1. We patronize this store
2. Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
Synonym:patronizepatronagesupportkeep going
treat condescendingly
Synonym:patronizecondescend
assume sponsorship of
Synonym:sponsorpatronize
do one's shopping at
Synonym:patronizeshopshop atbuy atfrequentsponsor