patronized

英 [ˈpætrənaɪzd]

美 [ˈpeɪtrənaɪzd]

v.  屈尊俯就地对待; 摆出高人一等的派头; 经常光顾; 赞助; 资助
patronize的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 patronise


• VERB 对…摆出屈尊俯就的样子
  If someonepatronizesyou, they speak or behave towards you in a way which seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you in some way.
  1. Don't you patronize me!...
     别在我面前摆出一副屈尊俯就的样子！
  2. Cornelia often felt patronised by her tutors.
     科妮莉亚常常觉得她的老师们对她摆出屈尊俯就的样子。
• VERB 资助；赞助
  Someone whopatronizesartists, writers, or musicians supports them and gives them money.
  1. The Japanese Imperial family patronises the Japanese Art Association.
     日本皇室资助日本艺术协会。
• VERB 光顾；惠顾
  If someonepatronizesa place such as a pub, bar, or hotel, they are one of its customers.
  1. The ladies of Berne liked to patronize the Palace for tea and little cakes.
     伯尔尼的女士们喜欢去联邦宫殿用茶点。

英英释义

adj

• having patronage or clients
  1. street full of flourishing well-patronized shops
  Synonym:patronised

双语例句

• The restaurant is patronized by politicians.
  这家饭馆常有政治家光顾。
• They are patronized, ridiculed and shoved around by self-important staff members.
  他们受到那些自命不凡的职员们的赏脸、奚落，被推来搡去。
• He resented the way she patronized him.
  她待他那种屈尊纡贵的样子，他十分愤恨。
• Henry VII patronized a Flemish artist, mabuse.
  亨利七世资助过一位佛兰德斯的艺术家马布斯。
• Have you patronized in Lane Crawford in the previous time?
  对上一次你有没有惠顾过连卡佛？
• But I in had no intention to find the abundant guest website which William patronized frequently, therefore also has established one for oneself!
  但是我在无意间找到了威廉经常光顾的博客网站，所以就为自己也建立了一个！
• The Mughals also patronized this game, but the Mughal card-sets differ from those of the ancient Indian royal courts.
  莫卧儿王朝也赞同这种游戏，但莫卧儿时期的卡片集与古印度皇室有所不同。
• In 1997, it patronized Thailand, making babt heavily devalued. And this initiated the financial crisis of southeast Asia.
  1997年对冲基金光顾泰国，使泰铢大幅贬值，并由此引发东南亚金融危机；
• He patronized a young musician.
  他赞助了一位青年音乐家。
• Some of these publications, odd to say, which were patronized by a prince, are to be found in the Secret Library.
  这些著作中的好几种，说也奇怪，还受到一个亲王的保护，收藏在“秘密图书馆”里。