| 釋義 |
condescend /ondi'send; /kandi'smd/ vi [VP2A, 3A, 4A] ~ to sb/sth ： ~ to do sth, 1 (in a good sense) do sth, accept a position, etc that one's rank, merits, abilities, etc do not require one to do. (好的意思) 屈尊; 俯就 (做依照自己的地位、 功名、能力等所不需要做的事) 。 2 (in a bad sense) stoop, lower oneself: (壞的意思) 屈身; 卑躬; 降低身份： He occasionally ~ed to trickery/to take bribes. 他偶爾也自眨身價(jià)從事欺詐 (接受賄賂) 。 3 behave graciously, but in a way that shows one,s feeling of superiority: 態(tài)度雖親切卻又顯出自己的優(yōu)越感： Mr Pigge sometimes ~s to help his wife with the housework. 皮基先生有時(shí)以屈曷的姿態(tài)幫他的妻子做家事。 Mrs Drudge doesn't like being ~ed to. 德拉基太太不喜歡旁人以屈尊的姿態(tài)對(duì)待她。 ~ing adj ~ingly adv condescension /tkDndi'senJn ; /kandi'smjon/ n [U] ~ing (all senses); [C] instance of this. 屈尊; 俯就; 屈身; 卑躬; 優(yōu)越感。 |