| 釋義 |
pander /'paenda(r); 'paendv/ vi [VP3A] ~ to, 1 give help or encouragement (to sb, to his base passions and desires): 幫助; 鼓勵(lì); 煽動(dòng) (與 to 連用,后接某人或卑都的情欲): newspapers that ~ to the public interest in crime; 煽動(dòng)讀者對(duì)犯罪感興趣的報(bào)紙。 ~ to low tastes. 迎合低級(jí)趣味。 2 act as a go-between (eg to sb's sexual desires). 作淫媒; 拉皮條。 0 procure (3), the more usu word now. (4 靛常用 procure)。 n person who ~ s (2). 淫媒; 拉皮條者。 |