patronise

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基本釋義

vt.
以高人一等的態(tài)度對(duì)待; 光顧，惠顧

實(shí)用例句

Vegetarian restaurants are spreading, but many patronise them to be trendy rather than ethical.

素食餐廳現(xiàn)在越來越多了, 但這更多是一種流行趨勢(shì)而與道德無關(guān).

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英英釋義

Verb

  • 1. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

  • 2. assume sponsorship 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"

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