condescenders

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condescender
n.
condescend的變形
condescend
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vi.
平等待人
屈尊,俯就,降低自己身份,放下架子:
She is so proud that she will not condescend to speak to us.
她非常驕傲,不肯放下架子同我們說一句話。
抱著優越感施惠于人;以高人一等的態度對待:
Mr Brown condescends to all his neighbours.
布朗先生總是以高人一等的態度對待他所有的鄰居。
墮落到:
He occasionally condescended to take bribes.
他有時墮落到受賄的地步。
[廢語]讓步;同意;屈從;默許
近義詞:
stoop

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