condescend

US [ˌkɑndəˈsend]
UK [ˌkɒndɪˈsend]
  • v.屈尊；俯就；（对某人）表现出优越感
  • Web屈尊俯就；屈就；堕落
Simple Present：condescends  Present Participle：condescending  Past Tense：condescended  

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Condescend
v.
1.
[t]
~ to do sth
屈尊；俯就to do sth that you think it is below your social or professional position to do
We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us.
我们等了几乎一小时他才屈尊大驾来见我们。
2.
[i]
~ to sb
（对某人）表现出优越感to behave towards sb as though you are more important and more intelligent than they are
When giving a talk, be careful not to condescend to your audience.
发表讲话时，注意别对听众表现出高人一等的样子。

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1.
She did not condescend to have dinner with him.
她投有屈尊与他共餐。
tā tóu yǒu qū zūn yǔ tā gòng cān 。
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2.
Something in the other's solicitude and interest made her feel as if she were the one to condescend.
万斯太太的关心和热情，有点使她觉得自己是屈就的一方了。
wàn sī tài tài de guān xīn hé rè qíng , yǒu diǎn shǐ tā jué de zì jǐ shì qū jiù de yī fāng le 。
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3.
Real athletes--and some of them do condescend to join us from time to time--always seem to have serious injuries.
真正的球员——有几个曾偶尔加入我们之中——似乎总是受重伤。
zhēn zhèng de qiú yuán — — yǒu jǐ gè céng ǒu ěr jiā rù wǒ men zhī zhōng —— sì hū zǒng shì shòu zhòng shāng 。
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4.
He did not condescend to answer. He turned his back on me.
他不愿屈尊回答我的问题。他不理睬我。
tā bú yuàn qū zūn huí dá wǒ de wèn tí 。 tā bù lǐ cǎi wǒ 。
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5.
First, I cannot be. Second, I do not condescend to be. Mouton, I am.
我不能当第一，我不愿当第二，我是木桐。
wǒ bù néng dāng dì yī , wǒ bú yuàn dāng dì èr , wǒ shì mù tóng 。
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6.
My speech to the end, then with a kakui song to recall this once condescend to let the music elves.
我的演讲到此结束，接下来用一首家驹的歌来缅怀下这个曾经降临人间的音乐精灵吧。
wǒ de yǎn jiǎng dào cǐ jié shù , jiē xià lái yòng yī shǒu jiā jū de gē lái miǎn huái xià zhè ge céng jīng jiàng lín rén jiān de yīn yuè jīng líng ba 。
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7.
Man must learn the ways of spirit and cease to condescend it in favour of his mortal reality.
人类必须要学会灵性的方式，停止去让灵性俯就于世俗的现实。
rén lèi bì xū yào xué huì líng xìng de fāng shì , tíng zhǐ qù ràng líng xìng fǔ jiù yú shì sú de xiàn shí 。
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8.
Maybe you could ask the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) to condescend to him.
也许你可以请求CEO（首席官）对他摆出一副待以施恩的。
yě xǔ nǐ kě yǐ qǐng qiú CEO ( shǒu xí guān ) duì tā bǎi chū yī fù dāi yǐ shī ēn de 。
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9.
looking down on someone You should never condescend or look down on a co-worker.
你永远也不应该瞧不起或以屈尊的态度对待同事。
nǐ yǒng yuǎn yě bù yīng gāi qiáo bu qǐ huò yǐ qū zūn de tài du duì dài tóng shì 。
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10.
[Be] of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
要彼此同心。不要志气高大，倒要俯就卑微的人。（人或作事）不要自以为聪明。
yào bǐ cǐ tóng xīn 。 bú yào zhì qì gāo dà , dào yào fǔ jiù bēi wēi de rén 。 ( rén huò zuò shì ) bú yào zì yǐ wéi cōng míng 。
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