deign

US [deɪn]
UK [deɪn]
  • v.屈尊
  • Web赐予;俯就;垂顾
Simple Present:deigns  Present Participle:deigning  Past Tense:deigned  
deign
v.
1.
~ to do sth
屈尊,俯就,降低身份(做某事)to do sth in a way that shows you think you are too important to do it
She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page.
她只咕哝了一声,继续看书,不屑抬起头来看一眼。

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