单词
patronize
英 [ˈpætrəˌnaɪz]
美[ˈpeɪtrəˌnaɪz;ˈpætrənˌaɪz]
基本信息
- vt. 以高人一等的态度对待；经常光顾，惠顾；资助；保护
英英释意
- 1. assume sponsorship of
- 2. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client 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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