单词	patronize
释义	patronizepat‧ron‧ize (also patronise British English) /ˈpætrənaɪz $ ˈpeɪ-, ˈpæ-/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE patronize Simple Form Present I, you, we, they patronize he, she, it patronizes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they patronized Present perfect I, you, we, they have patronized he, she, it has patronized Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had patronized Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will patronize Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have patronized Continuous Form Present I am patronizing he, she, it is patronizing you, we, they are patronizing Past I, he, she, it was patronizing you, we, they were patronizing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been patronizing he, she, it has been patronizing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been patronizing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be patronizing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been patronizing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES It's a charming little restaurant which is mostly patronized by locals. Just because you're older than me, it doesn't give you the right to patronize me. Kid's don't like to be patronized any more than adults do. She's almost 90, but she gets very annoyed with anyone who tries to patronize her. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS East Berliners feel they are patronized and their western cousins complain they are stuck with the bills for reunification. It's nice to work without being patronized. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taking form so far below ourselves. We thus had a perfect relationship: each of us felt that he could patronize the other. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto talk to someone as if they were stupid ► patronize also patronise British · Kids don't like to be patronized any more than adults do.· Just because you're older than me, it doesn't give you the right to patronize me. ► talk down to · I always get the feeling that repairmen are talking down to me, as if I don't know anything.· Krasny never talks down to his audience, assuming they can keep up with complex legal arguments. WORD SETS► BUSINESS absolute advantage, aggregate demand, AGM, nounagribusiness, nounairline, nounappurtenance, nounassessment, nounbad debt, nounbalance sheet, nounbankroll, verbbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbankruptcy, nounbargain, verbbargain basement, nounbaron, nounbill of sale, nounbiz, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounboom, nounboom and bust, nounboom town, nounbrown goods, nounbubble, nounbudget surplus, business card, nounbusiness cycle, business hours, nounbuyout, nouncapital, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivechamber of commerce, nounclerical, adjectiveconsumer, nounconsumer goods, noundisposable income, noundownturn, noundrive-through, nouneconomically, adverbfinancial, adjectiveflat, adjectivefree enterprise, noungiveaway, adjectiveincrement, nounindustry, nouninflate, verbinflated, adjectiveinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveinsolvent, adjectiveinstitution, nouninterest, nounintroduction, nounlivery, nounlow season, nounlucrative, adjectiveMBA, nounmemo, nounmentoring, nounnegotiable, adjectivenegotiate, verbnegotiation, nounnon-profit, adjectiveopen, verboperational research, nounowner-occupied, adjectivepack, nounpackage, nounpaperwork, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpay, verbpcm, peppercorn rent, nounpersonal assistant, nounplanned obsolescence, nounpp., quarter, nounquarter day, nounquota, nounquote, verbready-made, adjectivereal estate, nounrebate, nounredeem, verbredevelop, verbrefund, nounrent, nounshutdown, nounsliding scale, nounsubcontract, verbsubcontractor, nountariff, nounundercut, verbundersubscribed, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► patronizing/condescending attitude (=showing that you think you are more important or intelligent than someone)· complaints about patronising attitudes towards women 1to talk to someone in a way which seems friendly but shows that you think they are not as intelligent or do not know as much as you:  Don’t patronize me! The program focuses on kids’ interests without patronizing them.2formal to use or visit a shop, restaurant etc3to support or give money to an organization or activity
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