verb🔗Share资助，赞助 To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support."The local business owner actively patronizes the high school's sports teams by donating money for new equipment. "当地的企业主积极资助高中的运动队，捐款购买新设备。attitudeactionbusinessmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share光顾，惠顾 To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.""My family patronizes the local bakery every Saturday morning for fresh bread." "我们家每个星期六早上都光顾本地面包店，买新鲜面包。businesscommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share屈尊俯就， 摆架子。 To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly."The teacher patronized the student, dismissing her questions as unimportant. "那位老师摆出高人一等的姿态对待学生， dismiss 她的问题，觉得那些问题根本不重要。attitudecharacterhumanmindcommunicationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share责备，指责 To blame, to reproach."The teacher patronizes students who don't understand the lesson immediately, making them feel ashamed to ask questions. "老师会责备那些不能立刻理解课程的学生，这让他们觉得不好意思提问。attitudecommunicationactioncharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
