patronize
英[ˈpætrəˌnaɪz]
美[ˈpeɪtrəˌnaɪz;ˈpætrənˌaɪz]
- 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"