deign

英 [deɪn]

美 [deɪn]

v.  屈尊，俯就，降低身份(做某事)

过去式：deigned　过去分词：deigned　第三人称单数：deigns　现在分词：deigning　复数：deigns　

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BNC.24312 / COCA.23426

牛津词典

verb

• 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
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 屈尊;俯就;降低身份
  If you say that someonedeignedto do something, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they did it unwillingly, because they thought they were too important to do it.
  1. At last, Harper deigned to speak...
     哈珀终于赏脸开了口。
  2. Weatherby didn't deign to reply.
     韦瑟比不屑回答。

英英释义

verb

• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  Synonym:condescenddescend

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