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
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- 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。
- She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page.
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.- At last, Harper deigned to speak...
哈珀终于赏脸开了口。 - Weatherby didn't deign to reply.
韦瑟比不屑回答。
- At last, Harper deigned to speak...
英英释义
verb
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
双语例句
- Discussions were made on deign and fabrication of inner form, and technology for concrete pouring of the simple support and continuous beam.
针对高速铁路先简支后连续梁的内模设计、制造及先简支后连续法梁体混凝土灌筑、施工工艺进行探讨。 - Important deign processes and achievements will be provided for customers to confirm and ensure customers'satisfaction.
重要的设计过程和成果提供客户确认，确保客户满意。 - I fear my Julia will not deign my lines.
我担心我的朱莉亚不会欣然接受我的书信。 - Welcome wholeheartedly new and old customers in the world your patronage, deign to inquire, direct.
竭诚欢迎世界各地的新老客户惠顾、垂询、指导！ - Special deign is the maze-design subassembly to prevent leakage.
特别的是有迷宫式组件来防止泄漏。 - Until the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in two words& wait and hope.
在上帝为我们揭示未来之前，人类所有的智慧都包含在这两个词中――等待和希望。 - Based on the ration experiment and practical engineering of du-lafiber concrete, to raise deign and construction technology of du-lafiber concrete.
通过对杜拉纤维混凝土配合比试验，提出杜拉纤维混凝土的设计和施工工艺。 - Alas such was the case in her dealings with Cicero, who left only damning lines about the Egyptian queen, whom he would not deign even to mention by name.
这里有一个关于她与西塞罗（古罗马政治家，著作家）打交道的例子，西塞罗留下来的对克丽奥佩托的评价都是恶言咀咒，他绝不会屈尊于克丽奥佩托，甚至连名字都不会提。 - Wouldn't deign to greet the servant who opened the door.
不愿降低身份向开门的仆人打招呼。 - Occasionally I would deign to read one of her ridiculous editorials.
我偶尔卖个面子读一篇她所写的荒谬的社论。