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condescend

C2 verb

condescend /ˌkɑndəˈsɛnd/ nghĩa là hạ mình

Các nghĩa

  1. hạ mình

    To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.

    figuratively · intransitive

    The boss condescended not to sack him after much persuasion from his coworkers.

    Truli I knowe him [the Devil] to wel, and haue obeyed him a little to much in condiſcenting to ſome folies.

    Be of the ſame mind one towards another. Minde not high things, but condeſcend to men of low eſtate. Be not wiſe in your owne conceits.

  2. lên mặt kẻ cả

    To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.

    figuratively · intransitive

    Ermine never let any one be condescending to her, and conducted the conversation with her usual graceful good breeding, […]

  3. đi vào chi tiết

    Chiefly followed by on or upon: to go into detail; to particularize, to specify.

    figuratively · intransitive

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