Mary's tutors patronize her.
玛丽的导师们资助她。
Eric hated being patronized and pitied by those who didn't believe his story.
埃里克痛恨那些不相信他经历的人的居高临下和怜悯。
Lisa
patronizes many contemporary British artists.
丽萨赞助许多英国当代艺术家。
We appreciate your business, but please don't patronize us; we're professionals and know our products well.
我们很感谢您的光顾，但请不要以居高临下的态度对待我们；我们是专业人士，对我们的产品非常了解。
It's insulting when people assume you know less just because you're young; I hate being patronized.
当人们仅仅因为你的年轻就假设你懂得少时，这是侮辱性的；我讨厌被居高临下地对待。
The wealthy philanthropist often
patronizes local art galleries, supporting emerging artists.
那位富有的慈善家经常光顾当地的美术馆，支持新兴艺术家。
I felt like the salesperson was talking down to me, as if I couldn't understand the technical specifications without her help – it was quite patronizing.
我觉得那个销售员在跟我讲话时有种居高临下的感觉，好像没有她的帮助我就无法理解技术规格似的，这让人很不爽。
The celebrity is known for patronizing small businesses, using her influence to promote them on social media.
这位名人因常光顾小本生意并利用自己的影响力在社交媒体上为它们做宣传而闻名。
Don't patronize me by saying it's going to be alright when you know nothing about my situation.
你根本不了解我的处境，就别说“一切都会好起来”的话来敷衍我。
The old man has been a loyal patron of the coffee shop for over 80 years, witnessing generations of owners.
老人是这家咖啡店超过80年的忠实顾客，见证了数代店主的更迭。
She dislikes the way some charity organizations patronize the very people they claim to help, treating them as helpless victims rather than equals.
她不喜欢某些慈善组织对待他们声称要帮助的人的那种居高临下的方式，把他们当作无助的受害者而不是平等的人来对待。
The local bookstore is struggling, and we encourage everyone to patronize it to keep it from closing down.
那家本地书店正面临困境，我们鼓励大家都去光顾，以免它倒闭。
He tried to patronize her with advice she didn't ask for, which only irritated her further.
他试图以她并未请求的建议来显示自己的优越感，这反而更让她恼火。
Caterers point the finger at customers, saying they patronize food courts just to fill their empty stomachs rather than for any sort of culinary experience.
Private brands have risen steadily in recent years catering to middle-income consumers who patronize supermarkets and warehouse club chains that are membership-driven, according to the report 2023 Retailer Private-Label Best Practice and Analysis.
Before we discuss whether or not the term is apt or accurate, and reasons thereof, it is important to first figure out who are the main consumers that patronize Chinese brands.
A survey conducted by the Shanghai-based Asia Pet Alliance in early November showed that among services pet owners are most keen to patronize, pet-friendly hotels, travel-with-pet services and pet-friendly restaurants rank high on the list.