Deign
[ den ]
第5级
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vi. 屈尊，俯就;
💡 词根助记
dign, dain 有价值得,高贵
📝 例句
She has not told me that-and Lavinia didn't deign.
她没有对我说起这件事，拉维尼亚也不哼一声。
He doesn't deign to acknowledge his old friends.
他连老朋友也不理了。
She deigned no answer.
她不屑作答。
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
didn't even deign to reply.
甚至不屑于回答
🌱 联想助记
【记】de-前缀“向下、完全、除去”,ign-谐音“一个n”:向下成一个n的形状→鞠躬→屈尊
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
deign
v[Tt]
(sometimes derog or ironic 有时作贬义或作反语) be kind or gracious enough (to do sth); condescend 屈尊, 俯就（做某事）
He walked past me without even deigning to look at me. 他从我身旁走过, 竟没有屈尊看我一眼.
🔁 扩展释义
*[dein]vi. 屈尊vt. 赐予相关词组: not deign to do sth
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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How are you?
好吗？
Why do you always bother me?
你干嘛老是找我麻烦？
Is the production line fully automatic?
生产线是全自动的吗？