patronise

vt.

以高人一等的态度对待；光顾，惠顾；

1. He resented the way she patronized him.
   她待他那种屈尊纡贵的样子，他十分愤恨。
2. The restaurant is patronized by politicians and journalists.
   这家饭馆常有政治家和记者光顾。

Don't patronise me
Don't patronise the public
Qualified to patronise
It takes two to patronise/be patronised
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