deign to reply
collocation屈尊回复
She rarely deigns to reply to fan mail.
她很少屈尊回复粉丝的来信。
屈尊；俯就
屈尊做某事；赐予
to lower oneself to do something, especially when it seems beneath one's dignity; to condescend or vouchsafe
屈尊做某事
To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
屈尊做某事
To consider it appropriate or worthy to do something, often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to think fit, to vouchsafe.
一般现在时
She deigns to answer my question.
她屈尊回答我的问题。
一般过去时
He deigned to attend the meeting.
他屈尊参加了会议。
现在完成时
They have deigned to acknowledge my presence.
他们屈尊承认了我的存在。
规则变化
The celebrity rarely deigned to speak to her fans.
这位明星很少屈尊与粉丝交谈。
用法提示：deign to do sth 表示‘屈尊做某事’，这里用过去时deigned。
He would not deign to acknowledge our greeting.
他不屑于回应我们的问候。
用法提示：deign to acknowledge 表示‘屈尊回应’，否定形式表示不屑。
The queen deigned to grant them an audience.
女王屈尊赐予他们觐见的机会。
用法提示：deign to grant 表示‘屈尊赐予’，过去时deigned。
与 deign 最接近，但 condescend 更强调流露出优越感；deign 更正式，两者常可换用。
stoop 语气较重，多接 to doing sth，常含道德贬义；deign 则较中性地指“不愿但仍做”。
vouchsafe 较古雅正式，常用于“deign to give”的语境，后接名词或 that 从句，不如 deign 灵活。
lower oneself 强调“自降身份”，常用于否定结构（如 won't lower oneself to...），情感色彩比 deign 强。
此处“deign”意为“屈尊、俯就”；反义词“refuse”表示拒绝，与“deign”的“屈尊去做”相对。
此处“deign”意为“屈尊、俯就”；反义词“decline”指婉拒，侧重不愿接受，而非因身份降低而做。
此处“deign”意为“屈尊、俯就”；反义词“disdain”表示不屑去做，与“deign”的“认为值得做”相反。
此处“deign”意为“屈尊、俯就”；反义词“scorn”表示轻蔑地拒绝，与“deign”的“俯就”形成反差。
屈尊回复
She rarely deigns to reply to fan mail.
她很少屈尊回复粉丝的来信。
屈尊理会
He never deigns to notice ordinary people.
他从不肯屈尊理会普通人。
屈尊与某人说话
After the argument, she refused to deign to speak to him.
争吵之后，她不肯屈尊跟他说话。
屈尊解释
The manager did not deign to explain the decision.
经理没有屈尊解释这个决定。
屈尊帮忙
Would you deign to help me with this heavy bag?
你愿意屈尊帮我拿这个重包吗？
屈尊造访
The queen finally deigned to visit the hospital.
女王终于屈尊造访了这家医院。
deign 指放下尊严去做某事，常与尊严概念相关。
屈尊做某事往往因自尊或傲慢而显得勉强。
deign 常体现说话者自视高人一等的态度。
地位较高者常用 deign 表示屈尊俯就。
不屑做某事的情感常伴随 deign 的用法。
放下架子做某事；屈尊去做某事
He finally deigned to apologize for his rudeness.
他终于放下架子为他的无礼道了歉。
屈尊注意到某人/某物（常含不屑）
She wouldn't even deign to notice the new intern.
她甚至不屑于注意到那位新实习生。
不屑于答复
The star never deigned to reply to the fan's letter.
这位明星从不屑于回复粉丝的来信。
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