pander to sb/sth
常用于贬义,指为了个人利益而迎合他人。
The politician pandered to the voters' prejudices.
这位政客卑劣地迎合选民的偏见。
迎合;讨好
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
迎合;讨好
to cater to or gratify (especially base or improper desires)
The politician pandered to the voters' prejudices.
这位政客卑劣地迎合选民的偏见。
常用搭配:pander to somebody/something。
用...引诱;迎合(不当动机等);帮助满足。
To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.
提供(某物或某人)以引诱或迎合,尤其面向低级或不当动机。
To offer (something or someone) in order to tempt or appeal, especially to base or improper motivations.
提供与第三方的非法性行为;拉皮条。
To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
pander
Base
原形
panders
3rd person
第三人称单数
pandering
-ing
现在分词
pandered
Past
过去式
pandered
Past participle
过去分词
He panders to their every whim.
他迎合他们的每一个心愿。
She pandered to the audience's desires.
她迎合了观众的欲望。
They are pandering to popular opinion.
他们正在迎合大众的意见。
动词形式规则变化
Some politicians pander to wealthy donors instead of serving the public interest.
一些政客卑劣地迎合富有的捐赠者,而不是为公共利益服务。
The movie pandered to the audience's desire for violence and gore.
那部电影卑劣地迎合了观众对暴力和血腥的渴望。
Stop pandering to their every whim; you need to set boundaries.
别再一味迎合他们的每个怪念头了;你需要设定界限。
常用于贬义,指为了个人利益而迎合他人。
The politician pandered to the voters' prejudices.
这位政客卑劣地迎合选民的偏见。
此用法较具体,常指性交易中介。
He was accused of pandering for clients.
他被指控为客户拉皮条。
Not this
He panders the crowd.
Use this
He panders to the crowd.
错误:将'pander'用作及物动词。'pander'是不及物动词,必须后接介词'to'才能接宾语。改正:添加介词'to'。中文学习者常受'迎合'的及物用法影响而误用。
Not this
She pandered for his desires.
Use this
She pandered to his desires.
错误:介词搭配错误。'pander'后应接介词'to',而非'for'。'pander to'表示'迎合、满足'。改正:将'for'改为'to'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
迎合某人
He refused to pander to the critics.
他拒绝迎合批评者。
讨好人群
Politicians often pander to the crowd during elections.
政客们在选举期间常常讨好人群。
迎合低级本能
The tabloid panders to base instincts with sensational stories.
这家小报用耸人听闻的故事迎合低级本能。
迎合公众舆论
The government was accused of pandering to public opinion.
政府被指责迎合公众舆论。
迎合选民
Candidates pander to voters with empty promises.
候选人们用空洞的承诺迎合选民。
迎合某人的低级本能
The tabloid panders to readers' baser instincts with sensational headlines.
这家小报用耸人听闻的标题迎合读者的低级本能。
迎合大众,讨好人群
The politician accused his rival of pandering to the crowd instead of stating his real views.
这位政客指责对手只会迎合大众,而不表明真实观点。
迎合公众口味
The show was criticized for pandering to public taste rather than challenging it.
这档节目被批评为迎合公众口味,而非挑战公众口味。
我不会迎合恐惧政治。
The movie panders to the audience's appetite for violence.
这部电影迎合了观众对暴力的喜好。
Use pander naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
pander 发音像 panda,想象熊猫为了一口竹子去讨好游客——pander 就是迎合(低级)欲望。
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、political commentary、media criticism pander 作动词时,最常用作 pander to,多出现在正式的书面语或评论中,表示“迎合(不恰当或低俗的愿望)”,带贬义。日常口语中通常说 give in to 或 cater to。另一个旧义“拉皮条”现较少见。
在本条目给出的读音(非卷舌)中,pander、panda、gander、grander、candor 都以 /ndə/ 结尾,押韵。slander 和 gender 拼写相似但读音不同:slander 读 /ˈslɑːndə/,gender 读 /ˈdʒendə/,都不与 pander 押韵。
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