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单词 deign
释义
deign
verb
disapproving
uk
/deɪn/us
/deɪn/
deign to dosomething
to do somethingunwillinglyand in a way thatshowsthat youthinkyou are tooimportantto do it:
屈尊做…，放下架子做…
If shedeignstoreplyto myletter, I'll beextremelysurprised.如果她能放下架子给我回信，那我肯定会感到非常诧异。
Synonym
condescendto dosomethingusuallyhumorous
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Unwilling and reluctant
(Definition ofdeignfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deign| American Dictionary

deign
verb[+ to infinitive]
us
/deɪn/
toagreeto do somethingalthoughyouconsideryourself tooimportantto have to do it:
Mr. Clinton did not deign toreply.
(Definition ofdeignfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeign

deign
Constantly talked about, he or she never deigns to utter a sound.
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When they deigned to explain themselves further, complainants harped on bridewealth and parental consent.
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Another 16,000 have so far not deigned to reply to the circular.
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He did notdeignto enlighten we as to where the displaced tenants would go.
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This is todeignnot to notice what is going on and to seek not to excuse a single one of one's actions.
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On some occasions they are deliberately deigned as protective devices for industry rather than as protection for the consumer.
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When we finally obtained an independent clinical review, the general practitioners did not evendeignto give evidence.
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One begins to think how grateful the great unwashed should be that those great intellectsdeignto bend their minds to improving their lot.
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At least that is a strong possibility and it must be considered before we evendeignto think about going into a single currency.
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Nobody has deigned to make even a suggestion.
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How do we treat any amendment that theydeignto send to us?
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He has not deigned to give us any reasons whatever.
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They prefer to be nasty to people who do notdeignto vote for them.
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When consultants had completed the time that they had deigned to make available, patients were sent packing to book another time.
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From the replies—indeed, a number of firms have not deigned to reply—it becomes clear that opportunities in the construction industry are greatly reduced.
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