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单词 deign
释义
deigndeign /deɪn/ verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdeign
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French deignier, from Latin dignus ‘deserving admiration’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
deign
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydeign
he, she, itdeigns
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydeigned
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave deigned
he, she, ithas deigned
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad deigned
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill deign
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have deigned
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Caligula was degenerate but, by all accounts, did not deign to hide the fact.
  • He would often be dressed in just a loose-fitting pair of shorts, but sometimes deigned to wear a vest as well.
  • I can't afford to hang around here waiting until you deign to come back to collect me.
  • It had taken this long for her to deign to notice me.
  • Paige didn't deign to answer.
  • The detective was constantly surprised at the men that some women deigned to have relationships with.
  • The good thing was, they looked so bad that even Big Willie would not deign to take them.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Shelly finally deigned to join us for lunch.
  • Caligula was degenerate but, by all accounts, did not deign to hide the fact.
  • He would often be dressed in just a loose-fitting pair of shorts, but sometimes deigned to wear a vest as well.
  • His voice, when finally he deigned to open his mouth, was smooth.
  • It deigns to pay 0.5 per cent on deposits of less than £500 in its Liquid Gold account.
  • It had taken this long for her to deign to notice me.
  • Paige didn't deign to answer.
  • The detective was constantly surprised at the men that some women deigned to have relationships with.
  • The mistress of Socrates deigned to Cast her smile on this unknown poet.
deign to do something to do something that you think you are really too important to do – often used humorously:  Travis called after her, but she didn’t deign to answer.
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