单词 | pander to somebody/something |
释义 | pander to somebody/something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpander to somebody/something phrasal verbGIVEto give someone anything they want in order to please them, even if it seems unreasonable or unnecessary – used to show disapproval Some newspapers feel they have to pander to the prejudices of their readers.pander to your every whim. Highly trained staff will → pander→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuspander to ... every whim• She had long realised that while Luther Reynolds lived, David would always be there to pander to his every whim.• They travelled extensively, but he had to pander to her every whim. |
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