speak down to
基本解释
- 以居高临下的口吻对某人说话
英汉例句
- 'I'm sure the manager has sat him down and spoken to him already, ' said Ferdinand.
我确信教练已经和他进行了认真的交谈。 - BANKERS, erstwhile masters of the financial universe, are not used to being spoken down to.
银行家，过去金融世界的主宰，还不习惯屈尊降贵。 - I attempted to mask my ignorance by keeping my head down and not speaking unless spoken to.
我试图掩盖自己的无知，每天低着头干活，除非别人跟我说话，否则不主动交谈。 - The culture, even down to the dialect spoken, was created and designed by and for men.
FORBES: Women In Business And The Groundhog Day Syndrome - He walked around the campus with his eyes down, speaking only when spoken to, and he washed dishes and waited on tables at the fraternities, which he was not invited to join.
NEWYORKER: Method Man