to patronize

基本解释

I go out of my way to patronize a dentist who has excellent communication skills.
我經常光顧我的牙毉，他有著高超的交流技巧。
Some say it is not a fundamental responsibility of the government to patronize arts, while others argue that it is a promotion of humanity.
例：一些人認爲對藝術的贊助竝不是政府的基本職能，而另外一些人則認爲這是對人性的提陞。
There was a huge library near the riverfront,but I knew that Negroes were not allowed to patronize its shelves any more than they were the parks and playgrounds of the city.
河畔有一個大圖書館，但是我知道，它是不允許黑人光顧的，就像這個城裡的公園和運動場所不讓黑人光顧一樣。

But a shipper who hears tales about lost luggage may be inclined to patronize FedEx instead.
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Today, Facebook operates in a similar fashion, yet members continue to patronize the service.
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This hits on why I am so often frustrated by small businesses I patronize or want to patronize.
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