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talk down to someone
phrasal verb with talkverb[ I ]uk /tɔːk/ us /tɑːk/
to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important: 以居高临下的语气对（某人）说话
I wish politicians wouldn't talk down to us as if we were idiots.我希望政客们不要以那种居高临下的语气跟我们讲话，好像我们都是白痴似的。
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talk down to someone | American Dictionary
talk down to someone
phrasal verb with talkverb[ I/T ]us/tɔk/
to speak to someone in a simple way, as if the person cannot understand things as well as you can:
Our history teacher never talks down to us.
talk down to sb | Business English
talk down to sb
phrasal verb with talkverb[ I ]uk /tɔːk/us
to talk to someone as if they were less important than you:
Secretarial staff are most likely to be talked down to.
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