pander

['pændə]

v.迎合, 拉皮条
n.拉皮条者

例句与用法：

Since she was an only child, her parents pandered to her every whim.

由于她是独女，父母对她总是百依百顺。

The newspapers there pander to people's interest in crime and violence.

那儿的报纸迎合读者对犯罪和暴力的兴趣。

词形变化：

动词过去式: pandered | 动词过去分词: pandered | 动词现在分词: pandering | 动词第三人称单数: panders |

详细释义：

n.

拉皮条; 老鸨; 怂恿者[C]

Panders were warned or arrested in the anti-prostitution campaign.

在打击卖淫的运动中, 老鸨们有的受到警告, 有的被逮捕了。

vi.

勾引; 拉皮条; 怂恿; 迎合[(+to)]

This magazine is criticized for pandering to the vulgar taste of some readers.

这家杂志因迎合某些读者的低级趣味而遭到批评。

vt.

【古】为……拉皮条

短语词组：

pander to

1. 迎合; 取悦

Those novels pander to people's liking for stories about crime.

那些小说迎合读者对犯罪故事的爱好。