patrons

英 [ˈpeɪtrənz]

美 [ˈpeɪtrənz]

n.  (艺术家的)赞助人，资助者; 名义赞助人(支持慈善组织等的名人，名字常用于有关的广告宣传中); 老主顾; 顾客; 常客
patron的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （艺术家、作家和音乐家等的）赞助人，资助人
  Apatronis a person who supports and gives money to artists, writers, or musicians.
  1. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
     叶卡捷琳娜大帝资助发展艺术和科学。
• N-COUNT （允许慈善机构、团体和活动等使用自己的名字作宣传的）代言人，名义赞助人
  Thepatronof a charity, group, or campaign is an important person who allows his or her name to be used for publicity.
  1. Fiona and Alastair have become patrons of the National Missing Person's Helpline.
     菲奥娜和阿拉斯泰尔已经成为国家失踪人口服务热线的代言人。
• N-COUNT （酒吧、旅馆等的）主顾，顾客
  Thepatronsof a place such as a pub, bar, or hotel are its customers.
  1. He spent the night at the Savoy: like so many of its patrons, he could not resist the exclusively English cooking.
     他在萨沃伊酒店过了夜：和许多顾客一样，他无法抗拒精美的英式菜肴。

双语例句

• Some say this has also undermined their appeal for many former patrons.
  一些酒吧表示，这也削弱了它们对许多老顾客的吸引力。
• Decades later, his view of Harvard apparently changed, Franklin became one of its patrons.
  几十年后，他对哈佛的看法明显改观，富兰克林成为了该校的赞助人之一。
• Modern artists have difficulty in finding wealthy patrons.
  现代艺术家难以找到富有的资助者。
• It will be said that he lied in the application he made to each of his three patrons.
  有人会说，他在向三个赞助人提出请求时，对每一个都撒了谎。
• On a street corner where drunk patrons stand laughing.
  在一个街道角落里醉笑顾客的立场。
• In such cases, library patrons must use a computer terminal to find the books they need.
  在这种情况下，图书馆顾客必须使用计算机终端来找他们要的书。
• The superstar Polo professionals consider it "commercially sensitive" to reveal what the patrons are paying them.
  专业马球运动巨星认为，透露赞助人给他们支付的薪水“在商业上非常敏感”。
• The royals have always been patrons of charities pulling in large donations.
  王室成员一向热心慈善事业，捐资数目巨大。
• To be paid and keep getting work, they had to satisfy their customers ( patrons).
  为了获得报酬和继续创作，他们不得不去迎合他们的顾客（赞助者）。
• There was no conflict between myself and my patrons.
  在我和我的主顾之间没有什么摩擦。