talked down to

As the boss, he talked down to all his employees.

作为老板，他对雇员讲话都是以居高临下的口吻。

Dong says he concentrated only on his son's academic achievements and always talked down to him.

他说过去只关注儿子的成绩，而且总是居高临下地跟他说话。

talked down to her subordinates.

居高临下地与她的下级说话

People love being talked down to.

人们喜欢被奉承。

The teacher talked down to the freshmen, and they were bored.

老师对大学一年级学生讲得太平淡无奇了，他们都感到厌烦。