patronage

• He has a great deal of patronage in his hands .
  他有很大的任命权。
• The restaurant has a large patronage .
  光顾这家餐馆的人很多。
• A thousand thanks for your patronage .
  多谢您的大力栽培。
• I am sorry to say that my patronage ends with this .
  很抱歉，我的赞助只能到此为止。
• Your patronage is cordially invited .
  无任欢迎。
• He knew that she was taking the patronage out of his hands .
  他知道她是在他手里把授取的大权拿过去。
• Serve me and you will be rewarded with the patronage of the powerful .
  给我办事，你就会有强大的后台。
• Though it was not yet noon , there was considerable patronage .
  虽然时间未到中午，店中已有许多顾客惠顾。
• How often he had winced at her patronage of strangers !
  她那种对陌生人的沽恩庇护使他多少次从心坎里发冷啊！
• Those that live by patronage shall surely perish by patronage .
  那些靠恩赐而生存的人，必然会由于接受恩赐而垮台。