toadying
v.
拍马，谄媚( toady的现在分词 )；
英英释义
toady[ 'təudi ]
n.a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
同义词：sycophantcrawlerlackey
v.try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
同义词：fawntrucklebootlickkowtowkotowsuck up
双语例句
He toadied to his boss for promotion.
他为升职向老板献殷勤。
The former servant made his way into power by toadying to the king.
这位当年的仆人通过向国王谄媚而掌上了权。
权威例句
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1. They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
然后他们来到后台，对他柔声细语，拍他的马屁。
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2. He is always toadying to the boss.
他老是巴结老板。
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3. Although he needs money badly, he says that toadying to his rich brother is the very last thing he would do.
他说，虽然急需钱，他也决不会去巴结他那有钱的兄弟。
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4. And today sees his name used as a sneering synonym for the N-word-without-attitude toadying to whitey, and Mrs Stowe derided as that worst sort of white, the liberal sort.
而如今，汤姆叔叔的名字变为一种可笑的词，不带种族偏见的白种人会用它来嘲笑别人。斯托女士成了烂好人的代名词，是最没用的那类白人。
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5. And today sees his name used as a sneering synonym for the N-word-without-attitude toadying to whitey, and Mrs Stowe derided as that worst sort of white, the liberal sort.
而如今，汤姆叔叔的名字变为一种可笑的词，不带种族偏见的白种人会用它来嘲笑别人。斯托女士成了烂好人的代名词，是最没用的那类白人。
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