toadied
英 [ˈtəʊdid]
美 [ˈtoʊdid]
v. 拍马; 奉承; 谄媚
toady的过去分词和过去式
柯林斯词典
- 谄媚者;马屁精
If you refer to someone as a toady, you disapprove of them because they flatter or are pleasant towards an important or powerful person in the hope of getting some advantage from them. - VERB 奉承;谄媚;拍马
If you say that someone is toadying to an important or powerful person, you disapprove of them because they are flattering or being pleasant towards that person in the hope of getting some advantage from them.- They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
她们随后来到后台，对他娇语谄媚。
- They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
双语例句
- And he never toadied up to anyone.
他从不给任何人拍马屁。 - He toadied to his boss for promotion.
他为升职向老板献殷勤。 - We despise toadied who suck up to their bosses; they are generally the same people who bully their subordinates.
我们鄙视那些曲意逢迎上司的人，这些人通常会恃强凌弱地对待他们的下属。