toadies
英 [ˈtəʊdiz]
美 [ˈtoʊdiz]
n. 谄媚者; 马屁精
v. 拍马; 奉承; 谄媚
toady的第三人称单数和复数
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
- The toadies were gone, for the outgoing president had nothing to give.
哈巴狗都走了，因为即将离任的总统再没有东西可给他们了。 - He toadies to his aunt, hoping to gain some of her money.
他花言巧语地哄着他姑姑，想从她那儿弄些钱。