yes-man

英 [ˈjes mæn] 美 [ˈjes mæn]

n.  应声虫; 唯唯诺诺的人

复数:yes-men



牛津词典

noun

  1. 应声虫;唯唯诺诺的人
    a person who always agrees with people in authority in order to gain their approval

    柯林斯词典

    1. 应声虫;唯唯诺诺的人
      If you describe a man as a yes-man, you dislike the fact that he seems always to agree with people who have authority over him, in order to gain favour.

      双语例句

      1. I'm not staying as a paid lackey to act as your yes-man.
        我不要再做拿钱任你使唤的应声虫。
      2. I imagine I would just get the yes-man approach of what I wanted to hear, not what I needed to hear.
        我能想象,我只会得到一些惟命是从的回答,只会听到我想要听的话,而不是我需要听的话。
      3. I'm told he's only a yes-man.
        我听说他是个唯唯诺诺的人。
      4. Yes, I hare that, At present, what we want is stong, independent leader, not a bunch of yes-man.
        没错,我就恨这个。现在,我们要的是强有力的,有主见的领导人,可不是和事佬。
      5. He is a yes-man.
        他是个和事佬。
      6. Mrs Thatcher was not looking for yes-man or people who were too junior to contradict her.
        撒切尔夫人并不主张物色那些唯唯诺诺的人或因官卑职小而不敢对她提出异议的人。
      7. She's had enough of you and your yes-man attitude.
        她受够了你和你老好人的态度。
      8. He's a yes-man. I don't like him.
        他是个唯唯诺诺的人,我不喜欢他。
      9. He's useless at his job and only got promoted because he's a yes-man.
        他没有才能,能升职只因为他是个唯唯诺诺的人。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. a person of unquestioning obedience

          Synonym:    flunkyflunkeystooge