toady
toady
英[ˈtəʊdi]美[ˈtoʊdi]
n.谄媚者,马屁精;
vt.& vi.拍马,谄媚;
复数:toadies;
第三人称单数:toadies;
过去式:toadied;
过去分词:toadied;
现在分词:toadying;
例句
He flung it in my teeth that I was a toady.他责备我是个马屁精。
An invention may be new toady, but in a few years, it may be outdated.一项发明今天可能新颖, 过几年可能就会过时.
" Oh , hello, Mr. Lee. How are you toady? "哦, 喂, 李先生, 你今天好 吗 ?
Arrogance has no defense against a toady.傲慢防不了谄媚者.
同义词
toady的同义词之:
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N-COUNT
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.
例句
They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.她们随后来到后台,对他娇语谄媚。英汉词典释义
n.
谄媚者,马屁精
He flung it in my teeth that I was a toady.他责备我是个马屁精。vt. & vi.
拍马,谄媚
n.
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Verb
1. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering;
"He is always kowtowing to his boss"