toadying

权威英汉双解

to treat sb more important with special kindness or respect in order to gain their favour or help

英汉释义

• n.

  1.拍马屁的人

• v.

  1.(toadied) 奉承,拍马屁

英英释义

• n.

  1.someone who pretends to like a rich or important person in order to get some advantage from them

• v.

  1.to pretend to like a rich or important person in order to get some advantage from them

英汉例句

• 1.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。

• 2.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。

• 3.Some see this move as yet more evidence of ministers toadying to Mr Murdoch, others as a sensible precaution on Mr Hunt's part.

  一些人视此行为为部长们更加明显的讨好Murdoch先生，另外一些人看作是Hunt先生这边谨慎的预防。

• 4.Her generosity encouraged toadying among her neighbours.

  她的慷慨好施鼓励了她邻居们的谄媚奉承。

• 5.Of course this is model that David Cameron and his coalition cronies are keen to emulate, hence their toadying trip to China.

  当然卡梅伦和他的亲信联盟热衷于模仿这种模式，因此才有他们谄媚的中国之行。