lickspittle

🇺🇸 /ˈlɪkspɪtl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlɪkspɪtl/
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标签 RARE
noun
R

a person who tries to please someone important by being very agreeable and submissive

The new assistant was a lickspittle, always agreeing with the boss to get ahead.

新助手是一个拍马屁的人,总是迎合老板以谋求上升。

translation

n. 马屁精

词形变化

Plural lickspittles