sycophant

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪkəfænt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɪkəfænt/
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noun
R

someone who flatters important people a lot to gain advantage, but doesn't really mean it

At the meeting, the manager was followed by a sycophant complimenting every decision he made.

在会议上,一位马屁精一直跟着经理,对他做出的每个决定都赞不绝口。

translation

n. 谄媚者

词形变化

Plural sycophants