toady

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

A person who tries to please someone more powerful by being very nice or respectful, often to get some kind of reward or advantage.

The toady always praises the boss to get a promotion.

马屁精总是奉承老板以获得晋升。

verb
R

To act in a very nice or respectful way towards someone more powerful, in order to gain some kind of reward or advantage.

She doesn't want to toady to the boss to get the promotion.

她不想通过奉承老板来获得晋升。

translation

n. 谄媚者
v. 谄媚

词形变化

3rd Present toadies
Past toadied
Perfect toadied
Progressive toadying
Plural toadies