toady

🇺🇸 /ˈtəʊdi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtəʊdi/
頻度
難易度
タグ 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.

タウディは常に上司を褒めて昇進を図ります。

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.

彼女は昇進のために上司に媚びたくない。

translation

n. おべっか使い
v. おべっかを使う

語形変化

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