toady
US /ˈtoʊ.di/
UK /ˈtəʊ.di/
名詞
馬屁精, 諂媚者, 奉承者
a person who flatters and defers to others for personal gain; a sycophant
範例:
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He was known as a toady, always praising the boss to get ahead.
他以馬屁精著稱，總是奉承老闆以求上位。
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No one respects a toady who only cares about personal gain.
沒有人會尊重一個只關心個人利益的馬屁精。
動詞
奉承, 諂媚, 拍馬屁
to flatter or defer to someone obsequiously
範例:
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He would always toady to the professor, hoping for a better grade.
他總是奉承教授，希望能得到更好的分數。
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It's disgusting to watch him toady to the wealthy clients.
看著他奉承那些有錢的客戶，真讓人噁心。