brown-nose 详细解释

brown-nose

[braunnəuz]

v. 谄媚, 讨好
n. 谄媚者

词形变化

过去式:brown-nosed

过去分词:brown-nosed

现在进行时:brown-nosing

英英释义

动词 brown-nose:

flatter with the intention of getting something

同义词:butter up

补充

brown-nosebrown-nosen.1.谄媚者v.1.拍马屁,谄媚

例句

1. academics were brown-nosing the senior faculty.大学生们正在拍资深教师们的马屁。 2. [no obj.]I dedicated a book to him — I was not brown-nosing.我把自己的一本书献给了他——我并不是在拍马屁。