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bootlicking

/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ɪŋ/

翻译: 形容人为了讨好上级或有权势的人而表现出谄媚、卑躬屈膝的态度。, 指对有权势的人表现得卑躬屈膝、谄媚讨好,通常是为了获得好感或好处。

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词语关系

adjective

/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ɪŋ/C2formal
  • zh形容人为了讨好上级或有权势的人而表现出谄媚、卑躬屈膝的态度。

Describes someone who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner towards a superior in order to gain favor.

  1. Obsequious flatteryC1informal

    Behaving in a servile or excessively flattering manner towards someone in authority to gain favor.

    zh拍马屁的

    • His bootlicking attitude towards the manager annoyed his coworkers.
    • She engaged in bootlicking behavior to get a promotion.
    • The politician surrounded himself with bootlicking advisors.

    同义词cringingfawninggrovellingingratiatingobsequiousservilesycophantic

    反义词assertivedefiantdignifiedindependentinsubordinate

词形
  • more bootlicking comparative form
  • most bootlicking superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

bootlick/ˈbuːt.lɪk/C2formal
  • zh指对有权势的人表现得卑躬屈膝、谄媚讨好,通常是为了获得好感或好处。

A verb used to describe the act of behaving in a servile or obsequious manner towards someone in authority, typically to gain favor or advantage.

  1. Flatter or fawn overC1informal

    To try to gain favor with someone in authority by behaving in a servile or obsequious manner.

    zh拍马屁

    • He was always bootlicking his boss to get a promotion.
    • She bootlicked the manager shamelessly during the meeting.
    • The politician surrounded himself with bootlicking advisors.

    同义词creepcringecurry favorfawnflattergroveingratiatekowtowsuck uptoadytruckle

    反义词challengecommandcondescendconfrontdefydominateinsultoffend

词形
  • bootlicked past participle
  • bootlicked past simple
  • bootlicking present participle
  • bootlicks third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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所有列出的许可证均适用

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