Toady
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n.谄媚者, 马屁精
- ［英］ n.谄媚者, 马屁精 ( one who flatters;syncophant)
- ［类］ blowhard : boastful / toady : obsequious ( 吹牛者吹牛 / 谄媚者谄媚)
- ［记］ 分割记忆: toad ( 癞蛤蟆) +y, 像蛤蟆一样趴在地上的人 -> 马屁精
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. noun (plural toadies)
- Etymology: by shortening & alteration from toadeater
- Date: 1826
- one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors ; sycophant
- Synonyms: see parasite
II. intransitive verb (toadied; toadying)
- Date: circa 1859
- to behave as a toady ; engage in sycophancy
- Synonyms: see fawn
- ? toadyism noun
