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adulator

/aj-uh-leyt/US // ˈædʒ əˌleɪt //UK // (ˈædjʊˌleɪt) //

崇拜者,广告商,广告人

Related Words

fawn小鹿,黄褐色,小鹿斑斑,小鹿乱撞gush涌出,涌泉,涌现,啧啧称奇praise赞扬,赞美,表扬,称赞worship崇拜,祭拜,礼拜,敬拜brown-nose棕鼻,棕色的鼻子,棕褐色的鼻子,棕褐色鼻子apple polish苹果抛光剂,苹果油,苹果抛光,苹果油剂

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing.

    • : to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounsycophant
Synonyms
fawner媚娘,媚者,媚俗者,媚儿flatterer谄媚者,拍马者,奉承者,谄媚的人flunkey傻瓜,傻瓜式的,傻瓜式,傻瓜傻瓜lackey奴才,仆人,奴仆,奴才们toady马屁精,拍马者,拍马屁者,马屁精们apple polisher苹果抛光机,苹果研磨机,苹果打磨机,苹果磨光机brownnose棕色的鼻子,棕褐色的鼻子,棕鼻,棕褐色

Examples

  • He lied, like the brazen, self-seeking adulator that he was, and for which he should have been soundly whipped.

  • The duke was his generous patron, and Dr. Preston his most servile adulator.

  • But their good sense would despise the adulator who should pretend that they always reason right about the means of promoting it.

  • I fear that Virgil was harmed by the Georgican success, and became more than ever an adulator of the ruling powers.

  • Meade, I love you, he is represented as saying to his fascinating adulator, and I will tell you a secret to make your fortune.

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