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brownnoser

/broun-nohz/US // ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz //UK // slang //

棕褐色的人,棕熊人,棕发人,棕熊

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    brown-nosed, brown-nos·ing.

    • : to curry favor; behave obsequiously.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    brown-nosed, brown-nos·ing.

    • : to seek favors from in an obsequious manner; fawn over.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also brown-noser. a toady; sycophant.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.

  • They became so brown and shriveled that they looked like walking beef jerky with New York accents.

  • The smell of grilled meat mixes with the exotic wafts of cinnamon tea served with a mush of sweet brown dessert.

  • I will turn my nose up when you offer me the rest of some delicious pastry that you nibbled on.

  • They should have pointed the nose of the Airbus down and applied more power.

  • The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.

  • "There's just one thing I'd like to ask, if you don't mind," said Cynthia, coming suddenly out of a brown study.

  • It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.

  • I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.

  • Mr. Brown seizes the proffered member, and gives it as hearty a pressure as the publicity of the occasion will permit.