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toadying

/toh-dee/US // ˈtoʊ di //UK // (ˈtəʊdɪ) //

谄媚,谄媚者,溜须拍马,谄媚的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural toad·ies.

    • : an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    toad·ied, toad·y·ing.

    • : to be the toady to.
v.无主动词 verb
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    toad·ied, toad·y·ing.

    • : to be a toady.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Prominent among them were Bull and his toadying little friend, Baby Edwards.

  • Bull Harris smiled benignly upon his toadying echo, while the rest of the gang nodded approvingly.

  • The toadying beast is even trying to curry favour by saying that your copyhold is for life only, and that your fine is uncertain.

  • The biggest thing I've had against him was not his knifing me but his apparent toadying to the rich and influential.

  • Snobbism is not confined to the toadying of the rich, but is quite as often displayed in the toadying of the poor.