obsequious
英 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]
美 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]
adj. 谄媚的; 巴结奉迎的
BNC.33792 / COCA.28840
牛津词典
adj.
- 谄媚的；巴结奉迎的
trying too hard to please sb, especially sb who is important- an obsequious manner
谄媚的态度
- an obsequious manner
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 奉承的；巴结的；谄媚的
If you describe someone asobsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them.- Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a labouring man.
巴罗竭力讨好我，直到得知我也是工人家庭出身。
- Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a labouring man.
英英释义
adj
- attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
- obsequious shop assistants
- attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
双语例句
- And while he should have known better than provide an opportunity for obsequious and self-righteous compassion, his remark did point to a fundamental truth of investing.
如果当时他说话更谨慎一些，这些逢迎附会、自以为是的同情心就不会有机会，但他的话的确揭露了一个投资的真相。 - The obsequious brush curtails truth in deference to the canvas which is narrow.
谄媚的画笔迁就狭窄的画布而削减了真实。 - Chandler's weasel face screwed into an obsequious smile.
钱德勒黄鼠狼似的脸上现出了谄媚的笑容。 - Flattering in an insincere way; obsequious.
以不真诚的方式奉承的；谄媚的。 - Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior.
通过谄媚奉承、拍马屁的行为来追求在社会上的显著突出的人。 - He is a worker who is obsequious to the boss.
他是个对老板卑躬屈膝的人。 - Hear ye, hear ye the drum roll begins, an usher to the rolling waves catapulting towards your obsequious shores.
你们听吧，听到那隆隆鼓声开始响起，它预示着滚滚而来的巨浪正投射向你们这卑微的彼岸。 - "Obsequious Beauty" and "Being Dizzy and Confused"& One of comparisons between aesthetics categories of Schopenhauer and Wang Guowei
媚美与眩惑&叔本华与王国维美学范畴比较之一 - The manager's obsequious assistant annoyed the other employees in the department.
谄媚的经理助手惹恼了部门内的其他职员。 - Don't toady to or be obsequious to rich or powerful people.
不谄媚奉承有钱或权势的人。