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obsequious

英 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]

美 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]

adj.  谄媚的; 巴结奉迎的

GRE

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
      1. an obsequious manner
        谄媚的态度

    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.
      1. 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。

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • Flattering in an insincere way; obsequious.
      以不真诚的方式奉承的;谄媚的。
    • He is obsequious to men in power.
      他对有权势者谄媚。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • He is an obsequious shop owner.
      他是一个善于讨好顾客的店主。
    • Granted his obsequious manner, I still think he's ambitious enough to do the job.
      即使他有奉承之意,我仍然认为去接这份工作,他够有勇气的了。
    • He was obsequious to his superiors, but he didn't get any favor.
      他巴结上司,但没得到任何好处。