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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

    • We do not need their money, stop being so obsequious, we control OUR markets and China needs those markets to continue its growth, absolutely.
      我们不需要他们的钱,不要再低三下四,我们控制我们的市场,中国的继续增长需要这个市场。
    • 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。
    • I think most of us have the instinctive ability to discern between the merely obsequious and the purely altruistic.
      提要我想我们大部分人都可以直觉的辨认出逢迎谄媚和纯粹的利他行为。
    • It's a fine line between expressing admiration and being obsequious.
      在赞美和奉承之间有微妙旳差别。
    • A coaxing and obsequious voice.
      一个花言巧语、巴结奉承的声音。
    • Flattering in an insincere way; obsequious.
      以不真诚的方式奉承的;谄媚的。
    • 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。
    • He is a worker who is obsequious to the boss.
      他是个对老板卑躬屈膝的人。
    • The channel heads took turns asking Putin a series of polite questions that ranged from deferential to obsequious.
      这些频道轮番询问普京一系列礼貌性的问题,从恭敬到谄媚。