ingratiate

C2

vt. 使迎合, 使讨好

发音

US /ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/
AU /ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/

词形变化

ingratiated ingratiates 三单 ingratiates ingratiating ingratiating 现在分词 ingratiated 过去式 ingratiated 过去分词

释义与例句

v. C2
  1. 1.

    To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.

    讨好

    奉承

  2. 2.

    To recommend; to render easy or agreeable.

    What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?

词汇关系

动词

上位词 2

control manipulate

下位词 4

suck up cozy up play up shine up

词源

First attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”).

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