toady

FREQ #41809

n. 谄媚者, 马屁精 v. 谄媚, 拍马屁

发音

UK /ˈtəʊ.di/
其它
US /ˈtoʊ.di/

词形变化

toadies 复数 toadied toadies 三单 toadies toadying toadying 现在分词 toadied 过去式 toadied 过去分词 more toady 比较级 most toady 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.

    马屁精

    贬义
  2. 2.

    A coarse, rustic woman.

    古体
  3. 1.

    Diminutive of toad.

v.
  1. 1.

    To behave like a toady (toward someone).

    不及物 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    toadlike

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

lackey crawler ass-kisser sycophant

上位词 2

flatterer adulator

下位词 7

goody-goody apple-polisher bootlicker fawner groveler groveller truckler
动词

同义词 6

fawn kowtow suck up bootlick kotow truckle

上位词 2

flatter blandish

下位词 2

curry favor curry favour

词源

From a shortening of toadeater + -y.

来源：wiktionary