flunkey
英 [ˈflʌŋki]
美 [ˈflʌŋki]
n. 阿谀奉承者; 势利小人; 马屁精; (穿制服的)男仆
复数:flunkeys
BNC.40077
牛津词典
noun
- 阿谀奉承者;势利小人;马屁精
a person who tries to please sb who is important and powerful by doing small jobs for them - (穿制服的)男仆
a servant in uniform
柯林斯词典
- 奴才
Someone who refers to a servant as aflunkeyis expressing their dislike for a job that involves doing things for an employer that ordinary people do for themselves. - 奉承者;势利小人;马屁精
If you refer to someone as aflunkey, you disapprove of the fact that they associate themselves with someone who is powerful and carry out small, unimportant jobs for them in the hope of being rewarded.
英英释义
noun
- a person of unquestioning obedience
- a male servant (especially a footman)
双语例句
- That's the number one flunkey of the man.
他是男人的第一号跟屁虫。 - I was admitted by a gorgeous flunkey, and shown into a sumptuous room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting.
一个衣着华丽的仆人把我接了进去,领到一个豪华房间,里面坐着两位老绅士。