suck up
英 [sʌk ʌp]
美 [sʌk ʌp]
奉承; 巴结; 拍马屁
同义词辨析
flatterbutter upsuck uptoady【导航词义：奉承】
flatterv. 奉承，讨好
〔辨析〕
指为了取悦某人或得到好处而赞扬某人，常含言不由衷之意。
〔例证〕
It is obvious that he is just flattering Susan.
很明显，他只不过是在奉承苏珊。
You can flatter him by complimenting him on his dancing.
称赞他的舞蹈就能讨好他。
很明显，他只不过是在奉承苏珊。
You can flatter him by complimenting him on his dancing.
称赞他的舞蹈就能讨好他。
butter upphr. v. 〈非正式〉奉承，讨好
〔辨析〕
指为了让别人帮自己做事而对其说好话。
〔例证〕
It is no use buttering me up because I can do nothing to help you.
奉承我没用，我帮不了你什么忙。
You can butter him up easily.
他很容易讨好。
奉承我没用，我帮不了你什么忙。
You can butter him up easily.
他很容易讨好。
suck upphr. v. 〈贬，非正式〉奉承，巴结
〔辨析〕
指为了得到好处而取悦当权者，对其说很多好话或帮其做事，常后接介词 to。
〔例证〕
He always sucks up to his manager.
他总是拍经理的马屁。
She keeps sucking up to the teacher.
她不停地巴结教师。
他总是拍经理的马屁。
She keeps sucking up to the teacher.
她不停地巴结教师。
toadyv. 〈贬〉谄媚，奉承
〔辨析〕
指为了能得到帮助而为有权势的人做事或假装对其欣赏、尊敬、友善等，常后接介词 to。
〔例证〕
He is the only one that gets the bonus because he is always toadying to his boss.
他是唯一一个得到奖金的人，因为他总是拍老板的马屁。
They came backstage afterward and toadied to him.
他们随后来到后台，对他奉承了一番。
他是唯一一个得到奖金的人，因为他总是拍老板的马屁。
They came backstage afterward and toadied to him.
他们随后来到后台，对他奉承了一番。
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 奉承;巴结;拍马屁
You say that someoneis sucking up toa person in authority when you do not like the fact that they are trying to please the person because of the person's position.- She kept sucking up to the teachers, especially Mrs Clements.
她不停地巴结老师，尤其是克莱门特夫人。
- She kept sucking up to the teachers, especially Mrs Clements.
英英释义
verb
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
- take in, also metaphorically
- The sponge absorbs water well
- She drew strength from the minister's words
- ingratiate oneself to
- She is playing up to the chairman
双语例句
- If we are willing to suck up to the organ grinder, it is hypocritical to keep the monkey in prison.
如果我们愿意奉承街头艺人，却把猴子关在监狱里，那是一种伪善。 - With oil prices also falling, to depend on Middle Eastern or Russian markets would be false hope, as would be to wait for the US and Europe to stimulate consumption and suck up exports.
鉴于油价也在下跌，指望中东或俄罗斯市场将是一个幻想，就像等待美国和欧洲刺激消费并吸纳出口一样。 - They have to be careful not to suck up young fish or other small creatures.
他们必须非常小心，保证不要吸入幼小的鱼类和其他小生物。 - So you don't have to suck up to him as much as the rest.
所以你不用像拍其他人的马屁一样去巴结他。 - Never use a vacuum to suck up water or to vacuum a wet animal.
绝对不要用吸尘器去吸水或是去清理一匹湿漉漉的马。 - Some are worried that Alibaba literally will suck up too many investment dollars, given that bankers expect it to raise around half of the entire 2014 IPO volume.
有些公司担心阿里巴巴会吸走太多投资资金，银行家们预计，阿里巴巴获得的投资资金将占到2014年IPO总额的一半左右。 - You can suck up all you wish once I'm warm.
你可以收回所有的希望一旦我暖和了。 - Although blind and deaf he can suck up as much knowledge as those who can see and hear.
尽管又聋又瞎，他却能和正常人一样领会知识。 - Plants suck up moisture from the earth.
植物从地里吸收水分。 - I can't stand the way that you suck up to her.
你老拍她的马屁，这种作法可真让我受不了。