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
- Farmers in certain states can still drill wells to suck up groundwater, and tree plantations absorb a lot of rainwater that would otherwise find its way into the river.
一些州的农民仍然可以通过打井来吸起地下水，而且人工林吸收了大量本可以流向河中的雨水。 - In the long-distance races, they suck up to leaders through all means, and make emotional investments, like providing hospitality, gifts and help to solve problems of their bosses.
在长跑中，他们会通过各种手段巴结奉承领导，并且会进行人情投资，比如招待上司、送礼以及帮助上司解决问题。 - Instead, they pump digestive fluids into their prey, then suck up the dissolved body parts.
因此它们向他们的猎物中注入消化液，这种消化液溶解猎物的身体供蜘蛛吸食。 - It never hurts to suck up to the boss.
教条33－谄媚老板没有坏处。 - 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。 - What, do you think the association pays me to suck up to these people?
什么你认为委员会给我钱去巴结那些人？ - What they had to do at Brookhaven was drill monitoring wells and suck up the water.
他们必须要在，Brookhaven做的就是钻，检测的井并抽完水。 - 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。 - And remember, if you are uncomfortable talking with strangers, your new contact may be just as uncomfortable. 6. Stoke GetWord(" Stoke"); the ego, but don't suck up GetWord(" suck up");.
并且要记住，如果你对于和陌生人交谈感到不舒服，那么你的新朋友也会有同样不舒服的感觉。 - A dozen internal tractor beams suck up huge molecular furnace capable of breaking down or converting virtually any substance into useful materials.
十二部内置牵引光束吸收地表物质，为一台巨大的足以把任何物质分解并转化为有用材料的分子熔炉提供生产资料。