obsequious
英 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]
美 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]
adj. 谄媚的; 巴结奉迎的
BNC.33792 / COCA.28840
牛津词典
adj.
- 谄媚的；巴结奉迎的
trying too hard to please sb, especially sb who is important- an obsequious manner
谄媚的态度
- an obsequious manner
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 奉承的；巴结的；谄媚的
If you describe someone asobsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them.- Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a labouring man.
巴罗竭力讨好我，直到得知我也是工人家庭出身。
- Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a labouring man.
英英释义
adj
- attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
- obsequious shop assistants
- attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
双语例句
- It's a fine line between expressing admiration and being obsequious.
在赞美和奉承之间有微妙旳差别。 - I think most of us have the instinctive ability to discern between the merely obsequious and the purely altruistic.
提要我想我们大部分人都可以直觉的辨认出逢迎谄媚和纯粹的利他行为。 - He is obsequious to men in power.
他对有权势者谄媚。 - The manager's obsequious assistant annoyed the other employees in the department.
谄媚的经理助手惹恼了部门内的其他职员。 - We do not need their money, stop being so obsequious, we control OUR markets and China needs those markets to continue its growth, absolutely.
我们不需要他们的钱，不要再低三下四，我们控制我们的市场，中国的继续增长需要这个市场。 - A coaxing and obsequious voice.
一个花言巧语、巴结奉承的声音。 - A worker who is obsequious to the boss students apple-polishing the teacher;
对老板卑躬屈膝的人.对老师卑躬屈膝的学生； - And while he should have known better than provide an opportunity for obsequious and self-righteous compassion, his remark did point to a fundamental truth of investing.
如果当时他说话更谨慎一些，这些逢迎附会、自以为是的同情心就不会有机会，但他的话的确揭露了一个投资的真相。 - He is a worker who is obsequious to the boss.
他是个对老板卑躬屈膝的人。 - Granted his obsequious manner, I still think he's ambitious enough to do the job.
即使他有奉承之意，我仍然认为去接这份工作，他够有勇气的了。