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
- 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。 - And there is something common in the connotations of Wang Guowei's "being dizzy and confused" and Schopenhauer's "obsequious beauty", that is, they all contain profound contents of Chinese traditional culture.
王国维的眩惑与叔本华的媚美在内涵上具有相通之处，同时又包容着中国传统文化的深厚内蕴。 - The channel heads took turns asking Putin a series of polite questions that ranged from deferential to obsequious.
这些频道轮番询问普京一系列礼貌性的问题，从恭敬到谄媚。 - 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。 - Chandler's weasel face screwed into an obsequious smile.
钱德勒黄鼠狼似的脸上现出了谄媚的笑容。 - 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。 - 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。 - Flattering in an insincere way; obsequious.
以不真诚的方式奉承的；谄媚的。 - He was obsequious to his superiors, but he didn't get any favor.
他巴结上司，但没得到任何好处。 - He is a worker who is obsequious to the boss.
他是个对老板卑躬屈膝的人。