obsequious

英 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]

美 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]

adj.  谄媚的; 巴结奉迎的

GRE

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
  1. an obsequious manner
     谄媚的态度

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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
  1. obsequious shop assistants
• attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  Synonym:bootlickingfawningsycophantictoadyish

双语例句

• Flattering in an insincere way; obsequious.
  以不真诚的方式奉承的；谄媚的。
• 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。
• He is obsequious to men in power.
  他对有权势者谄媚。
• Hear ye, hear ye the drum roll begins, an usher to the rolling waves catapulting towards your obsequious shores.
  你们听吧，听到那隆隆鼓声开始响起，它预示着滚滚而来的巨浪正投射向你们这卑微的彼岸。
• Don't toady to or be obsequious to rich or powerful people.
  不谄媚奉承有钱或权势的人。
• Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior.
  通过谄媚奉承、拍马屁的行为来追求在社会上的显著突出的人。
• 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。
• "Obsequious Beauty" and "Being Dizzy and Confused"& One of comparisons between aesthetics categories of Schopenhauer and Wang Guowei
  媚美与眩惑&叔本华与王国维美学范畴比较之一
• 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。
• 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。