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
- The cleverest students can suck up as much knowledge as you can give them.
最聪明的学生能够接受所传授的一切知识。 - 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。 - A few weeks ago, for example, I learned that collapsing stars called black holes may soon suck up all the matter in the universe.
几个星期前，例如，我了解到被称为黑洞的崩溃的恒星可能不久吸进这个宇宙中所有的东西。 - Patients with various bronchial blockages, asthma and breathing problems are sent to the mines by the Solotvyno's allergological hospital to suck up the curative air.
Solotvyno变应性疾病医院将有各种支气管堵塞、哮喘和呼吸疾病的患者送到这些矿井，吸收有疗效的空气。 - 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。 - It never hurts to suck up to the boss.
教条33－谄媚老板没有坏处。 - A whirlwind is small in size and may suck up sand and dust as it moves over the surface of the Earth.
旋风的范围小，当它在地球表面移过时，可以吸进沙和灰尘。 - 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。 - Now joey, you go down there and you suck up to him.
乔伊，现在你得去拍他的马屁。 - 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。