toady
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT If you refer to someone as a toady, you disapprove of them because they flatter or are nice to an important or powerful person in the hope of getting some advantage from them. 馬屁精[表不滿]
2. V-I If you say that someone is toadying to an important or powerful person, you disapprove of them because they are flattering or being pleasant toward that person in the hope of getting some advantage from them. 拍馬屁[表不滿]
They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him. 然後他們來(lái)到後臺(tái),對(duì)他柔聲細(xì)語(yǔ),拍他的馬屁。
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