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
- A dozen internal tractor beams suck up huge molecular furnace capable of breaking down or converting virtually any substance into useful materials.
十二部内置牵引光束吸收地表物质，为一台巨大的足以把任何物质分解并转化为有用材料的分子熔炉提供生产资料。 - And remember, if you are uncomfortable talking with strangers, your new contact may be just as uncomfortable. 6. Stoke GetWord(" Stoke"); the ego, but don't suck up GetWord(" suck up");.
并且要记住，如果你对于和陌生人交谈感到不舒服，那么你的新朋友也会有同样不舒服的感觉。 - 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。 - 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。 - Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
它的雏也咂血。被杀的人在那里。 - Never use a vacuum to suck up water or to vacuum a wet animal.
绝对不要用吸尘器去吸水或是去清理一匹湿漉漉的马。 - If you want to suck up to you teacher, the first thing you should do is to have perfect attendance unless you have an excused absent.
如果你想赢得老师的好感，首先你需要做的就是保证良好的出勤，除非你有借口缺席。 - Although blind and deaf he can suck up as much knowledge as those who can see and hear.
尽管又聋又瞎，他却能和正常人一样领会知识。 - I can't stand the way that you suck up to her.
你老拍她的马屁，这种作法可真让我受不了。