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
- 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。 - We despise toadied who suck up to their bosses; they are generally the same people who bully their subordinates.
我们鄙视那些曲意逢迎上司的人，这些人通常会恃强凌弱地对待他们的下属。 - 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。 - It never hurts to suck up to the boss.
教条33－谄媚老板没有坏处。 - Plants suck up moisture from the earth.
植物从地里吸收水分。 - Globalisation allowed the US to suck up the savings of the rest of the world and consume more than it produced.
全球化使美国可以吸取全球其它地区的储蓄，并消费高出自身产出的物品。 - 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。 - With oil prices also falling, to depend on Middle Eastern or Russian markets would be false hope, as would be to wait for the US and Europe to stimulate consumption and suck up exports.
鉴于油价也在下跌，指望中东或俄罗斯市场将是一个幻想，就像等待美国和欧洲刺激消费并吸纳出口一样。 - Instead, they pump digestive fluids into their prey, then suck up the dissolved body parts.
因此它们向他们的猎物中注入消化液，这种消化液溶解猎物的身体供蜘蛛吸食。