brown-nose

英 [ˈbraʊn nəʊz]

美 [ˈbraʊn noʊz]

v.  谄媚; 拍马屁
n.  谄媚者

现在分词：brown-nosing　过去式：brown-nosed　第三人称单数：brown-noses　过去分词：brown-nosed　

牛津词典

verb

• 谄媚；拍马屁
  to treat sb in authority with special respect in order to make them approve of you or treat you better

英英释义

verb

• flatter with the intention of getting something
  Synonym:butter up

双语例句

• I don't like Peter. He's such a brown-nose.
  我不喜欢彼得。他真是个马屁精。
• No, the answer is not to play sycophant and brown-nose.
  不，答案肯定不是拍马屁或者奉承。
• So how do we take that and turn it around? How do we create a unique value that our bosses are willing to pay for? No, the answer is not to play sycophant and brown-nose.
  所以我们该怎么对待这种情况，怎么扭转局面呢？我们该怎么创造能让我们老板心甘情愿付工资的特殊才能呢？不，答案肯定不是拍马屁或者奉承。
• Bill is a brown-nose and none of his colleagues likes him in the company.
  比尔是个马屁精，公司里没有一个同事喜欢他。