| 释义 |
suck up informalto say or do a lot of nice things in order to make someone like you or to get what you want – used to show disapproval奉承,巴结,拍马屁:[+ to ]•He's always sucking up to the boss.他老是拍老板的马屁。 suck up informal behave obsequiously, especially for one's own advantage 〈非正式〉(尤指为了自己的利益)巴结, 奉承: he has risen to where he is mainly by sucking up to the president 他主要靠巴结主席才升到现在的职位。 suck up1. absorb 吸收 * The plants suck up a lot of water. 植物吸收大量的水分。 * He sucks up all the information you give him. 他把你教给他的知识都吸收进去了。2. try to make sb. like you, esp. by using flattery 巴结;讨好 * She is always sucking up to her teachers but they do not like her for it. 她总是巴结老师,但他们并没因为她的巴结而喜欢她。 * He shamelessly sucks up to important people. 他无耻地向重要人物讨好。 |