obsequious

英 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]

美 [əbˈsiːkwiəs]

adj.  谄媚的; 巴结奉迎的

GRE

BNC.33792 / COCA.28840

牛津词典

adj.

• 谄媚的；巴结奉迎的
  trying too hard to please sb, especially sb who is important
  1. an obsequious manner
     谄媚的态度

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 奉承的；巴结的；谄媚的
  If you describe someone asobsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them.
  1. Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a labouring man.
     巴罗竭力讨好我，直到得知我也是工人家庭出身。

英英释义

adj

• attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
  1. obsequious shop assistants
• attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  Synonym:bootlickingfawningsycophantictoadyish

双语例句

• And while he should have known better than provide an opportunity for obsequious and self-righteous compassion, his remark did point to a fundamental truth of investing.
  如果当时他说话更谨慎一些，这些逢迎附会、自以为是的同情心就不会有机会，但他的话的确揭露了一个投资的真相。
• The obsequious brush curtails truth in deference to the canvas which is narrow.
  谄媚的画笔迁就狭窄的画布而削减了真实。
• A coaxing and obsequious voice; her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable.
  诱哄顺从的声音；她的样子文静又顺从，有点过于顺从。
• Chandler's weasel face screwed into an obsequious smile.
  钱德勒黄鼠狼似的脸上现出了谄媚的笑容。
• It's a fine line between expressing admiration and being obsequious.
  在赞美和奉承之间有微妙旳差别。
• The manager's obsequious assistant annoyed the other employees in the department.
  谄媚的经理助手惹恼了部门内的其他职员。
• "Obsequious Beauty" and "Being Dizzy and Confused"& One of comparisons between aesthetics categories of Schopenhauer and Wang Guowei
  媚美与眩惑&叔本华与王国维美学范畴比较之一
• The channel heads took turns asking Putin a series of polite questions that ranged from deferential to obsequious.
  这些频道轮番询问普京一系列礼貌性的问题，从恭敬到谄媚。
• Granted his obsequious manner, I still think he's ambitious enough to do the job.
  即使他有奉承之意，我仍然认为去接这份工作，他够有勇气的了。
• He is a worker who is obsequious to the boss.
  他是个对老板卑躬屈膝的人。