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

Flattering in an insincere way; obsequious.
以不真诚的方式奉承的；谄媚的。
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 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。
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。
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。
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。
I think most of us have the instinctive ability to discern between the merely obsequious and the purely altruistic.
提要我想我们大部分人都可以直觉的辨认出逢迎谄媚和纯粹的利他行为。
"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
Hear ye, hear ye the drum roll begins, an usher to the rolling waves catapulting towards your obsequious shores.
你们听吧，听到那隆隆鼓声开始响起，它预示着滚滚而来的巨浪正投射向你们这卑微的彼岸。
Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior.
通过谄媚奉承、拍马屁的行为来追求在社会上的显著突出的人。