butter up
英 [ˈbʌtə(r) ʌp]
美 [ˈbʌtər ʌp]
奉承; 巴结; 讨好
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；讨好
If someonebuttersyouup, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them.- The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market...
由于市场竞争激烈，银行不得不去讨好投资者。 - I tried buttering her up. 'I've always admired people with these sorts of talents.'
我拼命奉承她：“我一直钦佩有如此才能的人。”
- The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market...
英英释义
verb
- flatter with the intention of getting something
双语例句
- Maybe if we butter up mother, she'll let us go to the movies.
如果我们对妈说点好听的，也许她会让我。 - You'll have to butter them up a bit before they'll agree.
你得奉承他们，他们才会同意。 - You'll never pass the exam, if you fail to butter him up.
只有讨他欢心，才能通过考试。 - I tried buttering her up. 'I've always admired people with these sorts of talents.'
我拼命奉承她：“我一直钦佩有如此才能的人。” - LL: I know you weren't trying to butter me up, Li Hua. I was just.
好吧，只要你知道，我是诚心诚意的赞美你，不是另有企图，别有用心。 - Mark: Oh, plenty of time to butter them up at the Law Council Dinner next Friday. Don't want to go, do you?
马克：噢，足够的时间来取悦他们，在下星期五的法律委员会的午餐上。你想去吗？ - He tried hard to butter up the mayor.
他拼命拍市长马屁。 - Saying all those good things about me& she really knows how to butter me up.
她特别会来事儿，总是捡好听的话对我说。 - You'd stop trying to butter me up.
你不要再奉承我了。 - You're not asking them to butter you up or paint a rosy picture.
你不是要让他们跟你说好听的或者描绘一幅美好的前景。