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词汇 sycophancy
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sycophancy
noun [ U ] formal disapproving uk/ˈsɪk.ə.fən.si/ us/ˈsɪk.ə.fən.si/
阿谀奉承,溜须拍马
behaviour in which someone praises powerful or rich people in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them
The cosy sycophancy toward Smith was unbearable. 对史密斯的阿谀奉承让人难以忍受。
See: sycophantic
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  • How many of us really want to wade through pages and pages of royal sycophancy over breakfast?
  • After a hour of simpering sycophancy from the presenter, the Prince took the viewer into his garden.
  • A review should put the book in a broad context, offer a perspective on its achievements and failings, without malice or sycophancy.
  • I have never seen such sycophancy as at the Cannes press conferences.
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