brown-nose
英 [ˈbraʊn nəʊz]
美 [ˈbraʊn noʊz]
v. 谄媚; 拍马屁
n. 谄媚者
现在分词：brown-nosing过去式：brown-nosed第三人称单数：brown-noses过去分词：brown-nosed
牛津词典
verb
- 谄媚；拍马屁
to treat sb in authority with special respect in order to make them approve of you or treat you better
双语例句
- So how do we take that and turn it around? How do we create a unique value that our bosses are willing to pay for? No, the answer is not to play sycophant and brown-nose.
所以我们该怎么对待这种情况，怎么扭转局面呢？我们该怎么创造能让我们老板心甘情愿付工资的特殊才能呢？不，答案肯定不是拍马屁或者奉承。 - Bill is a brown-nose and none of his colleagues likes him in the company.
比尔是个马屁精，公司里没有一个同事喜欢他。 - No, the answer is not to play sycophant and brown-nose.
不，答案肯定不是拍马屁或者奉承。 - I don't like Peter. He's such a brown-nose.
我不喜欢彼得。他真是个马屁精。