brownnose

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who sucks up; a bootlicker or sycophant. figuratively
    — A workmate reported the matter, "which is why the worker threatened to beat up the latter," calling him a "brownnose" and threatening to "wipe the floor with him."
动词 v.
  1. To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion. intransitive

词形变化

brownnoses plural brownnoses present,singular,third-person brownnosing participle,present brownnosed participle,past brownnosed past

词源

词源 1
From brown (“a scatological reference”) + nose.
词源 2
From brown (“a scatological reference”) + nose.
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