"brownnose" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 拍馬屁

Definition

為了討好有權勢的人（如老闆），表現得過分友好或虛假奉承。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語、帶貶義。多嘲諷那些刻意奉承老闆或老師的人。也可用作名詞'brownnoser'。

Examples

He always tries to brownnose the boss.

他總是試圖**拍馬屁**老闆。

She doesn't like to brownnose her teachers.

她不喜歡**拍馬屁**老師。

You shouldn't brownnose to get a promotion.

你不應該通過**拍馬屁**來升職。

He's always brownnosing in meetings, it's so obvious.

他每次開會都在**拍馬屁**，太明顯了。

Stop trying to brownnose—everyone can tell what you're doing.

別再**拍馬屁**了，大家都看出來了。

Some people brownnose just to get ahead, but it usually backfires.

有些人只是為了升職才**拍馬屁**，但通常會適得其反。