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"buttering" in Chinese (Simplified)

涂黄油拍马屁(口语)

Definition

在某物上涂抹黄油,通常是面包等食物。有时也表示过分奉承别人以讨好或获得好处(口语/习惯用法)。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

作为动词,通常接宾语(如“buttering toast”)。习惯用法 'buttering someone up' 是非正式的奉承说法,两种用法需分清。常用习语有 'buttering up the boss'。

Examples

She is buttering the toast for breakfast.

她正在为早餐**涂黄油**在吐司上。

He finished buttering all the bread slices.

他已经把所有面包片都**涂了黄油**。

My job was buttering the corn at the picnic.

我在野餐时的任务是**给玉米涂黄油**。

Stop buttering me up; just tell me the truth.

别再**拍我马屁**了,直接告诉我真相。

Jake keeps buttering the boss before asking for favors.

杰克在求老板帮忙之前总是先**拍马屁**。

She was buttering her way into the manager's good books.

她正在**拍经理的马屁**以谋得好感。