"lapdog" in Chinese (Simplified)
宠物狗应声虫 (比喻)
Definition
一种主要用于陪伴的小型狗,常常坐在人腿上;也指那种对有权势者唯命是从、像仆人一样的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
可指小型伴侣犬(字面),比喻时常带有贬义,形容对权势者言听计从、缺乏独立性的人。常用于讽刺语境。
Examples
My grandmother's lapdog sits with her every evening.
我奶奶的**宠物狗**每天晚上都陪着她。
The little lapdog followed its owner everywhere.
那只小**宠物狗**到处跟着它的主人。
He was called a lapdog because he always agreed with the boss.
大家叫他**应声虫**,因为他总是同意老板的话。
She's just a political lapdog, never standing up for her own ideas.
她只是个政治上的**应声虫**,从不坚持自己的想法。
Don't be a lapdog—speak your mind!
别做**应声虫**——大胆说出你的想法!
The president surrounded himself with lapdogs who never questioned him.
总统身边全是**应声虫**,没人敢质问他。