"lapdog" in Chinese (Traditional)
寵物狗應聲蟲 (比喻)
Definition
一種主要用來陪伴的小型狗,常常坐在人腿上;也指對權勢者言聽計從、像僕人一樣的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
既指小型寵物狗(字面),也有貶義,比喻對有權者唯命是從、缺乏主見的人。用於諷刺語境較多。
Examples
My grandmother's lapdog sits with her every evening.
我奶奶的**寵物狗**每天晚上都陪著她。
The little lapdog followed its owner everywhere.
那隻小**寵物狗**到處跟著牠的主人。
He was called a lapdog because he always agreed with the boss.
大家叫他**應聲蟲**,因為他總是同意老闆的話。
She's just a political lapdog, never standing up for her own ideas.
她只是個政治上的**應聲蟲**,從不堅持自己的想法。
Don't be a lapdog—speak your mind!
別做**應聲蟲**——勇敢說出你的想法!
The president surrounded himself with lapdogs who never questioned him.
總統身邊全是**應聲蟲**,沒人敢質問他。