"lickspittle" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 拍马屁的人
• 奉承者

Definition

Lickspittle 指的是那些过分奉承、拍马屁权势人物以获得好处的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于正式、讽刺或文学语境，日常对话中较少用。常见近义词包括'拍马屁的人'。通常指对权势人物极度奉承。

Examples

Nobody trusts a lickspittle in the office.

办公室里没人信任**拍马屁的人**。

The king was surrounded by lickspittles.

国王周围都是**奉承者**。

She refused to act like a lickspittle to get promoted.

她拒绝像个**拍马屁的人**那样去争取晋升。

His reputation as a lickspittle made people avoid him at meetings.

他作为**拍马屁的人**的名声让大家会议上都躲着他。

You don’t have to be a lickspittle to get ahead—just work hard.

想取得进步，没必要当**拍马屁的人**，努力工作就好。

Critics called the new advisor a political lickspittle who would say anything to please the president.

批评者称新顾问为政治**拍马屁的人**，只会说好听话讨总统开心。