"suck up to" 怎么发音
expression
SUHK-ŭp-too, SUHK-ŭp-tuh, SUHK-ŭp-tih
SUHK-ŭp-TOO
释义
To try very hard to please someone, especially someone in authority, in order to get advantages or favors; to flatter excessively.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈsək/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
英式英语
sˈʌk/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː
简化发音
美式
SUHK-ŭp-too, SUHK-ŭp-tuh, SUHK-ŭp-tih
英式
SUHK-ŭp-TOO
语境中听
He always sucks up to his boss to get a promotion.
Stop sucking up to the teacher just to get good grades.
She sucks up to anyone with power.
You don’t have to suck up to him—just be yourself.