smarmy

发音

英 [ˈsmɑ:mi]word uk audio image

美 [ˈsmɑrmi] word us audio image

  • adj.
    <口>逢迎的,拍马的

单词词源

smarmy 过分殷勤的

词源不确定,可能来自 smear,涂抹。引申比喻义殷勤,讨好。

双语例句

1. I don 't think being smarmy is going to work either .
我觉得奉承也不会有用。
2. You think that smarmy little lawyer knows something ?
你觉得谄媚小律师知道点什么?
3. Meanwhile , the smarmy newspaper editor is almost unwatchable in his eagerness to harness the growing bigotry .
与此同时,阿谀逢迎的报纸编辑极力压制越来越强劲的偏执行为,其作为简直不堪入目。
4. Smarmy might work better , though it is difficult to bring off .
奉承也许会更有用,不过很难奏效。
5. What could that smarmy letch possibly want ?
那个聪明的人更可能需要什么?

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