| 单词 | 讨好 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔Brownie point〕They're just trying to score Brownie points with politicians.他们只是在设法讨好政客。外研社新世纪〔FRIENDLY〕He was creeping up to the interviewer, trying to look good. 他想讨好面试的主考人，争取到好的印象。朗文写作活用〔FRIENDLY〕I'm not going to kiss up to anyone for favors. 我不会为了得到好处而去讨好任何人。朗文写作活用〔MAKE FUN OF〕The press mocked his attempts to appeal to young voters. 报界嘲笑他试图讨好年轻的选民。朗文写作活用〔OBEY〕If you constantly try to make someone happy, you end up becoming submissive, saying yes when you don't really mean it. 如果你总是想讨好某人，最后就会变得卑躬屈膝，口是心非。朗文写作活用〔PRAISE〕It's no use trying to butter me up -- I'm not changing my mind. 讨好我没有用—我不会改变主意的。朗文写作活用〔WORK〕Who on earth would volunteer for such a thankless task? 谁还会主动去做这样吃力不讨好的差使？朗文写作活用〔agreeable〕I've gone out of my way to be agreeable to his friends.我已然特意地去讨好他的朋友们。柯林斯高阶〔apple-polish〕Are you trying to apple-polish me? 你是想讨好我吗?英汉大词典〔apple-polish〕She hopes to pass the course by apple-polishing the teacher.她希望以讨好老师通过该学科。21世纪英汉〔attention〕She spent a lot of time trying to avoid the attentions (=romantic interest) of her boss.她花了很多时间设法躲避老板的讨好之举。朗文当代〔bid〕Politicians bid for popular favour around election time.在选举前后政客们总要许愿讨好民众。英汉大词典〔blandish〕To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.巴结，讨好：用奉承或讨好的方式劝诱；哄骗美国传统〔bound〕I am not bound to please her.我没有义务要讨好她。文馨英汉〔brownie point〕I'm not doing it just to get brownie points.我这么做可不是为了讨好谁。朗文当代〔brownnose〕She tried to brownnose the boss by staying after work and helping him clean the room.她企图在下班后呆下来帮老板清扫房间以讨好他。21世纪英汉〔butter〕Don't think you can butter me up that easily.不要以为你那么容易讨好我。朗文当代〔conciliate〕To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.取悦：以讨好的行为重获或试图重获（友谊或好感）美国传统〔conscious〕He's obviously making a conscious effort to be nice to me at the moment.他此刻显然是在有意讨好我。剑桥高阶〔cosy up to〕Is Cameron cosying up to Murdoch?卡梅伦是在讨好默多克吗？外研社新世纪〔court〕His campaign team have assiduously courted the media.他的竞选班子竭力讨好媒体。朗文当代〔court〕The speech was clearly intended to court middle-class voters.这次演说显然是想讨好中产阶层的选民。韦氏高阶〔court〕To flatter with solicitous overtures in an attempt to obtain something or clear away antagonism.讨好，求爱：试图获得某物或消除敌对而用热心的表示来奉承美国传统〔curry favor〕He is trying to curry favor with the voters by promising a tax cut if he's elected.他在尽力讨好选民，承诺如果当选将减少税收。韦氏高阶〔curry〕Some people saw her amenability as an attempt to curry favour with the managers.有些人认为她听话是为了讨好经理们。外研社新世纪〔curry〕To seek or gain favor by fawning or flattery.讨好：通过阿谀奉承来寻求或获得宠爱美国传统〔dirty〕I told him to get someone else to do his dirty work for him.我让他去找别人替他做吃力不讨好的活儿。外研社新世纪〔disabuse〕Their view of country people was that they like to please strangers. I did not disabuse them of this notion.他们认为乡下人爱讨好陌生人, 对此观点我并未予以纠正。外研社新世纪〔disabuse〕Their view of country people was that they like to please strangers. I did not disabuse them of this notion.他们认为乡下人爱讨好陌生人，对此观点我并未予以纠正。柯林斯高阶〔duchess〕Smith duchessed him and Bill fell for it.史密斯讨好比尔, 比尔信以为真。外研社新世纪〔eager〕They're eager to please(= wanting to be helpful).他们竭力讨好。牛津高阶〔everybody〕We can't please everybody.我们无法讨好每一个人。文馨英汉〔favour〕Is this just an attempt to win his favour?这样做只是为了讨好他吗？外研社新世纪〔favour〕Tom is trying to curry favour with the boss to get a promotion.为了得到提升,汤姆在竭力讨好他的上司。英汉大词典〔fawn〕People fawn over you when you're famous.你出了名，大家就会来讨好你。柯林斯高阶〔fawn〕To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.摇尾乞怜：狗摇尾巴、哀鸣、卑躬屈膝，表示喜爱或试图讨好美国传统〔flatter〕Are you trying to flatter me? 你是想讨好我？牛津高阶〔flatter〕I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.我知道他只是在讨好我，因为他想借些钱。剑桥高阶〔folly〕A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.费力不讨好的事：一项具有一个荒谬或毁灭性结果的代价很高的任务美国传统〔ingratiate oneself with〕I can see that he is trying to ingratiate himself with his boss.我看得出他正努力讨好他的老板。21世纪英汉〔ingratiate〕He would try to ingratiate himselfwith his clients in order to earn more money.为了挣到更多的钱他设法讨好他的主顾。英汉大词典〔insinuating〕Artfully contrived to gain favor or confidence; ingratiating.谄媚的：巧妙地设法取得好感或信任的；讨好的美国传统〔insinuation〕The act, process, or practice of insinuating.含沙射影的行为：影射、讨好的行为，过程或作法美国传统〔job〕Keeping the house clean can be a thankless job.保持房屋清洁可是份受累不讨好的差事。牛津搭配〔kick〕You get more kicks than halfpence in this job.你做这工作吃力不讨好。英汉大词典〔lackey〕To act in a servile manner; fawn.卑躬屈膝地听命；奉承讨好美国传统〔ladies' man〕He considered himself a real ladies' man.他自认为是个真正能讨好女人的男人。韦氏高阶〔line〕He gave her a line about how pretty she was.他讨好地说她是何等的漂亮。英汉大词典〔no-win〕If my child is sick and I leave work, I'm a bad employee. If I don't, I'm a bad mother. It's a no-win situation .如果孩子生病了我抛下工作，我不是个好员工。 如果坚守岗位，我又不是个好母亲。 注定是两头不讨好。朗文当代〔obsequiously〕Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a labouring man.巴罗竭力讨好我，直到得知我也是工人家庭出身。柯林斯高阶〔pander to sb/sth〕Political leaders almost inevitably pander to big business.政治领导人几乎都不可避免地要讨好大企业。剑桥高阶〔plagiarize〕Moderates are plagiarizing his ideas in hopes of wooing voters.温和派为讨好选民在盗用他的观点。外研社新世纪〔plagiarize〕Moderates are plagiarizing his ideas in hopes of wooing voters.温和派为讨好选民在盗用他的观点。柯林斯高阶〔play〕Connie always plays up to her parents when she wants money.康妮缺钱的时候总是讨好她的父母。朗文当代〔please〕As a child, she'd always been anxious to please.还是个小孩的时候，她就总是热衷于讨好别人。麦克米伦高阶〔please〕He is always anxious to please.他老是极力想讨好人。英汉大词典〔please〕He's always very eager to please.他总是极力想讨好别人。牛津搭配〔please〕Rose was plain and anxious to please.罗丝明显是急于讨好。外研社新世纪〔please〕She did everything she could to please him.她千方百计讨好他。朗文当代〔please〕You are a difficult man to please.你这个人真难讨好。英汉大词典〔precious〕His writings reveal an unattractive preciousness of style.他的文章流露出不讨好的做作风格。牛津高阶〔put〕I found myself hard put to it to please both parties.我发现简直没有办法两面讨好。英汉大词典〔role〕Ethan Hawke does a solid job in a thankless role.对这个吃力不讨好的角色，伊桑・霍克还是做足了功课。牛津搭配〔satisfy〕Some people are very difficult to satisfy.有些人极难讨好。英汉大词典〔sb can't win〕Whatever I do seems to annoy her - I can't win.无论我做什么都会惹她生气——真是怎么做都不讨好。剑桥高阶〔smarm〕Smarmy speech or behavior.讨好，拍马屁，说奉承话：讨好的言论或是行为美国传统〔snow〕Slang To overwhelm with insincere talk, especially with flattery.【俚语】 蒙骗：用不诚实的花言巧语，特别是讨好的言语迷倒美国传统〔soft-soap〕The government is not soft-soaping the voters here.政府并非在此讨好选民。外研社新世纪〔soften up〕If they'd treated you well it was just to soften you up.他们要是对你好, 也不过是为讨好你罢了。外研社新世纪〔soften up〕If they'd treated you well it was just to soften you up.他们要是对你好，也不过是为了讨好你罢了。柯林斯高阶〔sop〕This is an obvious sop to the large Irish-American audience.这明显是讨好广大爱尔兰裔美国观众的一种手段。柯林斯高阶〔spread〕He's spreading it on thick because he wants you to do him a favour.他拼命讨好你,因为他要你帮他个忙。英汉大词典〔straddler〕He's one of the straddlers who gets on with both candidates.他是那种两边讨好的人, 跟两位候选人关系都不错。外研社新世纪〔suck up〕There he goes, sucking up again.瞧他，又开始讨好人了。韦氏高阶〔suck〕Kristen is already sucking up to the new boss.克里斯滕已经在讨好新老板了。麦克米伦高阶〔sweeten up〕He's been trying to sweeten his mother up so she'll lend him the car.他一直在讨好妈妈，指望她把车借给他。韦氏高阶〔sweeten up〕Trying to sweeten me up with freebies; the cheek!想拿免费赠品来讨好我, 脸皮真厚！外研社新世纪〔sweet〕They want to keep us sweet so that we won't make a fuss.他们想讨好我们，让我们不再抱怨。麦克米伦高阶〔task〕Nobody was willing to take on such a thankless task.没有人愿意承担这种费力不讨好的工作。牛津搭配〔thankless〕He used to cheerfully take on thankless jobs like running school dances.他过去一向乐意承担诸如举办学校舞会之类吃力不讨好的工作。英汉大词典〔thankless〕Keeping the boys' rooms tidy is a thankless task/job.保持男孩们的房间整洁是件吃力不讨好的事。剑桥高阶〔thankless〕Soccer referees have a thankless task.足球裁判是个费力不讨好的工作。外研社新世纪〔thankless〕Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task.做母亲和家庭主妇有时使人觉得好像是个受累不讨好的差使。牛津高阶〔the hard way〕She always does things the hard way.她做起事来总是费力不讨好。剑桥高阶〔thing〕In order to get votes, he tries to be all things to all men.为了拉到选票，他就想四面讨好。朗文当代〔trim〕He is always trimming.他老是两面讨好。21世纪英汉〔worm round〕He always worms round the director.他总是讨好主任。21世纪英汉Collecting the money is indeed an unrewarding task.募集捐款确实是件不讨好的工作。剑桥国际He never tries to curry favor with those over him. 他从不去讨好上司。译典通He was the very worst sort of slimy salesman.他是那种最讨厌的巴结讨好的推销员。剑桥国际He's always trying to ingratiate himself ( with people in authority).他总是设法讨好(当权者)。剑桥国际I hate that ingratiating little smile she has.我讨厌她那种讨好别人的微笑。剑桥国际I knew by your wheedling tone that you wanted something from me.从你那讨好的语调我知道你想从我这里得到些什么。剑桥国际If I'm quiet he says I'm miserable and if I'm joking and having fun he says I'm being stupid--I just can't win! 如果我一声不响，他会说我悲惨可怜;如果我开玩笑，玩得痛快，他会说我愚蠢----我真是无论做什么都不讨好。剑桥国际It did not sound like flattery. 这听起来不像是奉承讨好。译典通Jack tried to make up to his boss. 杰克试图讨好他的上司。译典通She's a real goody-goody--who always does exactly as she's told.她真是个会讨好上司的人----总是不折不扣地完成吩咐她做的事。剑桥国际The film was criticized for its voyeuristic photography, showing the prostitutes in a flattering and shadowy light.那部电影受到了批评，因为里面有窥淫癖镜头，从讨好、朦胧的角度表现娼妓。剑桥国际The journalists all fawn on / upon her like she's some sort of queen.记者们都讨好她，好像她是什么女王似的。剑桥国际The new restaurant prepared lots of local food to cater to the likings of locavores. 新的餐馆准备了许多在地食物在讨好喜欢吃在地食物的人。译典通 |
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