obsequious

音标发音

• 英式音标 [əbˈsiː.kwi.əs]
• 美式音标 [ɑbˈsikwiəs, əb-]
• 国际音标 [əb'si:kwiəs, ɔb-]
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基本解释

• adj.谄媚的；奉承的；顺从的

词根记忆

• ob(在…后面) + sequ(跟随) + ious→跟在后面的→逢迎的，谄媚的
• ob(接近) + sequ(跟随) + i + ous(…的)→紧跟着→谄媚的

同根派生

• adv性质的同根词

  obsequiously：谄媚地；奉承地。

• n性质的同根词

  obsequiousness：谄媚；奉承。

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英汉例句

• The landladies paid court to her, in the obsequious way landladies have.
  女店主们以她们特有的谄媚方式向她献殷勤.
• Chandler's weasel face screwed into an obsequious smile.
  钱德勒黄鼠狼似的脸上现出了谄媚的笑容.
• He is obsequious to men in power.
  他对有权势者谄媚.
• 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。
• He looked at the two ladies with an obsequious air.
  他看着两位太太,满脸谄媚的神情.

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词组短语

短语

• imperious obsequious 专横的◇谄媚的
• obsequious a 顺从的
• obsequious beauty 媚美
• Obsequious Furnish 溜须
• be obsequious 形容一味顺从附和

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• too eager to praise or obey someone

柯林斯英英字典

• If you describe someone as obsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them.
• obsequiously

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