toady

Word family nountoadytoadyismtoadfishtoadflaxtoad-in-the-holetoadrushtoadstonetoadtoadstooladjectivetoadyish

toad·y1 /ˈtəʊdi $ ˈtoʊ-/ noun (plural toadies) [countableC]

informalPRETEND someone who pretends to like an important person and does things for them, so that that person will help them – used to show disapproval 谄媚者，马屁精〔含贬义〕

Examples from the Corpus

toady• It strikes me that Tommy has already mastered the art of being a toady.• He felt like a hanger-on, a toady.• Is Tony now the Toad's toady?

toady2 verb (toadied, toadying, toadies) [intransitiveI]

PRETENDto pretend to like an important person and do things for them, so that they will help you – used to show disapproval 谄媚，奉承，拍马屁〔含贬义〕

toady to

toadying to the boss

拍老板的马屁

Examples from the Corpus

toady to• Some politicians have been accused of toadying to the NRA.

Origin toady1

(1800-1900) toadeater “helper of a seller of medicines who pretended to eat toads (thought to be poisonous) to prove the value of the medicine” ((17-19 centuries))

单词	toady
释义	toady Word family nountoadytoadyismtoadfishtoadflaxtoad-in-the-holetoadrushtoadstonetoadtoadstooladjectivetoadyish toad·y1 /ˈtəʊdi $ ˈtoʊ-/ noun (plural toadies) [countableC] informalPRETEND someone who pretends to like an important person and does things for them, so that that person will help them – used to show disapproval 谄媚者，马屁精〔含贬义〕 Examples from the Corpus toady• It strikes me that Tommy has already mastered the art of being a toady.• He felt like a hanger-on, a toady.• Is Tony now the Toad's toady? toady2 verb (toadied, toadying, toadies) [intransitiveI] PRETENDto pretend to like an important person and do things for them, so that they will help you – used to show disapproval 谄媚，奉承，拍马屁〔含贬义〕 toady to toadying to the boss 拍老板的马屁 Examples from the Corpus toady to• Some politicians have been accused of toadying to the NRA. Origin toady1 (1800-1900) toadeater “helper of a seller of medicines who pretended to eat toads (thought to be poisonous) to prove the value of the medicine” ((17-19 centuries))
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