brown-nose

verb

/ˈbraʊn nəʊz/

[intransitive, transitive] (informal, disapproving)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they brown-nose	/ˈbraʊn nəʊz/ /ˈbraʊn nəʊz/
he / she / it brown-noses	/ˈbraʊn nəʊzɪz/ /ˈbraʊn nəʊzɪz/
past simple brown-nosed	/ˈbraʊn nəʊzd/ /ˈbraʊn nəʊzd/
past participle brown-nosed	/ˈbraʊn nəʊzd/ /ˈbraʊn nəʊzd/
-ing form brown-nosing	/ˈbraʊn nəʊzɪŋ/ /ˈbraʊn nəʊzɪŋ/

to treat somebody in authority with special respect in order to make them approve of you or treat you better谄媚；拍马屁
- He got that promotion by brown-nosing.他是靠阿谀奉承才获得晋升的。
- brown-nose somebody She spends her time brown-nosing those in power.她的时间都用在给当权者拍马屁上。