(pl.-ies)
1
- a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important谄媚者, 马屁精。
2
- Australian term for PUFFERFISH.〈澳〉 同PUFFERFISH.
(-ies, -ied)no obj.
- act in an obsequious way拍马, 奉承, 谄媚：
she imagined him toadying to his rich clients.
她想像他正对他那些有钱的客户溜须拍马。
派生词
toadyish
adjectivetoadyism
noun词源
early 19th cent.: said to be a contraction of toad-eater, a charlatan's assistant who ate toads; toads were regarded as poisonous， and the assistant's survival was thought to be due to the efficacy of the charlatan's remedy.