no obj.
1- (of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favour or advantage（人）讨好, 奉承：
congressmen fawn over the President.
国会议员们常讨好总统。
1.1
- (of an animal, especially a dog) show slavish devotion, especially by crawling and rubbing against someone（动物, 尤指狗）摇尾乞怜：
the dogs started fawning on me.
那些狗开始向我摇尾乞怜。
派生词
fawningly
adverb词源
Old English fagnian 'make or be glad', of Germanic origin; related to FAIN.