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单词 sycophantic
释义
sycophantic
adjective
formaldisapproving
uk
/ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/us
/ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/
(of apersonor ofbehaviour)praisingpeopleinauthorityin a way that is notsincere, usually inorderto get someadvantagefrom them:
阿谀奉承的，谄媚的
There was sycophanticlaughterfrom theaudienceat every one of histerriblejokes.他每讲一个糟糕透顶的笑话，听众都发出谄媚的笑声。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising insincerely or too eagerly
  • backhanded compliment
  • bootlicker
  • bow and scrapeidiom
  • crawler
  • creep
  • fawn
  • flummery
  • glad-handing
  • grovel
  • hagiographic
  • idealization
  • massagesomeone'segoidiom
  • obsequious
  • people pleaser
  • play up tosomeone
  • schmooze
  • slobber
  • toady
  • toadying
  • unctuous
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sycophancy
sycophant
(Definition ofsycophanticfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsycophantic

sycophantic
The author has produced a sophisticated assessment which is sympathetic but notsycophantic, critical on occasion but not iconoclastic.
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Even allowing a healthy margin forsycophanticexaggeration, the effect of such eulogy is impressive.
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Two of these three pieces unquestionably contain allegory, but there is nothing covert or subversive about it; they amount to royalist propaganda on thesycophanticmodel.
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Whilst the commentaries do include a few accolades boarding on thesycophantic, the commentators do not shy away from taking issue (very politely) with points made in the chapter.
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The interview format lends itself to a tone that, if not exactlysycophantic, certainly falls short of the level of critical engagement expected of an academic work.
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However, he spoilt it all by doing the usual bit at the end, showing howsycophantiche is.
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They have gradually been removing the democratically elected representatives on boards, replacing them with their ownsycophanticappointees and lackeys.
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Indeed, it would be no service to either the school or the person being appraised to have asycophantic, nepotistic appraisal of that person.
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It was silly for some people to greet them withsycophanticapproval.
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I am notsycophanticto the fishing industry all the time.
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He swung wildly between the idiosyncratic and thesycophantic.
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They are often reading questions that are not merelysycophantic, but poorly drafted and not in order.
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I have never seen a group whose members were sosycophantictowards each other.
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The press is not sure now to whom it should besycophantic.
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Some press comment was lesssycophanticthan others.
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