| 单词 | obsequious |
| 释义 | obsequious adjective formaldisapprovinguk/əbˈsiː.kwi.əs/us/əbˈsiː.kwi.əs/tooeagertopraiseorobeysomeone: 巴结的，谄媚的；卑躬屈膝的She isembarrassinglyobsequious to anyone inauthority.她差不多对任何当权者都卑躬屈膝，真令人难堪。 Praising insincerely or too eagerly
obsequious| American Dictionaryobsequious adjective us/əbˈsi·kwi·əs,ɑb-/tooeagertoserveorobeysomeone: She isembarrassinglyobsequious to anyone inauthority. Examplesofobsequiousobsequious Despite this air of officialdom in the presentation, not all areobsequiousaccounts. From theCambridge English Corpus Another steward, carrying a plate of ' hearts ' is preceded by anobsequiousfigure inquiring which ' heart ' his lordship required for the day. From theCambridge English Corpus Rulers, however beleaguered, still wanted to be treated as patrons, but although singers kept up the oldobsequiouslanguage they felt freer in practice to do what suited them. From theCambridge English Corpus In this passage he is primarily concerned with theobsequious, on the one hand, and those who consort with persons beneath their station, on the other. From theCambridge English Corpus They may, of course follow it and thus make their consciencesobsequiousto their interests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I showed myobsequiousloyalty on that occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not need me to be a somewhatobsequioussupporter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That seems to me to be a trifle tooobsequious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He oscillates from spirited independence, which he shows fitfully, to extraordinaryobsequiousacts of reparative guilt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have proposed a two-thirds majority to allow for the oddobsequiousand unquestioning supporter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Formerly a romantic lead, he specialized in continental character roles, playing many anobsequiousconcierge and imperious diplomat. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thisobsequiouscompliment is scarcely to be taken seriously. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They thus appear as obedient,obsequiousservants of a ruler. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Writing should have a living social function. 90% of what we call literature is just phraseology,obsequiousembellishment and blatherskite. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He isobsequioustowards the powerful, arrogant towards the weak, sententious and narrow-minded. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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