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vt.奉承⁵⁴;谄媚⁴⁶形容词adulatory名词adulator过去分词adulated现在分词adulating三单adulates
奉承奉承、势利
Verb:
flatter in an obsequious manner发音释义：'ædjʊleɪt vt. 过分称赞；谄媚；奉承
结构分析：adulate = ad去+ ul尾巴+ ate动词后缀→小狗摇尾巴→讨好、谄媚
词源解释：ul←拉丁语ulos尾巴←原始印欧语ul尾巴
同源词：adulation谄媚
趣味记忆：联想adulate =a阿+du杜+late迟到→阿杜迟到了，但大家不仅不怪他，反而拼命奉承他，因为他是明星！GRE红宝书adult成年人＋ate吃的过去式 = 成年人吃饭. 成年人吃饭分三种: 和女友吃—自吹自擂; 和朋友吃—互相吹捧; 和老板吃—阿谀奉承. 无论怎么吃, 都脱离不了谄媚、奉承.
adult 成人干的事，人一大就谄媚；modulate 抑扬顿挫的唱调频→拍马
和下面的adulterate 掺假一起记，都可以看作是成人adult做的坏事；钱博士ad去，趋近+ul尾巴，罕见词根+ate动词后缀→小狗走过去摇尾巴⇒谄媚，奉承ad去，趋近+ul尾巴，罕见词根-ate…的动词后缀→小狗走过去摇尾巴⇒谄媚，奉承。GRE难词记忆adul→laud n./v. 称赞，赞美→不住地赞美→奉承GRE难词记忆adulate→adul=to flatter 奉承+ate→奉承联想记忆谄媚adulate是成人adult做的坏事近义词 adore爱慕praise赞美flatter奉承elevate举起lionize崇拜worship崇拜revereR~里维尔（美国马萨…
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用作及物动词They are fools whoadulateevery decision of their leaders.对领导的每个决定一味奉承的人是蠢材。verb.flatter
同义词 brown-nose,fawn,fawn on,gush,hero-worship,praise,worshipapple-polish,fall all over,kiss feet
butter upverb charm someone with flattery
bootlick,brown-nose,build up,cajole,flatter,inveigle,lay it on thick,massage,play up to,soften,spread it on,stroke,suck up to,sweet-talk,work on
complimentverb praise, flatter
acclaim,adulate,applaud,butter up,cajole,celebrate,charm,cheer,commemorate,commend,congratulate,endorse,eulogize,exalt,extol,fawn upon,felicitate,give bouquet,glorify,hail,hand it to,honor,ingratiate oneself with,kudize,laud,magnify,make much of,panegyrize,pat on the back,pay respects,pay tribute to,please,puff up,recommend,roose,salute,sanction,satisfy,sing praises of,soothe,speak highly of,take off hat to,toast,trade last,wish joy to,worship
complimentingverb praise, flatter
acclaiming,adulating,applauding,buttering up,cajoling,celebrating,charming,cheering,commemorating,commending,congratulating,endorsing,eulogizing,exalting,extolling,fawning upon,felicitating,giving bouquet,glorifying,hailing,handing it to,honoring,ingratiating oneself with,kudizing,lauding,magnifying,making much of,panegyrizing,patting on the back,paying respects,paying tribute to,pleasing,puffing up,recommending,roosing,saluting,sanctioning,satisfying,singing praises of,soothing,speaking highly of,taking off hat to,toasting,trade last,wishing joy to,worshipping
doteverb show excessive fondness
adulate,blandish,cajole,cherish,flatter,fuss over,nurture,praise
flatterverb compliment excessively
adulate,blandish,bootlick,brown-nose,build up,butter up,cajole,cater to,charm,con,court,fawn,get next to,glorify,grovel,humor,inveigle,jolly,lay it on thick,oil,overpraise,play up to,praise,rub the right way,salve,sell,snow,soft-soap,soften,spread it on,stroke,suck up to,sweet-talk,sweeten up,toady,wheedle,work on,work over
hero worshipverb admire greatly
adulate,dote on,esteem,exalt,fall all over,fawn on,glorify,idolize,lionize,look up to,revere,worship |