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单词 suck (up)
释义

suck (up) 1 of 2

verb

1
as in to fuss
to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior a young lieutenant constantly sucking up to the commanding officer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fuss
  • curry favor
  • drool
  • kiss up to
  • kowtow
  • apple-polish
  • court
  • fawn
  • defer
  • bootlick
  • toady
  • submit
  • woo
  • truckle
  • ingratiate
  • gush
  • worship
  • slaver
  • cringe
  • overpraise
  • slobber
  • blandish
  • endear
  • idolize
  • coax
  • adulate
  • cajole
  • flatter
  • cower
  • demean
  • yield
  • debase
  • abase
  • grovel
  • soft-soap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • despise
  • disdain
  • challenge
  • scorn
  • defy
  • jeer
  • jibe
  • scoff
  • brave
  • gibe
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2
as in to drink
to take in (something liquid) through small openings these lilacs sucked up all the water I added to the vase yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • drink
  • absorb
  • soak (up)
  • take up
  • swallow
  • sponge
  • sip
  • imbibe
  • slurp
  • swig
  • gulp
  • quaff
  • guzzle
  • swill

suck-up

2 of 2

noun

as in sycophant
a person who flatters another in order to get ahead I'd like to give my boss a birthday present, but I don't want to look like a shameless suck-up

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sycophant
  • lickspittle
  • toady
  • bootlicker
  • brownnoser
  • flunky
  • flunkie
  • minion
  • flunkey
  • fan
  • parasite
  • henchman
  • sponge
  • admirer
  • devotee
  • slave
  • lackey
  • fawner
  • apparatchik
  • pupil
  • partisan
  • yes-man
  • disciple
  • leech
  • apple-polisher
  • stooge
  • hanger-on
  • sponger
  • follower
  • lapdog
  • enthusiast
  • adherent
  • zealot
  • satellite
  • worshipper
  • cultist
  • idolater
  • company man
  • idolator
  • worshiper
  • groveler
  • running dog
  • votary
  • convert
  • partizan
  • camp follower
  • me-tooer
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