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单词 toady
释义

toady

noun
/ˈtəʊdi/
/ˈtəʊdi/
(plural toadies)
(informal, disapproving)
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  1. a person who is too kind or shows too much respect towards somebody more important in order to gain their favour or help synonym sycophant
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: said to be a contraction of toad-eater, a charlatan's assistant who ate toads; toads were regarded as poisonous, and the assistant's survival was thought to be due to the effects of the charlatan's remedy.

toady

verb
/ˈtəʊdi/
/ˈtəʊdi/
[intransitive] (disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they toady
/ˈtəʊdi/
/ˈtəʊdi/
he / she / it toadies
/ˈtəʊdiz/
/ˈtəʊdiz/
past simple toadied
/ˈtəʊdid/
/ˈtəʊdid/
past participle toadied
/ˈtəʊdid/
/ˈtəʊdid/
-ing form toadying
/ˈtəʊdiɪŋ/
/ˈtəʊdiɪŋ/
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  1. toady (to somebody) to treat somebody more important with special respect or kind treatment in order to gain their favour or help
    • I’m not prepared to toady to him just to save my job.
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: said to be a contraction of toad-eater, a charlatan's assistant who ate toads; toads were regarded as poisonous, and the assistant's survival was thought to be due to the effects of the charlatan's remedy.
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