| 词汇 | flummery |
| 释义 | flummery noun[ U ] uk /ˈflʌm.ər.i/ us /ˈflʌm.ɚ.i/ disapproving praise or other polite speech or behaviour that is not sincere and does not really mean anything: 空洞的恭维话 These letters are full of the most ornate diplomatic flummery.这些信件充满了华丽的恭维之词。 a sweet soft food popular in the past, made with milk or cream, sugar and other ingredients such as oats (= a type of grain), gelatine (= a substance used to make jelly), eggs, or fruit小麦（或燕麦）粥（旧时的一种常见食物） Praising insincerely or too eagerly backhanded compliment bootlicker bow and scrapeidiom crawler creep glad-handing grovel grovelling grovellingly hagiographic obsequious obsequiously people pleaser play up to someone schmooze sycophantically toady toadying truckle unctuous You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Puddings, desserts & ices |
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