| 词汇 | lackey |
| 释义 | lackey noun[ C ] disapprovinguk /ˈlæk.i/ us /ˈlæk.i/ a servant or someone who behaves like one by obeying someone else's orders or by doing unpleasant work for them: 听差;顺从的奴仆，唯命是从者 He treats us all like his lackeys.他把我们当作可任由他差遣的跟班。 People who serve other people anti-slavery below/above stairsidiom boot boy butler dogsbody gofer handmaiden housemaid labourer lady's maid lapdog retainer serfdom servant skivvy slave slave trade slaver valet vassal You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Types of employment Examples of lackeylackey Regardless of their differences, all were agreed that this responsibility should not fall to the governors, or their medical lackeys. Thus, he runs the risk of being perceived as "moral policeman" within the unit, and its "lackey" outside it. I love the phrase "technical non-compliance", and the financial services industry and its lackeys are keen on this type of euphemism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have gradually been removing the democratically elected representatives on boards, replacing them with their own sycophantic appointees and lackeys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Generally, these men are not lackeys or touts of the boss. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The man who is prepared to be a time-server or a paid lackey is not concerned with ideals or principles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A lackey means a paid servant on his staff, which is absurd. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am certainly not a lairds' lackey or anyone else's lackey. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They might be the lackeys of those who use scaremongering tactics to lead people down a path where no rational human being would go. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By giving approval for the marketing of this product, you have irresponsibly turned yourself into the lackey of the genetic engineering industry. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Again, she said that we are the lackeys of the landlords and asked about the local authorities, whose ratepayers are involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Elected politicians are being converted into lackeys with the task of serving and facilitating movements on the capital markets. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Or will he make himself the lackey to a nationalised industry? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These people are no longer lackeys, but should be included, like all other workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are an ally and not a lackey. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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