| 词汇 | obsequious |
| 释义 | obsequious adjective formaldisapprovinguk /əbˈsiː.kwi.əs/ us /əbˈsiː.kwi.əs/ too eager to praise or obey someone: 巴结的，谄媚的;卑躬屈膝的 She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.她差不多对任何当权者都卑躬屈膝，真令人难堪。 Praising insincerely or too eagerly backhanded compliment bootlicker bow and scrapeidiom crawler creep flummery glad-handing grovel grovelling grovellingly massage someone's egoidiom obsequiously people pleaser play up to someone schmooze sycophantically toady toadying truckle unctuous obsequious | American Dictionaryobsequious adjective us/əbˈsi·kwi·əs, ɑb-/ too eager to serve or obey someone: She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority. Examples of obsequiousobsequious Despite this air of officialdom in the presentation, not all are obsequious accounts. Another steward, carrying a plate of ' hearts ' is preceded by an obsequious figure inquiring which ' heart ' his lordship required for the day. Rulers, however beleaguered, still wanted to be treated as patrons, but although singers kept up the old obsequious language they felt freer in practice to do what suited them. In this passage he is primarily concerned with the obsequious, on the one hand, and those who consort with persons beneath their station, on the other. They may, of course follow it and thus make their consciences obsequious to their interests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I showed my obsequious loyalty on that occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not need me to be a somewhat obsequious supporter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That seems to me to be a trifle too obsequious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He oscillates from spirited independence, which he shows fitfully, to extraordinary obsequious acts of reparative guilt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have proposed a two-thirds majority to allow for the odd obsequious and unquestioning supporter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Formerly a romantic lead, he specialized in continental character roles, playing many an obsequious concierge and imperious diplomat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This obsequious compliment is scarcely to be taken seriously. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They thus appear as obedient, obsequious servants of a ruler. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Writing should have a living social function. 90% of what we call literature is just phraseology, obsequious embellishment and blatherskite. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is obsequious towards the powerful, arrogant towards the weak, sententious and narrow-minded. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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