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词汇 obsequiously
释义 obsequiously
adverb
 formaldisapprovinguk /əbˈsiː.kwi.əs.li/ us /əbˈsiː.kwi.əs.li/
in a way that is too eager to praise or obey someone:
"Yes, my Lord, of course, your wish is my command", said the servant obsequiously.
He was a huge fan of the singer, grinning obsequiously when in her presence.
You need to stop behaving so obsequiously every time you meet someone wearing a uniform.
They were so obsequiously cooperative and willing to help that I became suspicious.
The hotel manager welcomed the famous guests, bowing obsequiously.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Praising insincerely or too eagerly
backhanded compliment
bootlicker
bow and scrapeidiom
crawler
creep
flummery
glad-handing
grovel
grovelling
grovellingly
massage someone's egoidiom
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people pleaser
play up to someone
schmooze
sycophantically
toady
toadying
truckle
unctuous

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