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