sycophantic

常見例句

He is surrounded by a chorus of sycophantic philosophers who have substituted pandiabolism for pantheism.
他被一群諂媚的哲學家圍著，他們從無神論者變成了有神論。
Canute did not think he could control the tides; he took the sycophantic suggestion that he might and turned it into an opportunity for instruction.
克努特并不認為他可以控制潮汐，他接受了那個諂媚的建議將它作為一個提供啟示的機會。
If he's drinking with his mates, he would be unlikely to welcome approaches from outside the group, unless sycophantic and ego-enhancing.
如果他跟同伴一起，他一般不歡迎陌生人的接近，不過如果你會拍馬屁的話那就另當別論。

Members of press clubs are often seen in sycophantic gaggles as they follow top politicians through their day.
FORBES: Hold the presses
He (or she) would be pro-active, approachable, knowledgeable and good company for journalists, without being sycophantic to them.
ECONOMIST: European politics
He was just trying to demonstrate that his sycophantic courtiers were foolish.
ECONOMIST: Letters