curry favor with

常見例句

Everyone in this company knows that he"s trying to curry favor with the board of the directors.
公司?的每一個(gè)人都知道他想要巴結(jié)董事會(huì)。
Everyone else piles on, hoping to curry favor with the popular child.
每一個(gè)孩子都附和著，希望與大衆(zhòng)保持一致。
Apparently, the Babylonians started this whole annual tradition – they made resolutions to the gods in order to curry favor with them.
顯而易見，這種每年一度的傳統(tǒng)是巴比倫人那裡開始的——他們對著神霛訂下新年計(jì)劃，爲(wèi)了討寵而已。

Additionally, prosecutors contemplating a transition to a law firm may attempt to curry favor with a prospective employer.
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These programs were seen as a priority for women, and the politicians wanted to curry favor with them.
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If Brodsky was seeking to curry favor with Shukhman, it doesn't appear to have satisfied Axiom co-owner Wang.
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