butter up

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  • v.讨好；恭维
  • Web巴结；阿谀奉承；谄媚
Simple Present：butters up  Present Participle：buttering up  Past Tense：buttered up  

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v.
1.
讨好; 恭维

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Definition:
AllAll,讨好讨好,恭维恭维,巴结巴结,阿谀奉承阿谀奉承,谄媚谄媚
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
If that promotion involves being a boss or supervisor, beware of people trying to butter up to you simply because you're the new boss.
如果这样的晋升是成为老板或主管，那么注意那些仅仅因为你成为了新老板而吹嘘拍马的人。
rú guǒ zhè yàng de jìn shēng shì chéng wéi lǎo bǎn huò zhǔ guǎn , nà me zhù yì nà xiē jǐn jǐn yīn wèi nǐ chéng wèi le xīn lǎo bǎn ér chuī xū pāi mǎ de rén 。
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2.
He began to butter up the director in hope of being given a better job.
他开始奉承主任，希望得到一份更好的工作。
tā kāi shǐ fèng chéng zhǔ rèn , xī wàng dé dào yī fèn gèng hǎo de gōng zuò 。
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3.
I'll butter up our landlord and he won't mind if our rent is a few days late .
我来向房东奉承一番，那麽他就不会介意我们的房租是否迟交了几天。
wǒ lái xiàng fáng dōng fèng chéng yì fān , nà mó tā jiù bú huì jiè yì wǒ men de fáng zū shì fǒu chí jiāo le jǐ tiān 。
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4.
You can butter up the boss to ask for one day off.
你可以拍拍老板马屁让他给你放一天假。
nǐ kě yǐ pāi pāi lǎo bǎn mǎ pì ràng tā gěi nǐ fàng yī tiān jià 。
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5.
Now the designers of company decided to butter up the owners of dogs.
现在的设计者，公司决定黄油了业主的狗。
xiàn zài de shè jì zhě , gōng sī jué dìng huáng yóu le yè zhǔ de gǒu 。
uspct.com
6.
In theory, selling a stake to China could butter-up both sides, so long as it does not disadvantage minority investors.
从理论上讲，把股份出售给中国可以两面讨好，只要不损害中小股东利益。
cóng lǐ lùn shàng jiǎng , bǎ gǔ fèn chū shòu gěi zhōng guó kě yǐ liǎng miàn tǎo hǎo , zhǐ yào bù sǔn hài zhōng xiǎo gǔ dōng lì yì 。
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7.
Some people believe to butter up your boss is the only way to get ahead.
很多人相信得到提升的唯一途径是拍上司的马屁。
hěn duō rén xiāng xìn dé dào tí shēng de wéi yī tú jìng shì pāi shàng si de mǎ pì 。
bbs.hxen.com
8.
Push Cocoa Butter up from bottom and pinch tube to hold in place.
把牛油可可棒从下方推上来，在管子上捏住使其固定。
bǎ niú yóu kě kě bàng cóng xià fāng tuī shàng lái , zài guǎn zi shàng niē zhù shǐ qí gù dìng 。
zhidao.baidu.com
9.
flatter praise , compliment, butter up, please vt.
过分夸赞，奉承，阿谀，使高兴，使满意。
guò fèn kuā zàn , fèng chéng , ē yú , shǐ gāo xìng , shǐ mǎn yì 。
www.ecd123.com
10.
4: Some people believe to butter up your boss is the only way to get ahead.
这个人说：有些人认为，拍你老板的马屁是事业有进展的唯一道路。
zhè gè rén shuō : yǒu xiē rén rèn wéi , pāi nǐ lǎo bǎn de mǎ pì shì shì yè yǒu jìn zhǎn de wéi yī dào lù 。
www.kekenet.com
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