1. He says the officials who wield such power over the artistic sphere are not considered important in the bureaucracy and so tend to be conservative and sycophantic.
他表示，那些在艺术领域拥有很大权力的官员，通常在官僚机构中未得到重用，因此他们往往比较保守，而且阿谀奉承。
be sycophantic在线翻译
2. Don ` t be sycophantic, no matter how much you love his money.
无论你多么爱慕他的钱财，也不要阿谀奉承。
3. 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，他一般不欢迎陌生人的接近，不过如果你会拍马屁的话那就另当别论。