1. 求宠(于人), 拍(人)马屁:curry favor with sb. v.奉承某人 | curry favor: 求宠(于人), 拍(人)马屁 | 26:Andy come down to the loading dock today. 安迪今天到我这里来过.
2. 讨好,献媚:15. amputations:截肢. | 16. curry favor: 讨好,献媚. | 17. a museum case: 博物馆的展示柜.
3. 拍马屁:twerp小傻瓜 | bumpkin 乡巴佬 | curry favor拍马屁
1. curry favor
1. He said that honest people who do not curry favor with or do anything by anticipating what leaders are thinking about should be promoted.
2. Bonobos curry favor by performing oral sex on others of the same gender, even though they also seize every opportunity to mate with those of the opposite sex.
3. Saddam allegedly sought to curry favor by giving former government officials, journalists and others vouchers for Iraqi oil that could then be resold at a profit.
4. If IP managers curry favor to please management, the professional value of this team will no longer exist.
verb
1. seek favor by fawning or flattery
e.g. This employee is currying favor with his superordinates
Synonym: curry favour court favor court favour