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单词 sucking (up)
释义

sucking (up)

verb

present participle of suck (up)
1
as in currying favor
to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior a young lieutenant constantly sucking up to the commanding officer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • currying favor
  • fussing
  • kissing up to
  • drooling
  • fawning
  • bootlicking
  • kowtowing
  • toadying
  • apple-polishing
  • truckling
  • submitting
  • courting
  • deferring
  • wooing
  • gushing
  • slobbering
  • endearing
  • ingratiating
  • cringing
  • coaxing
  • slavering
  • blandishing
  • worshipping
  • flattering
  • idolizing
  • cajoling
  • cowering
  • adulating
  • worshiping
  • yielding
  • demeaning
  • groveling
  • overpraising
  • debasing
  • soft-soaping
  • abasing
  • grovelling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • despising
  • disdaining
  • challenging
  • jeering
  • scoffing
  • scorning
  • defying
  • braving
  • jibing
  • gibing
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as in drinking
to take in (something liquid) through small openings these lilacs sucked up all the water I added to the vase yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • drinking
  • soaking (up)
  • absorbing
  • taking up
  • swallowing
  • imbibing
  • sipping
  • sponging
  • slurping
  • swigging
  • gulping
  • guzzling
  • quaffing
  • swilling
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