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单词 apple-polishing
释义

apple-polish

verb

ap·​ple-pol·​ish ˈa-pəl-ˌpä-lish How to pronounce apple-polish (audio)
apple-polished; apple-polishing; apple-polishes

intransitive verb

: to attempt to ingratiate oneself : toady

transitive verb

: to curry favor with (as by flattery)
apple-polisher noun

Synonyms

  • bootlick
  • fawn
  • fuss
  • kowtow
  • suck (up)
  • toady
  • truckle
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Word History

Etymology

from the traditional practice of schoolchildren bringing a shiny apple as a gift to their teacher

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

apple-polishing

verb

present participle of apple-polish
as in currying favor
to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior a departmental supervisor who apple-polishes shamelessly whenever higher-ups are about

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • despising
  • disdaining
  • scorning
  • challenging
  • jeering
  • gibing
  • scoffing
  • defying
  • jibing
  • braving
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