| 单词 | brown-nose |
| 释义 | brown-nose[ broun-nohz ] / ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brown-nose ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), brown-nosed, brown-nos·ing.to curry favor; behave obsequiously. verb (used with object), brown-nosed, brown-nos·ing.to seek favors from (a person) in an obsequious manner; fawn over. nounAlso brown-noser. a toady; sycophant. Compare ass-kissing. Origin of brown-noseFirst recorded in 1935–40; brown + nose Words nearby brown-noseBrownist, Brown, John, brown lung, brown lung disease, brown mustard, brown-nose, brownout, brown owl, brown paper, brown patch, brownprint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for brown-nose (1 of 2)brown nose nounvet science a form of light sensitization in cattle British Dictionary definitions for brown-nose (2 of 2)brown-nose / slang / verbto be abjectly subservient (to); curry favour (with) nounan abjectly subservient person; sycophant Word Origin for brown-noseC20: from the notion that a subservient person kisses the backside of the person with whom he or she is currying favour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with brown-nosebrown nose Solicit favor obsequiously, toady. For example, Harry was always brown nosing, but it didn't help his grades. This term originated in the military in the late 1930s, where it meant “to curry favor”; it alludes to ass-kissing when the backside being kissed is less than clean. Despite its scatological origin, today this slangy term is not considered particularly vulgar. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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