| 单词 | ingratiate |
| 释义 | ingratiate (once / 3213 pages) v To ingratiate is to make obvious efforts to gain someone's favor, in other words — to kiss up to someone. Ingratiate has not strayed much from its Latin roots, in gratiam, (in plus gratia meaning "favor") which means "in favor" or "for the favor of." To ingratiate is to gain the favor of someone by doing lots of favors to the point of being a nudge. Like the teacher's pet who answers every question, stays after class to clean the chalkboard, and brings the teacher an apple every day. When you ingratiate yourself to people, you risk annoying them — like a little dog nipping at their heels. WORD FAMILYingratiate: ingratiated, ingratiates, ingratiating, ingratiation, ingratiatory+/ingratiating: ingratiatingly USAGE EXAMPLESHurts ingratiated himself with teammates and coaches from the moment he arrived, with both his talent and maturity. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) At the exact same time, he was palling around with and trying to ingratiate himself with both Nixon and Kissinger. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) And that Laird, whose inappropriateness and eager-puppy manner are at once offensive and ingratiating, belongs to a future that many of us are uncomfortable with. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) v gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts Hypo|Hyper cotton up, cozy up, play up, shine up, sidle up, suck up ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior control, keep in line, manipulate control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage |
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