单词 | truckle |
释义 | truckle (once / 12110 pages) 1n 2v WORD FAMILY truckle: truckled, truckler, truckles, truckling+/truckler: trucklers/truckling: trucklings USAGE EXAMPLESHe had decided not to truckle with Might any more—to cut it out root and branch, by establishing another standard altogether. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) Their host, an antiquarian architect, had never truckled under to modern civilization and kept his house free of gas and electricity. James D. Watson, Double Helix(1968) “His paintings make small people large, and large people tiny,” she writes, adding, “he doesn’t truckle to either.” New York Times(Apr 10, 2016) 1 n a low bed to be slid under a higher bed 2Syn|Hyper truckle bed, trundle, trundle bed bed a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep 1v try to gain favor by cringing or flattering Syn|Hypo|Hyper bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour seek favor by fawning or flattery blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly 2v yield to out of weakness Hyper relent, soften, yield give in, as to influence or pressure |
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