| 单词 | adulate |
| 释义 | adulate (once / 3484 pages) v To adulate is to flatter someone. A lot. Like, drop-on-your-knees-and-clasp-your-hands-and-say-"you-are-the-greatest-ever-to-walk-the-earth" a lot. The most interesting syllable in adulate is the ul-, which comes from ulos, a Latin word meaning "tail." The idea is that if you're heaping flattery on someone, you might as well be a dog wagging its tail, panting for a treat. Not that there's anything wrong with a little flattery. Or dogs. WORD FAMILYadulate: adulated, adulates, adulating, adulation, adulator, adulatory+/adulation: adulations/adulator: adulators USAGE EXAMPLESFirst, Ginsburg is not the Supreme Court justice whose ideology most closely aligns with the activist internet community that adulates her. Slate(Oct 11, 2016) They showed up to games wearing T-shirts adulating his “swag.” New York Times(Nov 07, 2015) She had the warm, welcoming presence of someone quite used to an adulating crowd. The Guardian(Oct 04, 2015) v flatter in an obsequious manner Hyper blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly |
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