英语词汇“adulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ad•u•late v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to admire or flatter too much:fans adulating a rock star.

ad•u•la•tion   n. [uncountable]
ad•u•la•tor, n.  [countable]
ad•u•la•to•ry   adj.

ad•u•late v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.

Latin adūlātiōn- (stem of adūlātiō) servile flattery, fawning, equivalent. to adūlāt(us), past participle of adūlārī, -āre to fawn upon (of dogs), apparently a nominal derivative, with ad- ad-, of an otherwise unattested base + -iōn- -ion
Middle French
back formation from adulation, Middle English 1770–80

ad′u•la′tion, n.
ad′u•la′tor, n.
ad•u•la•to•ry adj.

adulate /ˈædjʊˌleɪt/ vb

(transitive) to flatter or praise obsequiously

Etymology: 17th Century: back formation from C15 adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter

单词	adulate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ad•u•late /ˈædʒəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to admire or flatter too much:fans adulating a rock star. ad•u•la•tion /ˌædʒəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] ad•u•la•tor, n. [countable] ad•u•la•to•ry /ˈædʒələˌtɔri/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ad•u•late (aj′ə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely. Latin adūlātiōn- (stem of adūlātiō) servile flattery, fawning, equivalent. to adūlāt(us), past participle of adūlārī, -āre to fawn upon (of dogs), apparently a nominal derivative, with ad- ad-, of an otherwise unattested base + -iōn- -ion Middle French back formation from adulation, Middle English 1770–80 ad′u•la′tion, n. ad′u•la′tor, n. ad•u•la•to•ry (aj′ə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: adulate /ˈædjʊˌleɪt/ vb (transitive) to flatter or praise obsequiously Etymology: 17th Century: back formation from C15 adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter
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