英:[ɪn'greɪʃɪətərɪ]
美:[ɪn'greɪʃɪrˌtɒrɪ]
英:[ɪn'greɪʃɪətərɪ]
美:[ɪn'greɪʃɪrˌtɒrɪ]
词根:ingratiate
adj.ingratiating 逢迎的,讨好的;迷人的,吸引人的
adv.ingratiatingly 讨好地;奉承地
n.ingratiation 逢迎;讨好
vt.ingratiate 使迎合;使讨好;使逢迎
Adjective
1. pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade;
"a coaxing and obsequious voice"
"her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable"
2. calculated to please or gain favor;
"a smooth ingratiating manner"
in- >entry 2 + Latin gratia grace
The first known use of ingratiate was in 1621
ingratiateverb
to gain favor or acceptance for by deliberate effort
quickly ingratiated herself with her new pupils
1 Directors increased their chances of board appointments via provision of advice and information to CEOs and ingratiatory behavior toward peer directors.
董事可以通过给CEO提供建议和信息,或讨好其他的董事使得自己获得另外董事会聘用的可能性增加。
2 "Graceful, sleek, purring, ingratiatory, but cat all the same."
3 Near to him, employing all the ingratiatory insinuating arts she knew, and so absorbed in Scraper that she forgot even to direct the procession, was Lil.
4 If you think of it, you will find one of the robin's very chief ingratiatory faculties is his dainty and delicate movement,—his footing it featly here and there.
5 Cowperwood, disappointed by the outcome of his various ingratiatory efforts, decided to fall back on his old reliable method of bribery.
6 Fuzzy wriggled himself into an ingratiatory attitude and essayed the idiotic smile and blattering small talk that is supposed to charm the budding intellect of the young.
7 "Something new, I should think, to you, sir, in a sailing match on fresh water?" he said, in his most ingratiatory manner.
8 Not,” touching his elbows again, with an ingratiatory smile, “that one would desire to get rid of you.”
9 In other words, don't expect your waiter to introduce herself by name, American-style — or to serve your food with an ingratiating smile.
10 In the two months since, Paxton has only continued to ingratiate himself with the Dodgers’ clubhouse.
11 Her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable.
她的样子文静而乖巧,但却有点过于顺从.
1 阿谀奉承的
3 巴结
tufthunting gnathonic silky slimy fawning morigeration flattery ingratiation bootlicking creep cringe fawn shine up to make points with
4 巴结的