ingratiate

1 There are discerning people who dislike its ingratiating cuteness.

2 When we first meet her, she is smiling, ingratiating, hoping to be perceived as intelligent and trustworthy, and slightly on the defensive, not unlike a teacher on the first day of class.

3 “He had a way to ingratiate himself to people in authority to stay afloat,” Londoño says.

4 To be sure, the Ptolemies did commission massive new temples in the ancient style, largely to help the Macedonian rulers ingratiate themselves with their native subjects.

5 She had never felt it necessary to ingratiate a mere younger son.

她以前从来就不觉得需要去讨好迎合一个(公爵的)小儿子. (潜台词:现在需要了)

6 The result had the ineffability of experimental theater yet the ingratiating gusto of showbiz, full of cross-eyed expressions and flirtations with the audience.

7 I’m not yet feeling that about Mr. Brewer, an ingratiating young actor with a strong voice and nonstop smile.

8 Elizabeth Berrington puts in such an exquisite turn as a chairwoman, with her nurturing nods and ingratiating murmurs, that when she appeals to her imaginary audience real-life spectators yell back.

9 “The Houseguest” was a comic gangster story in which a thug ingratiates himself with a Long Island family, then keeps them hostage - at least they think he does.

10 Admirable for its total refusal to ingratiate, the movie nurtures an unapologetically hostile vibe that gradually relents alongside Richard’s deterioration.

11 “Very well,” he said, letting all the ingratiating charm fall from his voice.

12 Martin tries to ingratiate himself back into the hearts of his fickle fans since his delayed "Dance of Dragons" made his loyal followers into turncoats, he seems to be thwarted at every turn.

13 It could also be that your mentee isn’t at all insecure but thinks that self-deprecation is the best way to ingratiate oneself with superiors.

14 For he knew that he had failed, from the very beginning, to ingratiate himself with Edmund.

15 Meanwhile, journalist Edward McClelland painted the future chief executive as a community activist who mastered "social networking" and had designs to become mayor even as he ingratiated himself with the Richard M. Daley administration.

16 "I never should have raised my voice or made you feel so small," Thicke croons over an ingratiating guitar figure, "I never should have asked you to do anything at all."

17 What irks one about the show is its dimpled, ingratiating cuteness.

18 The push into melancholy territory can be found in more ingratiating work, including specials by the most commercial stars.

19 The film may be overambitious, both technically and narratively, but Alwyn is ingratiating in his film debut, and “Billy Lynn” definitely deserves a look.

20 His new, pricklier show deconstructs that persona, telling the audience right from the start how he ingratiates himself, before asking them how they want their takes delivered.

1 讨好

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2 巴结

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3 迎合

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4 逢迎

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