单词 | suck-up |
释义 | suck-up, n. slang (chiefly N. Amer.). Brit. |ˈsʌkʌp|, U.S. |ˈsəkəp| [‹ suck v. + up adv.1, after to suck up to at suck v. Phrasal verbs 2. Compare earlier sucker-up n. at sucker n. Compounds 2.] A sycophant; = suck n.1 10.
1970Brewer's Dict. Phrase & Fable (rev. ed.) 1047/1 A suck-up is a toady or creep. 1989A. Wilentz Rainy Season (1990) v. 142 The suck-ups among the kids always go along with him, but he knows they are suck-ups, so he doesn't respect them. 1993Esquire June 72/1, I don't blame suck-ups... Some of my best friends are tuft hunters too. 2005N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Feb. 14/1 While Holmes is curt with toffs and colonels, he can be a suck-up to royalty. |

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