玛丽是个马屁精。
He gets high scores by being an apple polisher.
他只是爱拍“马屁”才得高分的。
The man with whom you talked is a apple polisher .
和你谈话的那人是一个拍马屁的人。
He was promoted very quickly because he is a real apple polisher.
他升职升得很快，因为他是一个十足的马屁精。
Jane: she is a real apple polisher. She crawls around the boss all day. No wonder she could win.
简：她是个马屁精，整天围着老板转，难怪会赢呢。
An "apple polisher" is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe, but is close to it.
“擦苹果的人”是指给人送礼以赢得友谊或特殊待遇的人。虽说不上是贿赂，但也差不多。
John is such an apple-polisher.
约翰是个马屁精。
Everybody knows that he is an apple-polisher, he owes his present position to the little favours he has done to his superiors.
谁都知道他是个马屁精，他能有今天，就是因为他对上级所施的种种小恩小惠。
Everybody knows that he is an apple-polisher. He owes his present position to the little favours he has done to his superiors.
谁都知道他是个马屁精，他能有今天，就是因为他对上级所使的种种小恩小惠。
The kids don't like Carl much. He's the biggest apple-polisher in our class.
人们不大喜欢卡尔，因为他是我们班里最大的马屁精。
The kids don't like Carl much. He's the biggest apple-polisher in our class.
人们不大喜欢卡尔，因为他是我们班里最大的马屁精。
应用推荐