toady /ˈtəʊdɪ/ ( toadying, toadied, toadies )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT If you refer to someone as a toady, you disapprove of them because they flatter or are nice to an important or powerful person in the hope of getting some advantage from them. 马屁精 [表不满]

• 2. 

  V-I If you say that someone is toadying to an important or powerful person, you disapprove of them because they are flattering or being pleasant toward that person in the hope of getting some advantage from them. 拍马屁 [表不满]

  例：

  They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.

  然后他们来到后台，对他柔声细语，拍他的马屁。