people pleaser
noun [ C ] often disapproving uk/ˈpiː.pəl ˌpliː.zər/ us/ˈpiː.pəl ˌpliː.zɚ/
希望取悦他人的人
someone who cares a lot about whether other people like them, and always wants others to approve of their actions
Before the training she had been a people pleaser who wasn't assertive enough. 在参加培训之前,她是一个总希望取悦他人的人。
I learned not to pay attention to others' opinions of me because I know that I'm a people pleaser. 我学会了不理会别人对我的看法,因为我知道我太想要取悦别人。
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- I was a people pleaser and listened to everyone else's problems, but I didn't talk.
- He's a people pleaser; he's just horrified if people don't love him.
- She hesitated to follow her own path because she's a people pleaser and she didn't want to hurt anybody.
- People pleasers find it hard to say no, they put themselves down and try to improve themselves to gain love.