sycophant
noun [ C ] formal disapproving uk/ˈsɪk.ə.fænt/ us/ˈsɪk.ə.fænt/
马屁精;阿谀奉承的人
someone who praises powerful or rich people in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them
The prime minister is surrounded by sycophants. 首相身边都是马屁精。
See: sycophantic
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- He is enabled by low-life sycophants who thrill in being around his celebrity.
- At his coronation, he comes across like an artist at his first big gallery show, surrounded by hypocritical sycophants.
- Sycophants will rise to the top if a team is discouraged from giving frank opinions.
- She appears to be a crawly sycophant or a shameless self promoter.
- The advisers are sycophants and they will never tell him to retire.