flunkey是什么意思,flunkey的意思翻译、用法、同义词、例句
flunkey英标
英:/'ˈflʌŋki/ 美:/'ˈflʌŋki/
词性
复数 flunkeys
常用词典
n. 奴才;穿制服的仆役;谄媚者
例句
That flunkey was in his master's good graces.
这个奴才深得其主子的赏识。
Why expect flunkey to do their jobs just because you pay them?
为什么期望奴才做他们的工作,仅仅是因为你付了钱呢?
I was admitted by a gorgeous flunkey, and shown into a sumptuous room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting.
一个衣着华丽的仆人把我接了进去,领到一个豪华房间,里头坐着两位上了岁数的绅士。
Because I was king, their master. It would suddenly dawn on me that living among these flunkeys, including my esteemed elders, teachers and friends, I myself, too, was nothing but a mere head flunkey.
因为我是王,是他们的主子,我将恍然大悟:我生活在这些奴才们中间,连我所敬畏的尊长和师友也无一不是奴才,而我自己也不过是一个奴才的首领。
Because I was king, their master. It would suddenly dawn on me that living among these flunkeys, including my esteemed elders, teachers and friends, I myself, too, was nothing but a mere head flunkey.
因为我是王,是他们的主子,我将恍然大悟:我生活在这些奴才们中间,连我所敬畏的尊长和师友也无一不是奴才,而自己也不过是一个奴才的首领。
同义词
n.|minion/toadeater;奴才;穿制服的仆役;谄媚者
网络扩展资料
flunkey
是一个英语词汇,可以用作名词或动词。下面将详细解释该词的用法、解释、近义词和反义词等内容。
用法
名词
flunkey
指的是卑躬屈膝、奉承拍马的人,也可以指侍从或随从。- 例句1:I won't be treated like a flunkey!(我不会被当成奴才一样对待!)
- 例句2:The flunkey held open the door for her.(侍从为她开门。)
动词
flunkey
的动词形式是flunkeying
,指的是卑躬屈膝、奉承拍马或做卑贱的工作。- 例句1:He spent years flunkeying for a wealthy businessman.(他为一位富有的商人效命多年。)
- 例句2:She refused to flunkey to her boss's demands.(她拒绝屈服于老板的要求。)
解释
flunkey
一词的来历可以追溯到17世纪的英国,最初用于指代仆人或侍从。后来,这个词开始用于描述那些奉承他人、卑躬屈膝的人。在现代英语中,flunkey
也可以用于形容那些不择手段地追求权力或财富的人。
近义词
toady
:指卑躬屈膝、拍马屁的人。sycophant
:指为了谄媚别人而不择手段的人。lackey
:指侍从或卑躬屈膝的人。
反义词
independent
:指独立自主、不依赖他人的人。nonconformist
:指拒绝顺从传统、权威或社会规范的人。