英 [ˈtəʊdi] 美 [ˈtoʊdi]
n. 马屁精，谄媚者
v. 拍马屁，谄媚
复数toadies
第三人称单数toadies
现在分词toadying
过去式toadied
过去分词toadied
toady /ˈtəʊdɪ/ [ toadying toadied toadies ]
可数名词 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
不及物动词 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
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。
... obsequious：谄媚的；奉承的；顺从的 toady：谄媚；谄媚者 performance review：服务表现检讨；业绩评价；绩效评估 ...
2011实用英语考试辅导趣解Toady（马屁精） 发现没？toady（马屁精）在构词上蛮有意思。
... 拍马屁bootlicktoady 拍马屁者bootlicker 拍马屁的人toady ...
Let's sit quiet a bit, Toady!
我们安静地坐一会儿吧，蛤蟆仔！
It will be your head next time, Toady!
下次就是你的脑袋，蛤蟆仔！
"It's for your own good, Toady," went on the Rat.
“这是为了你自己好，蛤蟆仔。”水鼠兰特接着说。
And a few seconds later, he says "Mr. Bernstein, you don't expect me to keep my promises, do you?" And Berstein laughs like the little toady that he is and says, "Oh, yes!"
几秒之后他说,伯恩斯丁先生，你不希望我,恪守承诺吧，不是么,伯恩斯丁笑了“
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The Francop originated in Iran and was intercepted en route to Iran's Hizbullah proxy force in Lebanon via Iran's Arab toady Syria.
Rather than keeping its eye on Teheran, it swallowed Hizbullah's bait and waged a war against hapless Lebanon while leaving Iran and its Syrian toady immune from attack.