bootlicker
noun [ C ] disapproving (UK also boot-licker, boot licker) uk/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ər/ us/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ɚ/
阿谀奉承者，奴颜婢膝的人
someone who praises or is extremely polite to a more powerful or rich person in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get an advantage for themselves
Even after years of being a magnet for bootlickers and overzealous admirers, he's still just a nice, polite young man. 即使他多年来吸引了许多马屁精和狂热的仰慕者，他仍然是一个善良、有礼貌的年轻人。
They try to portray the scholars who support him as mere boot lickers. 他们试图把支持他的学者描绘成纯粹的马屁精。
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- I knew you were silly but I never thought you were a snob and a bootlicker.
- The crisis created fear and anger in almost everyone save for the royal bootlickers and hangers-on.
- He angrily described his country's government as "the bootlickers of Washington".
- It's too easy for the crooked company chiefs and their bootlickers to gain access to money through unscrupulous ways.
- He was described as a professional “boot-licker” and “tool-bag-carrier” of the ruling class.