“马屁精”，中文俗语，就是指专门给人“拍马屁”的人，比喻为获取利益而阿谀奉承者，含贬义。与英文习语brown-noser同义，表示“ One who seeks out the approval, attention, and/or support of others, especially superiors, through abject¹ subservience², flattery, or fawning”。

 

而“拍马屁”可以翻译为“brown-nose”，表示“try to curry³ favor with someone through flattery or favors in the hopes of getting something in return”。

 

例句：

 

蒂姆是公认的马屁精，他总是夸赞老板的主意，对她提出的任何建议都附和。

Tim is such an obvious brown-noser, always complimenting the boss on her ideas and saying yes to anything she suggests.

 

今年我的数学很差，所以看来拍老师马屁是我取得好成绩的唯一希望！

I'm not doing well at all in math this year, so it seems like brownnosing the teacher is my only hope for a good grade!

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