对…说好话；恭维，阿谀奉承

buggering up───搞糟；破坏；扫兴

buttoning up───按上，扣住；完成；守口如瓶

butter up───对…说好话；恭维，阿谀奉承

buttered up───对…说好话；恭维，阿谀奉承

buttering───n.奉承；涂灰浆；隔离层；预堆边焊；v.用黄油涂抹；巴结（butter的ing形式）

butters up───对…说好话；恭维，阿谀奉承

cutting up───采伐

fattening up───使肥胖

putting up───提供；建造；举起；提高；推举，提名；供给…住宿；直接行动

funny thing is if he worked as hard at his job as he does at buttering up people, he "d have a better chance to get what he" s after.───有趣的是，要是他干活也能像他溜须拍马那样下功夫的话，他想得到提升的机会就会更多。

I've seen you buttering up the boss!───我看见你巴结老板来着！

If he is to secure any economic legacy, Mr Modi may now have to spend more time on the art of buttering up opponents at home rather than fellow leaders abroad.───如果莫迪要获得任何经济遗产，他现在也必须花更多时间去对他的国内反对派成员们说好话而不是去奉承外国领导者们。

All this buttering up, sure it soothes my worries but I'm going to have to pay for it.───这种讨好行为当然会减缓我的担心，但我将不得不为此买单。

But buttering up China appears to be a new priority.───但显然向中国示好成为其当务之急。

Look! Eric is buttering up the boss again.───你看！艾瑞克又在拍老闆马屁了。

He spent a lot of time buttering up his professors to get a scholarship.───他为了拿到奖学金，花了很多时间奉承教授。

He is always buttering up sb.───他总是讨好人。

You're always buttering up the boss.───你总是拍老板的马屁。

You're always buttering up the boss.

She keeps buttering up to the president.

I believe some people are simply born with the talent of buttering up people.

She was just buttering up to the boss to try to get a favour of him.

I've seen you buttering up the boss!

Is Jessica buttering up her boss again?

He spent a lot of time buttering up his professors to get a scholarship.

The first step is to determine whether buttering up is really necessary.

He was just buttering up to the director to try to get a favour from him.