对…说好话；恭维，阿谀奉承

butters up───对…说好话；恭维，阿谀奉承

buttercup───n.毛茛属植物；adj.毛茛属植物的；n.(Buttercup)人名；(英)芭特卡普

buttered up───对…说好话；恭维，阿谀奉承

buttercups───n.毛茛属植物；adj.毛茛属植物的；n.(Buttercup)人名；(英)芭特卡普

bugger up───搞糟；破坏；扫兴

butterbur───n.蜂斗菜；款冬之类

butternut───n.灰胡桃果；灰胡桃树；核桃科

button up───按上，扣住；完成；守口如瓶

buttering up───对…说好话；恭维，阿谀奉承

He is two - faced person, He knows how to butter up those power!───他是个二面派的人, 他懂得如何向他的领导阿谀谄媚.

People have a fine sense of who to butter up.───人们很明白应该阿谀奉承谁.

Harry is working hard to butter up the boss to get that promotion.───哈里为了被提升，正在想方设法地对老板拍马奉承。

And they put that butter up to bake a delicious Mickey-cake.───然后他们把黄油放上去，烘焙出了一个可口的米奇蛋糕。

Don't butter up the recipient first - although a brief compliment may help.───不要一开始奉承收件人——尽管简短的赞美可能会帮上忙。

He tried hard to butter up the Mayor.───他拼命拍市长马屁.

If you can butter up your boss, he won't give you a hard time.───如果你能对老板说点好听的话(逢迎), 他将不会为难你.

The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market.