toady

名词 toady:

1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
   同义词：sycophant, crawler, lackey

动词 toady:

1. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
   同义词：fawn, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up

1. He toadied to his boss for promotion.
   他为升职向老板献殷勤。
2. The former servant made his way into power by toadying to the king.
   这位当年的仆人通过向国王谄媚而掌上了权。