smarm

smarm
(informal)(非正式)
verb
  1. [no obj.](chiefly Brit.)behave in an ingratiating way in order to gain favour
    (主英)讨好,拍马屁
    I smarmed my way into the air force.
    我靠拍马屁混进了空军。
  2. [with obj.]smooth down (one's hair), especially with water, oil, or gel
    (尤指用水、油或凝胶)梳平滑(头发)
    he had smarmed his hair down.
    他把头发梳得油光平滑。
noun
  1. [mass noun]ingratiating behaviour
    讨好
    it takes a combination of smarm and confidence to persuade them.
    既要讨好他们,又要表现得信心十足才能说服他们。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent. (originally dialect in the sense 'smear, bedaub'): of unknown origin
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