smarm
smarm(informal)(非正式)verb- [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。
- [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- [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- mid 19th cent. (originally dialect in the sense 'smear, bedaub'): of unknown origin
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