smoodge

smoodge
(亦作 smooge)
(Austral./NZ informal)(/新西兰,非正式)
verb
  1. [no obj.]behave in an ingratiating manner
    拍马屁
    he used to hang around here smoodging to mum.
    他过去常呆在这儿讨母亲欢心。
noun
  1. [mass noun]affectionate flattery
    恭维
    what's wrong with a bit of smoodge between friends?.
    朋友之间偶尔相互恭维一下有什么不妥?。
派生
smoodger
noun
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: probably an alteration of dialect smouch 'kiss, sidle up to'
英语宝典
考试词汇表